With Bungie’s first ever Destiny release hitting PC in a few days time we have the low-down on all you need to know about the game in one handy article.
When Can I Download It?
Now! Preload is already live on the Battle.net client.
When Can I Play It?
The game unlocks at 4AM AEST (Sydney) time on Wednesday morning, October 25. For a global list of unlock times, click here.
Is the Nightfall/Raid/<Insert Content Here> Live At Launch?
The Nightfall will be live at launch.
The Normal Mode of the Raid and Trials of the Nine will start on week two (the week of November 1st), and the Prestige Mode for the Raid and Guided Games (matchmaking) for the raid will launch week three (week of November 7th).
Take a look at the full content calendar below:
Destiny Resets are traditionally Tuesdays, and this is looking to hold true for PC.
What are the Minimum / Recommended Specs?
The recommended specs for Destiny 2 on PC are actually quite manageable by even mid-tier systems. Find the full list below:
Minimum
CPU
Intel: 3.5 GHz Core i3-3250 or 3.5 GHz Pentium G4560
AMD: 4.2 GHz FX-4350
GPU
Nvidia: 2 GB GeForce GTX 660 or 2 GB GTX 1050
AMD: 2 GB Radeon HD 7850
RAM
6 GB
Recommended
CPU
Intel: 3.4 GHz Core i5-2400 or 3.5 GHz Core i5-7400
AMD: 3.6 GHz Ryzen R5 1600X
GPU
Nvidia: 4 GB GeForce GTX 970 or 6 GB GeForce GTX 1060
AMD: 8 GB Radeon R9 390
RAM
8 GB
What about Fancy Graphics Options?
Bungie are siding with Nvidia (big surprise these days) on this release, and the Nvidia folks have written a pretty sizeable article with all sorts of fancy graphics options and features if you’re into the nitty-gritty. You can ready about it here.
I’m new to Destiny. What class should I play?
A Hunter. You should definitely play as a Hunter.
