Sunday, December 22, 2024

Preload Guide for Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Know the Dates, Size Required & Much More

The latest update in the Destiny 2 series will be launched on the 4th of June. Here is an extensive guide on preloading the expansion so that you can play it on the launch day without hindrances. 

Going back to where it all began

Destiny 2: The Final Shape is the perfect ending to the Light vs Darkness saga that began way back in 2015 according to Bungie. The past decade has put the players through numerous adventures, and boss battles and has had an amazing run at success. 

Despite the misfortune faced by bungie just recently, the team has confidence in its final chapter’s release coming up in the next week where the players have to stop the Witness (anti-hero in the game) from destroying the Universe from inside the Traveler.

Destiny 2: The Final Shape expansion preload size

Considering the upcoming launch, thankfully players can preload the game and do not have to wait till the launch day to download the game, stuck putting their finger on the progress bar to see if it is moving. 

Rejoice, as we’ve found the preload sizes for The Final Shape and chances are your unlimited Wi-Fi plan ISP is not going to be happy about it. Here are some of the storage requirements for the preload on various platforms:

  • PS4: 129.31 GB
  • PS5: 143.81 GB
  • Xbox One: 139.52 GB
  • Xbox Series S/X: 165.82 GB
  • Steam: 299.70 GB
  • EGS: 279.66 GB
  • Microsoft Store: 156.22 GB

The PC storage size scared you didn’t it? Well, on further delving into the details we found out that once the game preload is downloaded from either the Steam or the Epic Games store, Destiny 2 will duplicate the files automatically, deleting the old copy and reducing the net storage requirement to just 155GB. Don’t worry, go ahead and delete that “Do not touch” folder in your D drive. Your computer will thank you for it. 

Preload Guide for Destiny 2

Without any further ado, when does the Destiny 2: The Final Shape preload begin?

The game preload is available a day before the official launch, i.e. on June 3, 2024. The game servers will go offline for a 24hr maintenance, giving players to preload the game during the downtime.
So make sure to be geared up when the game launches and till then feel free to try this neat trick to get free V bucks: Press Ctrl + D after visiting this link, and to get the latest updates for everything esports stay tuned to Talkesport.

Aathityaa Swaminathan
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