'Destiny 2 Season of the Deep': Release date, time and all you need to know

Today marks the commencement of Destiny 2 Season of the Deep, propelling the six-year-old game into its 21st season and bringing it closer to the grand conclusion of the Light and Darkness saga known as The Final Shape, expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2024. As usual, the Destiny 2 servers will undergo maintenance prior to the launch of Season of the Deep. By downloading and installing the Season 21 update, you can log into Destiny 2 and commence playing the latest season even before the maintenance period concludes.

The release time for Destiny 2 Season of the Deep is scheduled for 6pm BST, 1pm EDT, 10am PDT. Players will be able to log back in after downloading and installing the Season of the Deep update at that time. The maintenance for Destiny 2 will begin at 3pm BST, 10am EDT, 7am PDT and will conclude at 7pm BST, 2pm EDT, 11am PDT.




Bungie recommends that console players facing issues after downloading Destiny 2 update 7.1.0 should restart their console and attempt to download the hotfix.

Destiny 2 has provided a sneak peek of the upcoming season via a Twitter post.



In terms of gameplay changes, Bungie has provided insights into Season 21 weapon changes and tuning abilities: Destiny 2 Season 21 will feature weapon changes more geared towards PvE content, including significant modifications to hip-fire reticles, Exotic weapons, and more.

The reticles for fusion rifles, hand cannons, sidearms, and trace rifles have been redesigned to be more visible at higher field-of-view (FOV) settings while still accurately conveying the weapon's current state. Shotgun reticles will also scale with FOV to align with pellet spread, regardless of the selected FOV.

In addition, the number of Fragment slots available to players will be increased from one to two. As with previous updates, Destiny 2 Season of the Deep will introduce new cosmetics, weapons, armor, and a new dungeon.

FAQs

Q1:When is Destiny 2 Season of the Deep releasing?
May 23, 2023

Q2:When does Destiny 2 Season of the Deep conclude?
August 22, 2023