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Destiny 2 shoots up on Steam after the premiere of Beyond the Light

Destiny 2 shoots up on Steam after the premiere of Beyond the Light

Bungie’s game once again registers record player numbers on the occasion of the debut of its new major expansion. The title is in great health.

Destiny 2 is being one of the prominent names for the month of November. The debut of Destiny 2: Beyond the Light, which coincides with the beginning of the next generation of consoles, brings to the table a giant expansion that delves into the universe of the Bungie game and offers dozens of hours of content. The response has not been begged for by the community, with a peak of 241,843 players on Steam in the last twenty-four hours.

Second best historical data of Destiny 2 on Steam

The day of November 10 has been historic for Destiny 2 on the Valve portal. If the average number of players was already more than positive throughout 2020, with oscillations between 60,000 and 70,000 daily average active users, since the premiere of Beyond the Light, those numbers have skyrocketed. The absolute record was recorded at its launch on this platform, back in October 2019, with a peak of 292,314 players, according to SteamCharts.

Destiny 2: Beyond the Light

Now the second best historical peak of the work is reached and invites optimism, since it is located above Among Us, Apex Legends or PUBG in the list of most played titles on Steam; only behind Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

Destiny 2: Beyond the Light, the start of a trilogy of expansions

Destiny 2: Beyond the Light is now available worldwide. We are talking about the new episode in the Destiny universe, from Bungie, the first installment of a trilogy of expansions that will set the course for one of the most successful multiplayer video games of the generation. In addition to confirming its commitment for the coming years, the studio has also celebrated the Hunting Season, whose campaign is just around the corner: November 17. On the other hand, on November 21, the Deep Stone Crypt raid opens in Beyond the Light.

Interview Destiny 2 Expansion Beyond the Light PC PS4 Xbox One Google Stadia PS5 Xbox Series X / S

Destiny 2: Beyond the Light will be completely free for PS5 and Xbox Series X | S players (with great graphics improvements and reduced loading times) who already have the title on PS4 or Xbox One; Also, Destiny 2, Shadowkeep and The Forsaken are included in Xbox Game Pass along with Beyond the Light, so that they want to be part of Microsoft’s subscription service they have at their disposal the complete anthology of the title.

References | Steam Charts

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