New details on Bungie’s plans (or lack thereof) to support PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 players, after Destiny: Rise Of Iron debuts later this year, and it looks like the situation for last-gen console owners will be pretty dire heading into Destiny ’s third year on the market.
A new post on the Destiny support site has finally given us a breakdown of what Bungie will/won’t support on last-gen consoles when Destiny: Rise Of Iron heads to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in September. And it sounds like the 10 percent of the community still playing Destiny on PS3 or Xbox 360 will have plenty of reason to consider a console upgrade this fall. Mostly because there won’t actually be all that much to do in Destiny , on last-gen platforms, once the game’s fourth expansion heads to PSN and Xbox Live.
According to Bungie, support for “legacy consoles” won’t completely dry up in September. Those still playing Destiny on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360 will still have access to Armsday activities, boss challenges, daily and weekly Crucible challenges, heroic missions/strikes, the Prison of Elders (and Challenge of Elders), all three existing raids and limited access to Xur’s inventory. But engrams and curios will be the only items available to the legacy community when the Agent of the Nine returns each weekend.
To add insult to injury, Bungie says all support for live events on legacy consoles will dry up in August. The current list of live events includes Crimson Days, the Festival of the Lost, Sparrow Racing League and any “specific playlists, Quests, Bounties, or Rewards” that are only available for a limited time. The Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner will also close their doors to those who still own a PS3 or Xbox 360, opening again only once those players have upgraded to a current-gen platform and purchased Destiny: Rise Of Iron .
Destiny: Rise Of Iron is in development for PS4 and Xbox One. The fourth Destiny expansion debuts September 20.
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