Vorige week schreven we al over de teruglopende ondersteuning voor Destiny op last-gen consoles. Inmiddels heeft Bungie via een blogpost meer duidelijkheid gegeven en daaruit blijkt dat de afnemende ondersteuning zich niet alleen beperkt tot de Rise of Iron DLC en de demo.
Vanaf augustus zullen alle nieuwe game en content updates voor Destiny enkel beschikbaar zijn op current-gen consoles. De PlayStation 3 en Xbox 360 worden vanaf dat moment gezien als ‘legacy consoles’ en krijgen dan ook geen nieuwe content meer evenals grote updates.
Speelbaar blijft Destiny wel op de last-gen systemen, dit blijkt uit een lijst met activiteiten die actief zullen blijven na begin augustus, maar het is duidelijk te zien dat overstappen naar current-gen veelal interessanter is.
Destiny events op legacy consoles
- Heroic Missions and Strikes – The Daily Heroic Mission, Weekly Heroic Strikes, and Nightfall Strike will still be available on Legacy Consoles and will continue to grant rewards as described in the Weekly Lockout guide.
- Daily and Weekly Crucible Challenges – The Daily and Weekly Crucible Featured Playlists will still be available on Legacy Consoles, as will the Weekly Crucible Bounties. They will continue to grant rewards as described in the Weekly Lockout guide.
- Raids and Boss Challenges – The Vault of Glass, Crota’s End, King’s Fall, and weekly King’s Fall Boss Challenges will still be available on the Legacy Consoles. They will continue to grant rewards as described in the Weekly Lockout guide.
- Prison of Elders and Challenge of Elders – The Level 28, 32, 34, 35, and 41 Prison of Elders Arenas will still be available on the Legacy Consoles, as will the Level 42 Challenge of the Elders Arena. They will continue to grant rewards as described in the Weekly Lockout guide.
- Armsday Orders and Test Weapons – Armsday Orders and Test Weapons from the Gunsmith will still be available on Legacy Consoles. For more information, please see our Armsday guide.
Xûr, Agent of the Nine
Xür zal blijven verschijnen in de Tower of de Reef, maar zijn inventory zal wel worden aangepast. Hieronder details.
- Individual Exotic Weapons and Armor pieces will no longer be sold by Xûr.
- Encrypted Exotic Engrams will be sold. These will decrypt into Year 2 Exotics.
- Encrypted Legacy Engrams will continue to be sold. These will decrypt into Year 1 Exotics.
- Heavy Ammo Synthesis, Three of Coins, Vehicle Upgrades, Motes of Light, and Glass Needles will continue to be sold.
Dan zijn er nog evenementen die vanaf augustus niet meer beschikbaar zijn op legacy consoles en dat zijn de bekende events als Trials of Osiris, Iron Banner en verschillende live events. Ook hiervan heeft Bungie de details op een rijtje gezet.
- Trials of Osiris – The Trials of Osiris weekly Crucible event will no longer be available on Legacy Consoles beginning in August 2016. For more information on this event, please see our Trials of Osiris guide. To access Trials of Osiris after August 2016, Legacy Console players will need to upgrade from their Legacy Console and purchase Destiny: Rise of Iron once it is released.
- Iron Banner – The Iron Banner Crucible event will no longer be available on Legacy Consoles beginning in August 2016. For more information on this event, please see our Iron Banner guide. To access Iron Banner after August 2016, Legacy Console players will need to upgrade from their Legacy Console and purchase Destiny: Rise of Iron once it is released.
- Live Events – Legacy Consoles will not have access to any Live Events beginning in August 2016. Live Events are limited-time Destiny event that can include specific playlists, Quests, Bounties, or Rewards. Examples of previous Live Events are the Festival of the Lost, Crimson Days, or the Sparrow Racing League. To access Live Events after August 2016, Legacy Console players will need to upgrade from their Legacy Console and purchase Destiny: Rise of Iron once it is released.
Rise of Iron, de aankomende uitbreiding, zal zoals bekend, niet meer voor legacy consoles verschijnen. Wil je deze uitbreiding wel spelen, dan zul je moeten upgraden naar of de PlayStation 4 of de Xbox One.