Destiny 2

Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.

Warnings

This game requires a constant internet connection for all game modes.

Key points

The game currently is not playable on Ryzen 3000 series CPUs without a firmware/BIOS update with AGESA 1.0.0.3ABA/ABB or newer. or AMD Chipset Drivers 1.07.29 or newer.^[2]

General information

Official site

Official news site

Bungie's Vital Information and Known Issues page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Retail		Download-only; no disc is included in the physical box.
Steam		Available October 1, 2019.

All versions require a constant internet connection for all game modes.^[3] On October 1, 2019, Destiny 2 will migrate to Steam and become free-to-play.^[4]

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Expansion Pass	Grants access to the game's first and second expansions upon release.

Version differences

Free Trial

A free trial for the game is occasionally available on all platforms. It is a free version of Destiny 2 with the following limitations:

Level is capped at 8, and you are limited to your initial subclass (a relic for a second subclass can be obtained and fully powered, but the corresponding mission is locked).
The campaign is playable up through the mission "Utopia".
Can play PvP multiplayer in the Quickplay playlist only.
Earth and Titan are freely explorable, but some Adventures are locked.

All progress made carries over to the full game.

Only available for a limited time period.

Editions

The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the game, the expansion pass, and a special emblem, sword, and emote.

The Limited Edition is the Digital Deluxe Edition packaged in a Cabal-themed box and steelbook case.

The Collector's Edition includes everything in the Digital Deluxe edition plus several physical bonuses.

Destiny 2 Forsaken includes the first two DLC and the Forsaken expansion.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%APPDATA%\Bungie\DestinyPC\prefs
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1085660/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save games are stored on the Battle.net servers rather than the local hard drive.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game video settings.

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How to set your HDR settings correctly

Adjust SDR brightness first then HDR settings. In HDR settings adjust white point as instructed on the screen and leave black point at default.^[5]

Input settings

In-game controls settings.

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Add/edit secondary bindings by manually editing configuration file

Instructions^[6]

Go to the configuration file(s) location.
Edit cvars.xml.
The XML file has all keybindings under the appropriate <namespace name="key bindings"> block
The syntax is key binding 1, exclamation mark, key binding 2: <cvar name="primary_weapon" value="1!mouse wheel up" />

Notes

As described in the reference Reddit thread, it is possible to assign actions not possible in the game's options screen, such as:

mouse wheel up
mouse wheel down
middle mouse button
extra mouse button 1
extra mouse button 2

Audio settings

In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Latin American Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Notes
LAN play
Online play		Co-op

Connection types

Type	Native	Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer		^[7]
Dedicated		^[7]
Self-hosting
Direct IP

Other information

API

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7	8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i3-3250 3.5 GHz AMD FX-4350 4.2 GHz	Intel Core i5-2400 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen R5 1600X 3.6 GHz
System memory (RAM)	6 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	104 GB^[8]
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 or GTX 1050 AMD Radeon HD 7850 2 GB of VRAM	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 or GTX 1060 AMD Radeon R9 390 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit OS is required.

Notes

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Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1085660) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-5] Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (1085660) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (1085660) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[1] How Bungie plans to make Destiny 2 on PC 'legit on day one' | PC Gamer

[2] ttps://www.techpowerup.com/257817/amd-readies-agesa-comboam4-1-0-0-3abb-addresses-several-issues-affecting-3rd-gen-ryzen

[3] Blizzard: Destiny 2 Coming to Battle.net

[4] PC Move | Bungie.net

[6] Reference

[7] PC Release: Scroll Wheel Kinetic & Energy Only, Mouse Click Heavy: DestinyTheGame

[connection-8] 7.0 ^7.1 How Bungie plans to make Destiny 2 on PC 'legit on day one'

[9] ttp://www.destinythegame.com/size-requirements (see bottom of page)

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Developers

	Bungie
Windows	Vicarious Visions^[1]
Publishers
	Bungie
2017-19	Activision
Release dates
Windows	October 24, 2017