Xbox Game Pass will have a major addition later this year, Microsoft revealed during the Xbox Series X Games event in July. Destiny 2, Bungie’s MMO-style shooter game, will join Game Pass in September, and will be followed by the Beyond Light expansion following its release in November. Even better? Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to stream that content virtually anywhere through the cloud.
Notably, the Destiny 2 version coming in September will include all currently available expansions, although season passes will be sold separately. That may well include the current Arrival Season, which has spanned from its original end date in September through November. That move was made due to the Beyond Light delay, which ran from September 10 to November 10.
It was also reiterated that Destiny 2 is among the many games that are being optimized for Xbox Series X. Specifically, that version will run at 4K and 60 frames per second. That frame rate is especially noticeable because no existing console version runs at 60 fps, including the PS4 Pro and Xbox One X versions. Load times are often a major source of complaints for console gamers, so we’ll have to see how much things improve on that front using the X Series SSD.
The announcement also revealed that Destiny 2 will work with xCloud for Game Pass Ultimate subscribers, allowing it to stream the game to other devices such as smartphones. We also saw a new Stasis trailer showing off the game on Xbox Series X that included new powers that players will have access to in the Beyond Light expansion. You will use your powers of Darkness to freeze enemies in place and get through them, and to aid your exploration by creating things like ice platforms to scale and reach new heights.
Beyond Light makes some major changes to Destiny 2. In addition to a new item (joining the existing Arc, Solar, and Void trio that has been around since Destiny 1), new locations and content will be added, but some existing locations are being removed. temporarily when Bungie tries to manage the overall size of the game. Places like Titan will be removed entirely, though Bungie says they’ll be back in the future.
Destiny 2 supports cross-saving, so you can take your progress to the Game Pass version on Xbox platforms if you’ve already been playing on PS4, PC, or Stadia.
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