Bungie pulls Destiny 2 offline following relaunch day server woes Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Bungie pulls Destiny 2 offline following relaunch day server woes Emergency maintenance ongoing. News by Matt Wales Reporter Updated on 2 Oct 2019 47 comments Today's a big day for Destiny 2; not only is new paid expansion Shadowkeep out in the wild, the game (now divorced from publisher Activision) is being relaunched as a partially free-to-play title on consoles and Steam. Unfortunately, ongoing server issues have now forced developer Bungie to take both Destiny 2 and its predecessor offline for emergency maintenance. When Destiny 2 came back online around 6pm today, following scheduled maintenance, many found themselves unable to play, with Bungie having implemented a temporary queuing system, presumably to ease traffic into the game after today's free-to-play launch. As the evening progressed, however, an increase in servers errors and other issues was reported, leading Bungie to disable key online services. Watch on YouTube Silver purchases were disabled on Steam, for instance, while stats, forums, and third-party applications were brought offline. Although some issues were investigated and resolved, players then began to report difficulties signing-in, a problem apparently widespread enough to force Bungie to take both Destiny games offline for "emergency maintenance". At the time of writing, that maintenance is still ongoing over an hour later, with Bungie's official Help account on Twitter recommending that players "stay tuned for updates". Emergency maintenance for Destiny 1 and Destiny 2 is still ongoing. We apologize for the continued delay. Please stay tuned for updates on our progress.- Bungie Help (@BungieHelp) October 1, 2019 To see this content please enable targeting cookies. Manage cookie settings While we await further developments, why not check out Eurogamer's run-down of everything new in Destiny 2 today, or amuse yourself with this video of the kind-of-new opening sequence introduced as part of free-to-play component, New Light? I'll update this story with additional information as it comes in - but will probably stop when it's time to go to bed. Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store