Destiny 2 Out Today on PS4 and Xbox, PC in October

PC players will have to twiddle their thumbs until 24 October, when the game launches on Microsoft Windows.

Alternatively, you can pick up a 500GB Xbox One S along with a copy of Destiny 2 for a total of $239.99 over at Amazon US. If you’ve played the first Destiny you will know that escaping the dome had its perks in that you could use it to travel to other hidden places and obtain rare resources or to chip away at a formidable foe/boss life. Destiny 2’s Crucible is going to be faster and smoother than ever and the tea-bagging will be back as expected.

Lake of Shadows strike – a three-player strike, called the Lake of Shadows.

If you played any of the betas, the first 30 minutes or so of Destiny 2 do little more than set up the story. In the meantime, we’ll be publishing new content about Destiny 2 regularly before the review goes live. Therefore, gamers will lose all of the weapons, armour and collectibles they obtained in the previous game and its expansion packs. As you played, you unlocked Grimoire cards that filled in the gaps in the story, but you had to go online to Bungie’s website to actually read them. The Guardian adds that Destiny 2’s developer Bungie aims to return the franchise to a story-driven game.

Two days after Destiny 2’s first raid launches, PvP players will get a treat as well.

Namely, Destiny 2 feels more alive. You don’t need to know much about the story in order to enjoy the game.

Along with the revamped story mode, Ars Technica praises Destiny 2’s improved combat system, which forces players to strategically enter battles. A gorgeous, expansive world to explore. Taking into consideration the instant availability of “Nightfall Strike“, don’t expect the “Raid and Trials” to be present as it is scheduled to arrive next week. However, since there are more than a few reports of this kind on the forums, we’re sure Bungie will soon acknowledge the issue, and resolve it. In the meantime, Destiny 2 fans should have plenty of content to keep them busy as they lead the fight against Ghaul and his Red Legion army.

Destiny 2 is also a big deal for Bungie because the company is releasing a PC version of the game next month after it debuts on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One ($59.99) this week.