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Destiny 2 delays major update by months just weeks before release

Shadow and Order's release date has been moved out of Spring and into Summer this year.
Alex Hopley Editor UK 19 February 2026

Fans have been complaining about Bungie's relative silence on Destiny 2 for a while, and now that the developer has given the community an update, it seems to have only added more fuel to the fire. The game's latest update, Shadow and Order, which was set to launch on the 3rd of March, is now being pushed back by more than three months.

It'll instead arrive on the 9th of June. "This update is being changed and expanded to include sizable quality-of-life updates and as a result, will also be renamed. This update will now launch on June 9, 2026," Bungie explained in a post on Bluesky. More details will be provided closer to release, including previously announced content and additional features, such as expanded Tiered Gear to raids and dungeons, Pantheon 2.0, Tier 5 stats for exotic armours, and more.

The additional content could help to sway some fans, but the three-month wait attached to an update that was a couple of weeks away is sure to hit home. With Marathon on the way, it's possible the major release is taking priority at Bungie right now, but at least Destiny 2 players will get a major update this year, just not as soon as they'd wished for.

Editor UK Alex Hopley covered the video game industry for Gamereactor, from new announcements and launches to the business behind them. He also wrote on tech, film and entertainment, and his coverage wasn't tied to any one region.
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