A couple months ago, a bunch of classic LEGO×TT Games were on sale on the Xbox Marketplace for 5$ or less per title. Having played and enjoyed many of the games on multiple different gaming consoles, I purchased a few of the games which I had missed along the way.

This got me thinking — how many of these old games are still playable on a modern gaming console like my Xbox Series X? It turns out, basically all of them, but with a few caveats... This led me down a deep rabbit-hole, including a lot of research here at , on , Wikipedia, and around the web.

The result of all this digging is an article I just published that tries to consolidate all of this information into an easily digestible guide for folks who want to revisit some, or all, of these classic games! I do think folks here will find it both interesting and useful, and I also want to hear your thoughts and feedback!

LINK:

In case you do not want to read the whole article, here are a few of the main highlights:

1. You really can play all the games on the latest Xbox Hardware, so long as you have the series X model that has a DVD Drive.

2. You can't play the original versions of LEGO Star Wars 1/2 or the original LEGO Harry Potter games, but you can play the remastered versions of both, which are nearly identical apart from improved graphics.

3. There are two titles which you can only play with a disk-based copy: Lord of the Rings (which I love) and LEGO Dimensions.

4. You can also play most of these games on a Windows PC or Steam Deck, but LEGO Dimensions is a console exclusive.

5. Other consoles like Playstation or Switch are great, but they have much more limited backwards compatibility.

I also geeked out on how well the LEGO×TT games give us a window into the transition periods when new gaming consoles are introduced. As you can see in this photo, there is a key period right after a new console is released where games are available for both the new and older system. This sems to be about 4 years after the new hardware is released.

I hope you found interesting and useful, and genuinely appreciate feedback of any kind! I am also working on a follow-up article that reflects on the series as a whole, offering more editorial perspective on the best and worst games in the series (acknowledging that even that is subjective).

I also hope to highlight some of the ways that the evolution of LEGO toys influenced the LEGO games, and more importantly, how the LEGO games influenced the LEGO toy products. In particular, I would love to highlight some key examples of a minifigure which appeared in video games but was later included in a physical LEGO set.

Sincerely,
—Tom Alphin,

The current date is May 22nd, 2024. This Capsule will be 'opened' and revisited on May 22nd, 2029

What is this?

This is the 'time capsule'. A way for users of the subreddit to digitally write down their own thoughts and ideas of what gaming might look like in five years time. When the five years are up, the time capsule is then posted on to the subreddit so people can see what types of predictions people had about gaming half a decade later. It's a fun way to 'write messages to people in the future', and to have a look at the past.

What are your expectations for gaming in the year 2029? What types of predictions do you have, what messages for people five years from now? Some things to keep in mind:

• The consoles as of now mainly consist of the Playstation 5, Xbox Series X, and the Nintendo Switch (with its successor planned to be announced later this year). There's also 'lite' variants of the Series X and Switch.

• The Nintendo Switch in March 2017 (seven years ago) The PS5 and Xbox Series X in November 2020 (three and a half years ago).

• In the last few years Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media (Bethesda) and Activision Blizzard, whilst Sony has acquired Bungie.

Some questions/notes to give you some ideas:

• When will the next Playstation and Xbox consoles release?

• Will Sony or Microsoft try to direct with the Nintendo Switches form factor (Portable or docked)? If so, will that release within the next five years?

• Are there any titles that were announced in the past few years that you think still would not have been released in five years time?

• How many franchises that are active today will have begun to fade?

Then there's the state of gaming:

• How will monetization evolve in the gaming industry in five years? What MTX practices will grow, and what MTX practices will fade? Will $70 (USD) games be the norm?

• How will the industry look, in terms of acquisitions, downsizing, and mergers? Will the current big players in gaming grow, stay relatively the same size, or shrink?

• Will VR become more popular and accessible? Will AR?

• Where do you think game companies that are popular today will be in five years?

Nintendo is a game company that has been a part of my childhood, but I didn't know it until now. Okay, it may sound like I am delusional, but I am not. Read further.

I am from India, and as some of you may know, Nintendo exited the Indian market in the 90s, long before I was born. During its presence in India, Nintendo launched all of its famous consoles up to the Game Boy, but the sales numbers weren't that great compared to the rest of the world. There were many issues; you can search online. One of the main issues was the affordability of games and consoles. So, back then, if you wanted to play Nintendo games, there were only two options: 1. Game Cafes, and 2. Cheap knock-offs of NES and Game Boy consoles. The games were the same; they just used different designs for the consoles. Additionally, since Nintendo had exited the market, there were no copyright issues.

I got my first taste of Nintendo through knock-offs in the early 2000s (I know, decades late). Like me, most 90s kids in India played on these cheap consoles while the world was moving toward the N64 and PlayStation. After Nintendo's exit, there was a gap in the console gaming market, and no other companies showed interest until Sony decided to launch the PlayStation 2 in India. During that buffer period, these knock-offs became very popular. I received one as a gift from my uncle, and the very first game I played was Super Mario Bros. with my sister. It was so special for me—those tunes, those mechanics, and the local multiplayer. It was my first time playing a video game, but I never completed it due to the huge game library of Nintendo titles. I played many games, some of my favorites being Duck Hunt, Contra, Track & Field, The Legend of Zelda, and many more, but I never had the curiosity to find out who made those games.

During that buffer period, many Indian gamers moved to PC to play more advanced 3D games, and consoles became less popular in India even though Sony and Xbox were simultaneously releasing new iterations. One reason for this is piracy and emulation, which became very prominent in India due to its ease on PC. Slowly, this became a norm in the Indian gaming community. I remember visiting gaming stores to buy pirated CDs of GTA and Call of Duty. At that time, I didn't know I was buying pirated games; I thought that was how games were sold. But it became clear with age. Nonetheless, I played a lot of PC games and started buying games from Steam, as I liked my games to be updated and risk-free.

Coming to the present, I am an avid PC gamer, and I have also played many console titles thanks to cloud gaming. But I always missed Mario and Zelda because of their simplicity and pure joy. I never knew these games were made by Nintendo. The first time I heard of Nintendo was during a visit to a console shop, where I first saw the Nintendo Switch in a red box. Of course, it was imported, and the price was sky-high. For me, it was equivalent to a mobile phone, and I thought Nintendo was a Chinese company. I showed no interest and moved on with my PC gaming, never thinking about it again. One reason I showed no interest was that none of my friends had heard about them, and there was no active discussion about Nintendo games in the Indian gaming community at large. Most of our discussions were about Xbox and PlayStation.

But in March 2024, I came across MrWhoseTheBoss's YouTube video on Nintendo, where he explained every bit about Nintendo and its console generations. From there, I took an interest and researched a lot about this company. Then I discovered that my favorite childhood games were in fact made by Nintendo. Even through the years, the company has made a lot of Mario and Zelda games. I was amazed. I then watched the new Mario movie (which I loved). It was like reconnecting with a long-lost friend whose name I never knew. I saw gameplays of many Nintendo games, one of which stood out was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. I had heard about this game before but never bothered to know more. At first, I thought it must be available on PC, but to my surprise it was a console exclusive for the Nintendo Switch. After seeing all the features of the Switch, its various models, and the game pricing, I decided to buy a Nintendo Switch Lite. I wanted to try handheld gaming first, and also with the Nintendo Switch 2 in line for next year, I decided to play it safe and bought cheapest console first.

I got my new purplish-blue Nintendo Switch Lite a week ago, and after using it, I regret not coming across Nintendo sooner. I loved it so much. I tried some first-party game demos like Pikmin, Kirby, Yoshi, Captain Toad, and Mario vs. Donkey Kong. I loved them all. I had never played these games or their previous iterations before. Finally, I decided to keep the Switch Lite and buy my first games: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Super Mario Odyssey. They are coming today (26/5/2024), and I am very excited. Out of this excitement, I am writing this huge story. Sorry if it was lengthy.

I am very happy to join the Nintendo community at last. I will play on my Lite this whole year (huge game backlog) & also I will complete Super Mario bros & the first Zelda until the Nintendo Switch 2 comes out. I hope it will be backwards compatible.

Thank you for reading. Have a nice day!

Ps : Can you suggest some other nintendo titles ? PS : I got both games & I am now enjoying a heck out of breath of the wild 4 hours + , still on the Great plateau. Still learning game mechanics & ways to kill bokoblin. Truly feeling like a child 😍

Anyone here still play video games? Like PlayStation 5 or Xbox x or the Nintendo switch? Or even PC games on steam?

Oi people!

My name is Ariel, and I'm a solo developer from Poland. I've created a cute puzzler with great animations called Please Fix The Road. It has reached over 25,000 players on PC (Steam and GOG), and now it has also been released digitally a week ago on the Nintendo Switch, along with its console cousins Xbox and Playstation, with help from a publisher. I've always dreamed of having a game on consoles, and I still hope that one day I'll see a game I made in a physical box on a shelf.

A long time ago, I used to create Flash games for a little money. Recently, I had a strong urge to create a game again simply for fun, and the unexpected success made me reconsider a solo game development career. I'm hopeful of releasing the current game I'm working on next or this year.

I'm here to answer any questions you have about... well, anything! From gamedev, my experiences during it, the marketing I did, my cats, or my bald head. You may also be interested in a . Please, kindly AMA!

eShop:
Steam:

My original release trailer:
Publisher's console trailer:

My website:
My twitter:

I'll also send a couple of Switch and Steam codes to my favorite questions.

But before you ask any questions, please note that it's very important for you to first!

Edit: Thanks guys, I will message some of you tomorrow with the keys. I need to sleep! Cheers!

Edit #2: I guess the AMA is over, thanks for the questions. I've sent 5 people keys. Cheers!

Welcome to the PlayStation State of Play May 2024 Megathread!

HELLO EVERYONE, ITS ME, Anton! The super very famous megathread guy and welcome back to another big megathread and the start of many megathreads in the next couple of weeks with G3(Geoff 3) or Summer Game Fest, in todays State of Play we are expecting first looks and updates from 1st and 3rd party studios and its a big one!

Also heads up, just like last time...a few leaks went out about this event...so if you want to go in blindly then I highly recommend NOT going into the comments

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Schedule

The main show will begin at 3:00 PM PT / 6:00 PM ET / 12:00 AM CEST / 10:00 PM UTC / 11:00 PM BST/ 5:00 PM Central (Canada/US)

The main show has a runtime of roughly 45 minutes!

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Expectations

The last STATE OF PLAY (which happened January of 2024) got an average score of 7.0 out of 10 (based on results from 820 votes)

The most talked about thing from previous State of Play was: Dragons Dogma 2

The least talked about thing from previous State of Play was: Helldivers 2

Stay tuned for more different statistics and more of this in other events!

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Relevant Links:

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Live Updates (Oldest to Newest)

• THE SHOW HAS BEGUN

• Concord kicks off the show with gameplay captured in engine on PS5 Beta July and Releasing August 23rd

• God of War Ragnarok is coming to PC on September 19th

• Dynasty Warriors Origins was announced and it's releasing next year

• Infinity Nikky was shown off with some gameplay and its releasing Q3 2024

• Ballad of Antara was also announced and its releasing next year

• Behemoth by Skydance was also shown off for PSVR2 and it's releasing Fall 2024

• Alien Rogue Incursion was also shown off for PSVR2 releasing next year

• Marvel Rivals is getting a console port and yes its coming to PS5 with a closed beta this July

• Where Winds Meet just got a gameplay trailer and it's in development now

• Until Dawn Remastered is coming to PS5/PC Fall 2024

• Path of Exile 2 got a brand new gameplay trailer and its releasing on early access late 2024

• Silent Hill 2 Remake got some extra footage of gameplay and it's releasing on October 8th 2024

• Monster Hunter: Wilds got it's first look at gameplay and gives a timeframe of release in 2025

• Astro Bot got a new non-VR game announced with a gameplay trailer with a nice sprinkling of PlayStation references. Coming September 6th 2024

That's the end of the State of Play! - let us know what you thought of the announcements and what was shown

I've just bought a brand new Xperia 5 iv, after struggling to find an afforfable one. So I can still say that I will continue the tradition of using just Sony phones, now that their tablets and Vaio PC's are long gone (sigh), and Xperias aren't sold anymore in Spain.

My fidelity to Sony devices comes from my gratitude for their staunch support to the 80's MSX computer. I like to imagine that the Xperias are a natural continuation of the MSX, a computer that never succeeded in the US or the UK anyway. If you want to know what the origins of Sony in the gaming industry were, just google Sony MSX and you may understand my devotion. They developed such beautiful, classy MSX computers back then, aside their own home computer, named SMC. They even hired celebrities to advertise their products, like Seiko Matsuda. Sony published so many games, peripherals, apps, educational programs, etc, in Spain back then. All under the MSX brand, a 8-bit computer standard that tried to predate IBM as the first worldwide compatible computer.

The MSX is an unforgettable machine whose experience surely was useful to Sony in order to lead the gaming industry with their Playstation, so this console series didn't come from nowhere.

Those were the days.

Hello everyone! Today !

To celebrate this launch, we're hosting a giveaway: 5x Game Codes! Winners will be chosen via Reddit Raffler.

Also we are hosting a BIG - 5 lucky winners will get to pick between a Game Code / 10$ PSN or a 10$ Steam Gift Card! Join our discord and click the button under the giveaway, winners will be chosen automatically at the end of the giveaway.

Giveaway ends on: June 5th, 2024

Bring your friends along to share the joy!

I have had this project in mind for a few years but the amount of time it would take was daunting. I finally found the time to get started and hope this gives people who are not "gamers" the ability to enjoy this game.

In the first season of "Spider-Man," Peter Parker, a 23-year-old college graduate and research assistant, balances his personal and superhero life in New York City. When the sinister Inner Demons gang threatens the city under the leadership of Mister Negative, Peter must confront his personal struggles while fighting crime. With allies like Mary Jane Watson and Miles Morales, Spider-Man unravels a conspiracy to save the city. In this action-packed adventure, Spider-Man battles villains, navigates personal struggles, and confronts a conspiracy to save New York City.

Before I get into the changelist I want to give a special thanks to for creating a custom title graphic for me.

Changelist:

Season 1 focuses on the first game and consists of 10 episodes.

Created a custom intro sequence using a combination of trailers for the game.

Used the Remastered credits for every episode along with some customization.

Used Andy Gilleand’s “[HDR Version] Marvel's Spider-man (The Movie)” from YouTube as the base. I created a custom title logo for him as well since he doesn’t have one using “Your Intro” by Audionautix.

Used QuartersAlpha (Monkey Tech Global), Throneful and Epic Game Clips walkthrough and cutscene videos for any shots showing significant changes between games (Peter’s face, Miles’ spider, etc).

EPISODE 1: Something Old, Something New - This episode starts at the beginning of the game and goes until after Peter receives his new suit.

EPISODE 2: A Shocking Comeback - This episode starts with May at F.E.A.S.T. and goes until after peter talks to Li.

EPISODE 3: A Day to Remember - This episode starts after Peter talks to Li and goes until after Peter gets evicted.

EPISODE 4: And the Award Goes to… - This episode starts with Peter waking up on May’s couch and goes until after Officer Davis is killed.

EPISODE 5: A Fresh Start – This episode starts with Officer Davis’ funeral and goes until after Peter and MJ’s date.

EPISODE 6: Back to School – This episode starts with Spider-Man saving Charles Standish and goes until after Otto talks to Peter about his illness.

EPISODE 7: First Day – This episode starts with Miles getting bullied and goes until after Martin gets arrested.

EPISODE 8: Out of the Frying Pan, Into the Fire - This episode starts with Dock’s breakthrough and goes until after Spider-Man falls asleep on the roof.

EPISODE 9: Streets of Poison - This episode starts with Spider-Man waking up and goes until after Spider-Man drops MJ off at F.E.A.S.T.

EPISODE 10: The Heart of the Matter - This episode starts with Li kidnapping Norman and then completes the game. (PS- WATCH THE CREDITS)

Posters and trailers can be found at .

If you would like to check out this edit, either go to my YouTube channel (because this is a video game I am able to upload directly to YT) OR you can email me at hockeydolphinprod@gmail (dot) com and type "Playstation" in the subject line. MAKE SURE YOU SPELL IT CORRECTLY, I DO NOT REGULARLY CHECK THIS EMAIL! Please don't DM me. I will respond telling you to email me and I will think less of you lol.

Since there seems to be no place to review them I figured I'd post this for anyone looking for info on it. You pay $10 to get in and for that you get a drink ticket and unlimited playtime until close. Their drink selection was rather limited, some liquor with mixers, Modelo, Pabst, and Miller High Life (all short cans). The beer was $5. They also had alcoholic seltzers.

As for the games; they have a handful of original arcade cabinets like donkey kong, frogger, as well as some racing arcade games. They also have several of the newer emulation cabinets of games like Terminator and NBA Jam. I would say in total it was something like 15 total arcade cabinets. They also have tvs with emulator consoles like sega, playstation and super nintendo loaded up with lots of games. I hear they plan on getting a couple pinball tables so that would be exciting.

Overall I'm interested to see where they go with this. When I heard the $10 cover thing I was a bit put off but there were some positives: it wasn't very crowded and you got a drink ticket which made it more like $5 for unlimited play.

Things I think would make it much more enjoyable and may or may not be on the horizon:

• Bigger drink selection. You already have a cooler built in behind the serving area, it would not be terribly hard to get 4 or 5 beers on tap with the existing system. Not even having an ipa was a bit of a shock to me but this is like week one or two so I imagine things are going to change.

• Pinball. Personally, when I think of a barcade I immediately just want to play like 10 different pinball tables. The problem is that when you have unlimited play you're going to get people sitting at those tables for hours because that's just how pinball goes.

• Personally I don't mind the emulator cabinets but there is a little bit of cheapness to them. If the business model is to continue doing the unlimited play I don't have any issue because they're cheap enough to replace if they get broken and aren't high maintenance because they're mostly just a cheap computer inside.

• They desperately need to build in somewhere to set your drinks. Everyone around me was setting their drinks on the slanted area with the joysticks and buttons which is a recipe for electrical disaster. Most of the barcades I've been to have little drink baskets hanging off the machines which solves this.

Source:

Before we begin with the TWID, we wanted to let you all know that earlier today, a portion of Destiny 2: The Final Shape was accidentally pushed live on PS5's streaming service. There are currently spoilers being shared online. A small group of players were able to play some of the campaign, access Collections, and other reward info coming in The Final Shape and Echoes. We recommend being very careful on social media over the next few days to avoid spoilers. Remember to exercise caution and be critical of potential misinformation. Please be considerate of others and report leaks so players can experience the conclusion of the Light and Darkness saga themselves.

Thanks to all our community members who have already helped us by reporting leaks and those actively working to prevent more of the experience from being shared before its intended date. It's always extremely difficult when our team's hard work is leaked early, but we are still excited for everyone to experience the full release on June 4 together.

Now on to your regularly scheduled TWID.

This week in Destiny, we’re just days away from The Final Shape. Are you ready? Did you get all the gear you were aiming for? We hope so! And while we can’t give you any drops you may be missing, we can give you information on the new Artifact perks so you can start fine-tuning your perfect build.

List of topics for the week:

• Destiny 2 x Dungeons & Dragons collaboration.

• The Final Shape Artifact perk preview.

• Raid World First race details.

• Displate art for The Pantheon now available.

• The Pantheon Creator Challenge concludes.

• Fireteam Finder voice chat update.

• Cosplay Cosmodrome.

• Bungie Rewards last chance.

• 24-hour downtime for The Final Shape launch.

Destiny 2 x Dungeons & Dragons Collaboration 

We’re thrilled to announce Bungie’s latest collaboration with Wizards of the Coast, and the iconic gaming franchise, Dungeons & Dragons, as Wizards celebrates the 50th anniversary of D&D. Faerûn-inspired looks will be available at the Eververse store on June 4, alongside the launch of Destiny 2: The Final Shape. The Gold Dragon-themed Apex Draconic set for Titans, the Mind Flayers-themed Flayer’s Dominion set for Warlocks, and the Displacer Beast’s-themed Spectral Displacer set for Hunters.  

Additionally, the Adventurer’s Pack Bundle will include a Queen of Dragons ship, the Owlbear Chariot, and the Eye Tyrant Ghost Shell. More cosmetics include the Bigby’s Fist Finisher and the Natural 20 Emote, which will be randomly rolled each time it’s used, as the fates designed.

In addition to the in-game items, the Bungie Store will also be offering an Eye Tyrant Beholder Ghost Shell vinyl figure, inspired by the infamous floating gaze monster from the D&D universe.

The Final Shape Artifact Preview

With The Final Shape right around the corner, we wanted to give you an early look at the Artifact perks you can expect on launch day and throughout Echoes. The three elements in focus for this Artifact are Solar, Void, and Arc. You'll also find a focus on melee and Swords as well as long-range weapons, such as Sniper Rifles.

Let’s take a look at the Hunter's Journal Artifact.

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| |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| Anti-Barrier Pulse Rifle

Your equipped Pulse Rifles fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions. Additionally, Pulse Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.|Logic Reductor

Weapons with the Radiolaria Transposer origin perk deal increased damage to Vex. Extends the duration of the radiolaria pools created by Radiolaria Transposer.|Elemental Siphon

Rapid final blows with a Kinetic weapon or a weapon matching your equipped Super create an elemental pickup that matches your equipped Super.|Counter Energy

When you or a member of your fireteam stuns a champion, you gain energy for your least-charged ability.|Prismatic Transfer

When you cast your Super, each member of your fireteam with a Super type different than yours gains a bonus to weapon damage.| Unstoppable Sidearm

Aiming down the sights of a Sidearm for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions.Additionally, Sidearms are always overcharged when the modifier is active.|Overcharged Armory

Weapons with the Dealer’s Choice, Radiolaria Transposer, Collective Purpose, and Sundering Origin traits are always Overcharged weapons for you when that modifier is active.|Overload Sword

Landing consecutive hits with a Sword you are wielding disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying ability energy regeneration, and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions.Additionally, Swords are always overcharged when that modifier is active.|Blade Stamina

Rapidly defeating combatants with a Sword refunds some ammo.|Argent Blade

While you have Armor Charge, dealing damage with a Sword consumes an Armor Charge and empowers your Sword for a short time, granting it bonus damage and energy charge rate.| Unstoppable Scout Rifle

Aiming down sights of a Scout Rifle for a short time loads a powerful explosive payload that stuns unshielded combatants. Strong against Unstoppable Champions.Additionally, Scout Rifles are always overcharged when that modifier is active.|Authorized Mod: Elemental Charge

The energy cost of Elemental Charge mods are significantly discounted.|Creeping Chill

Stasis weapon final blows against slowed or frozen targets release a burst that slows.|Void Hegemony

While you have a Void or Prismatic subclass equipped, defeating weakened targets provides a small Void Overshield.|Expanding Abyss

Void sources deal increased damage to weakened targets.| Overload Hand Cannon

Landing consecutive hits with any Hand Cannon you are wielding disrupts combatants, stunning them, delaying abilities energy regeneration, and lowering combatant damage output. Strong against Overload Champions.Additionally, Hand Cannons are always overcharged when the modifier is active.|Saint's Inspiration

Rounds loaded by the Cast No Shadows origin perk can overflow the magazine.|Press The Advantage

Breaking a combatant’s shield grants increased weapon stability, handling, and reload speed. Swords gain increased guard resistance.|Radiant Orbs

While you have a Solar or Prismatic subclass equipped, picking up an Orb of Power makes you radiant.|Shieldcrush

While you have Woven Mail, Frost Armor, or a Void Overshield, your melee recharges faster and deals increased damage.While you have amplified or radiant, your grenade recharges faster and deals increased damage.| Anti-Barrier Submachine Gun

Submachine Guns you are wielding fire shield-piercing rounds and stun Barrier Champions.Additionally, Submachine Guns are always overcharged when the modifier is active.|Winning Hand

While using weapons with the Dealer’s Choice origin trait, combatant precision final blows or rapidly defeating combatants cause the target to explode, dealing Solar damage to nearby enemies.Having several equipped weapons with the Dealer’s Choice origin trait increases the effect of the explosion.|Threaded Blast

Destroying a Tangle with a Strand weapon creates a larger and more damaging explosion.|Galvanic Armor

While you have an Arc or Prismatic subclass equipped, incoming damage from combatants is reduced while amplified.|Transference

Gain increased grenade and melee damage while transcendent.Weapon final blows while transcendent refund Light and Dark energy after Transcendence ends.|

Salvation’s Edge World First Race Details

On June 7 at 10 AM PT, brave fireteams will look to become the first to complete the new raid and take home the coveted World First belt. We have some key details to help in your planning, including requirements for raid entry and updates to the World First race completion criteria.

Details

• Contest Mode will be enabled for 48 hours.

• You will need to be at 1965 Power Level to be at the cap through all of the encounters.

Entry Requirements

• Completing The Final Shape campaign and the Wild Card Exotic quest is a requirement to launch the raid, but only the fireteam leader must meet this requirement. A fair warning for any members of a fireteam who do not complete The Final Shape campaign before jumping into Salvation’s Edge—the raid contains spoilers.

Completion Criteria

• We have changed the way we will track and recognize the World First completion of the raid. Fireteams will no longer be required to return to orbit to finish the race. The first fireteam to finish every encounter and loot the final chest will be declared World First and have their victory immortalized with Salvations’ Edge World First raid belts.

Similar to Crota’s End, we will be working to quickly check with analytics before we announce the winning team on our social channels and will then start our more thorough security review. We don’t want to make everyone wait around while we dig into this data, but if we do find that any cheating or violations have occurred, we reserve the right to disqualify a team and crown the next fireteam in line World First, even after an announcement.

For full details on eligibility and requirements for the World First race, please visit our .

We encourage all players to complete The Final Shape campaign and Wild Card Exotic quest prior to the launch of Salvation’s Edge to have the best story experience possible.

World First Race on Twitch Rivals

, we’re partnering with Twitch Rivals on a World First race broadcast covering some of the streamers participating in the race, with commentary conducted by returning hosts Professor Broman and Reck1568.

If you are a creator looking to be part of the event, until June 3 at 5 PM PT. Remember to link your Bungie and Twitch accounts so you can receive rewards. .

Registered and approved creators will be provided with the following exclusive Twitch Drops while the World First race is taking place:

Stand in Salvation Emblem: Watch at least 2 hours of any Destiny 2 streamer.

• Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.

Roots Remain Emblem: Watch at least 2 hours of Destiny 2 Twitch Rivals stream or any participating Twitch Rivals creator. 

• Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.

Wrest the Heart Emblem: Subscribe to your favorite Destiny 2 streamer.

• Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.

Beyond the available Twitch Drops, we've got other goodies available during the World First Twitch Rivals event. We are releasing a global chat emote to celebrate the World First race and you’ll also have a chance to earn some epic Global Chat badges by watching or streaming.

PopGhost Global Chat Emote:

Stream Destiny 2 for 30 minutes.* Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.|^| Ghost Chat Badge:

Watch 15 minutes of The Final Shape raid on Twitch Rivals.* Active between 9:30 AM PT on June 7 and 9:30 AM PT on June 9.|^|

The Pantheon Displate Metal Poster Now Available

As we mentioned last week, we partnered with the extremely talented Brazilian artist to create an epic piece of artwork commemorating The Pantheon. We also partnered with our friends at Displate to bring this artwork to life as a collectible metal poster.

The metal poster, including a format with their new 3D-enhanced Textra finish, is available for purchase now. So head over to and grab yours today.

The Pantheon Creator Challenge Concludes

With the launch of The Pantheon, we pitted two teams of creators against each other to see who would come out on top. Now, after four weeks, we've crowned a winner. Congratulations to Team Sweat!

Team Sweat

Sweatcicle (captain)evanf1997PureChillBennyYellowsLightSneakyBeaver

Beyond the bragging rights, the team’s captain, Sweatcicle, will earn an incredible life-size physical fabrication of the fan-favorite Falling Guillotine BRAVE Arsenal sword.

Fireteam Finder Voice Chat Update

We're making coordination with your fireteam in Fireteam Finder even easier. With the launch of The Final Shape, we're adding a new voice chat channel for Fireteam Finder lobbies. Players will be able to use voice chat to coordinate their plans and discuss options before launching into the activity. Once in a Fireteam Finder lobby, players can press left arrow/dpad-left to cycle through the Fireteam Finder and fireteam voice chat channels as they please.

Cosplay Cosmodrome

The first looks of Cosplay Cosmodrome were also revealed this week, as Kamichan83 and IlGritz showed off their Crow and Cayde-6 cosplays. Fans of Destiny 2 characters and the cosplay community can look forward to more cosplays coming soon..

Bungie Rewards Last Chance

This is your last chance to earn access to some incredible Bungie Rewards tied to Destiny 2: Into the Light, Lightfall, Year-6 Seasonal content, Moments of Triumph, and more. Head over to to check out the full list. You have until June 3, 2024, at 6 AM PT to earn access to these rewards, so don’t delay!

If you’ve already earned access to these Bungie Rewards, you have until July 2, 2024, at 9:59 AM PT to purchase your items.

Player Support Report

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Update 8.0.0.1

Next Monday, maintenance for Update 8.0.0.1 will begin. Below is a timeline of events:

June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC): Destiny 2 is brought offline.June 4, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC): Destiny 2 will be brought back online. Update 8.0.0.1 will be playable on all platforms and regions.June 4, 2024, 12 PM PT (-7 UTC): Destiny 2 maintenance is scheduled to complete.

The Final Shape Pre-load

Pre-load for Update 8.0.0.1 will be available prior to the game’s release. Below are pre-load timelines and instructions based on platform:

PlayStation

Beginning on June 3, 2024, after 10 AM PT (-7 UTC), users can start pre-downloading Update 8.0.0.1 by:

Navigating to Destiny 2Pressing the “Options” buttonAnd selecting “Check for Updates”

In an effort to decrease server load, some PlayStation users may be able to pre-download Update 8.0.0.1 starting on June 1, 2024, after 10 AM PT (-7 UTC) if they have auto update/download enabled on their PlayStation. .

Xbox

Pre-load for Xbox will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance on June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC). .

Steam

Pre-load for Steam will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance on June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC). Update 8.0.0.1 should be automatically added to the download queue once it is available to pre-load. .

Epic Games Store

Pre-load for Epic Games Store will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance on June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC). Update 8.0.0.1 should be automatically added to the download queue once it is available to pre-load. .

Microsoft Store

Pre-load for Microsoft Store will be available shortly after Destiny 2 is taken offline for expected maintenance on June 3, 2024, 10 AM PT (-7 UTC). Update 8.0.0.1 should automatically be put in the download queue once it is available to pre-load.  

Storage Requirements

Below are the updated storage requirements for The Final Shape:

Platform

|Destiny 2 Install Size

 |Storage Space Needed for Installation of Current Destiny 2 Players

| |--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--|--| PlayStation 5|143.81 GB|143.81 GB| PlayStation 4|110.70 GB|129.31 GB| Xbox One|139.52 GB|139.52 GB| Xbox Series X|S|165.82 GB|165.82 GB| Steam|155.50 GB|299.70 GB| Epic Games Store|144.61 GB|279.66 GB| Microsoft Store|156.22 GB|156.22 GB|

• Destiny 2 Install Size may vary based on languages installed, size shown is maximum size possible

** PlayStation 4: Includes current installed version of Destiny 2 (110.70 GB) + Update 8.0.0.1 pre-load (18.61 GB) = 129.31 GB

*** Steam: Includes current installed version of Destiny 2 (up to 144.20 GB) + Update 8.0.0.1 pre-load (up to 155.50 GB) = 299.70 GB

PC Operating System Requirements

Beginning on June 4, 2024, Destiny 2 is ending support for Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1 operating systems.

For more information, please visit our .

The Final Shape Day-1 Known Issues List

We are finalizing our list of certain information and issues we are investigating that we want players to be aware of prior to the launch of The Final Shape.

We expect this list to be published before Update 8.0.0.1 is live on June 4, 2024. Please stay tuned to for more information.

Claim Your Seasonal Rewards

Season of the Wish and Into the Light end on June 3. Make sure to claim any expiring rewards before they’re gone, including:

• Seasonal Seals and rewards

• Season Pass items

• Season vendor rewards

• Shaxx, Zavala, Drifter, and Saint-14 rewards

• Banshee-44 reputation items

• Bungie Rewards

Destiny Content Vault Updates

With the start of Year 7 in Destiny 2 on June 4, 2024, certain items will be deprecated from player inventories that correspond with vaulted activities and Seasonal campaigns. They will be moved into the

We have updated the to reflect these changes. We've also created a new article fully outlining for players to reference.

Known Issues

While we continue investigating various , here is a list of the latest issues that were reported to us in our :

• Last Wish weapon rewards from The Pantheon can drop as the old versions of the weapons.

• Some Iron Banner legacy ornaments are missing unlock descriptions.

• A selection of reprised weapons have incorrect lore tabs when inspected.

• Chests opened with Salvage Keys in Season of the Deep activities will not drop the expected daily red-border weapons.

For a full list of emergent issues in Destiny 2, review our . If you observe other issues, please report them to our .

Ahamkara Hunter

Don't you love this art style? So iconic, so fitting for our dear wish dragons. Good job!

A Titan Remembers

In the Glykon, no one can hear you scream. Or pop your Super.

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That’s it for this week. This is the last TWID before The Final Shape. We can’t wait to have you experience everything we’ve been working on. We’ll be monitoring feedback and questions, so let us know how your experience is going once you jump in. You can check out our D2Teams accounts throughout the week for responses and updates.

We’ll be back next week with another TWID. Until then, best of luck, Guardians! Let’s show the Witness what we’re made of.

Destiny 2 Community Team

Hello everyone! You can now enjoy .

• Protect the Sugar Kingdom: Get ready to defend the Sugar Kingdom in stunning VR, facing off against a variety of enemies and challenging bosses.

• Solve Puzzles: Engage your mind with a variety of puzzles that are brought to life in immersive virtual reality.

• Test Your Skills in Musical Levels: Experience the excitement of musical levels, where your reflexes and rhythm will be put to the test.

• Uncover the Mystery of the Sugar Kingdom: Embark on a journey to discover the secrets hidden within the Sugar Kingdom.

To celebrate this launch, we're hosting a BIG

5 lucky winners will get to pick between a Game Code / 10$ PSN or a 10$ Steam Gift Card!

Bring your friends along to share the joy!

~Thank you to everybody who entered our giveaway! Congratulations to our winners.~

Hello, PC VR players!

We at Archiact are so excited to share that Journey to Foundation is coming to PC VR next week! The game originally launched on October 26, 2023 for the Meta Quest and PlayStation platforms.

To celebrate, we’re giving away 5 10 STEAM KEYS for the game!

All you need to do is comment below and tell us one of the following:

1. What is your favourite piece of sci-fi content?; OR 

2. If you had your own shuttle, where in space would you explore first?

Winners will be randomly selected at 12pm PST / 3pm EST on Friday, May 31. We’ll DM you your key!

Steam Store

About the Game
Journey to Foundation is a story-driven adventure game based on the Foundation novels by Isaac Asimov. You take on the role of Agent Ward, a galactic spy with the Commission of Public Safety, who embarks on a mission that will determine the future of humanity.

Throughout your journey, you’ll be faced with difficult choices. Decide whether to befriend or double-cross people, determine who lives or dies, and help different factions rise or fall in this branching story.

Will you fight for a dying Empire, or will you join the Foundation to help rebuild what has been lost? The future is in your hands.

✨ We can't wait for you to experience this epic sci-fi adventure! 🚀

~~EDIT: May 30 @ 9am PST~~

Wow, we are blown away by the number of entrants! Because we still have this open for another full day, we're going to bump up the giveaway to 10 keys!

Good luck, everybody, and thanks so much for all the support! We're thrilled to see the excitement for Journey to Foundation on PC VR. 😊

~~EDIT: May 31 @ 12:05pm PST~~

✨ Thank you to everybody who entered our giveaway! ✨

We read every single comment, and really loved hearing your favourite sci-fi creations and/or the places you’d explore in space. 🙂

Congratulations to our TEN randomly selected winners! [See comment for details]

NOTE: If you didn’t win, give us a follow over on Twitter (X); we’ll be doing another giveaway over there next week!
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✨ We also hope you wishlisted the game, and are looking forward to it as much as we are!

Thank you again! See you among the stars. 🚀

Good morning Guardians,

As I sit here with half a dozen browser windows open and a breakfast bagel, coordinating how we're putting up spoiler protections for the subreddit and what the leaks are in order to build our automod to keep the community safe, I figured I'd consolidate what happened, what got leaked, and clarify some misinformation in this whirlwind of an event that transpired over the last few hours.

First things first, we already made our announcements on the initial breaking news post, The short version is that we are instituting a zero-tolerance policy on any discussion of any leaks, anywhere on this subreddit, save for a quarantined post that has been heavily flaired as such. If you wish to discuss the leaks, you may do so , though be warned.

As a precaution, we have also locked any posts regarding the leaks, even the spoiler-free ones, just to ensure the total safety of the community. That will include this post.

This post is as spoiler free as I could possibly make it. I explain how the leak happened (Sony's Streaming service) and "what" was leaked in broad and vague terms (Ex: "Weapons"). You are free to read with sound mind, but if you would prefer not risking it altogether, you are also free to click off. Again, this post will be locked.

Now then, that's the bureaucratic stuff out of the way, so now onto the information.

The "Final Shape Leak" was the ability for users on PlayStation 5 to access Sony's Game-Streaming service, and through this service, access pre-loaded content that has not yet been released. This content has been pre-loaded on Sony's servers for streaming purposes, but did not have proper protections to stop users from accessing it early.

To emphasize the point, this is a fault on Sony, as this was exclusively done through their streaming service, and no other platform was able to access the content early.

Once users logged in through this service, they were given a fresh, brand new Guardian Rank 1 account. As is mandatory for Destiny 2, they had to go through the tutorial first in order to access the Tower. This is why the majority of the leak is focused on collections-based items. Guardians did not have access to the Final Shape campaign or Destination immediately, as you are required to have at least Guardian-Rank 2 before accessing the campaign, but they did still have access to the director map and inventory pages.

Therefore, most of the leak was focused on what guardians could immediately see and access, which included the following:

• "Echoes" Season Pass and Rewards

• All items within the "Collections" Page, including weapons, armor, gear, cosmetics, mods, and exotics

• Eververse Store Front, including exotic ornaments and other cosmetics

Thus, a majority of the content of the leak was immediately focused on the loot and gear that could be immediately seen within the menus. This includes the raid loot, which was not hidden from view. This also includes the raid armor mods, which have led to some to conjure that "the mechanics" have been leaked, but this is an exaggeration at best, as simply seeing the name of buffs/debuffs and the benefits these armor mods provide is not a conclusive view on the raid as a whole. Stuff like "Gain increased mobility and resilience while Torn Between Dimensions" (King's Fall) as an example. While there are some assumptions that can be made, and mechanic-actions (such as dunking, carrying, or depositing) can be guessed, I do not find this as impactful as some people have reported.

Once Guardians got through the tutorial and made it to the tower, they were able to obtain Rank 2 and start the Final Shape campaign. However, by the time most players reached this point (given that most spent time recording the collections), Bungie began pulling the servers offline. At most, I saw people reach the first campaign mission of the story, and access the opening "recap" cutscene of Destiny's characters thus far. The "entire story" has not been leaked. Players were not able to progress far enough before the servers were pulled offline, due to a combination of spending time in collections instead and having to go through the new guardian tutorial first.

So in total, what got leaked?

• Weapons (Destination, Raid, Seasonal)

• Armor (Destination, Raid, Seasonal)

• Exotics (Destination, Seasonal)

• Cosmetics (Destination, Raid, Seasonal, Eververse)

• Raid Loot/Raid Mods (at best, the "name" of mechanics)

• Season Pass (Echoes)

• Portions of the first campaign mission

• In addition to flavor texts and perk descriptions, some of which spoil the seasonal vendor and other minor focuses (such as the Echoes store-front synopsis and planetary location).

To repeat again, this subreddit is remaining spoiler-free due to the proximity of Final Shape's launch. This post and all others will remain locked if not removed outright in the interest of total safety and comprehensiveness of the community. I figured it was wise, however, to at least inform people what was out there, and to stop worries of "the entire raid race is ruined" and "the whole story was spoiled".

If you have any concerns or corrections, to either this post or to any other problems you may see on the subreddit, you are always free to contact us .

Good luck Guardians, and we'll see you in the Final Shape

• Hawkmoona

Sorry in advance for my yapping.

I never had an interest in Harry Potter, despite my mother always wanting me to get into it. I loved reading books but never picked them up. I remember growing up she would show me the movies and buy the lego games for the Wii. Although I did enjoy them I still didn't care much for the franchise itself.

But last year, during the holidays I received a ps5 and I was ecstatic. There was one game I wanted to play, the whole reason I even wanted a PlayStation to begin with, and that game- wasn't Harry Potter but actually Frontiers of Pandora. I guess it's a strange choice but I loved the world and really wanted to be in it. I enjoyed the game for a while, my thirst was quenched. It took me months to progress though it but I was having fun.

During that time my mom decided to buy me Hogwarts Legacy, and though it did interest me I was more enamoured with that blue people game and left Hogwarts unopened in a desk drawer. Until two months later, it's May now, and I still never finished my first game. I promised myself that I'd start Hogwarts Legacy when I completed the final mission but I kept holding off on it. By then I was nearing the end of my school year, I wasn't sure what to do.

The weekend before graduation I finally decided to just start it, I'd play it until I get past the introduction and then go on the rest of my day with more important things. But that didn't happen. Once I started playing it I couldn't stop. There was so much I wanted to see, I wanted to know what happened next, learn new spells for combat and the like. Before I knew it hours passed, usually with a depth of field so close I'd get motion sickness and headaches within an hour but that wasn't happening. I wasn't thinking about anything else anymore, that game had me in a chokehold. I'd constantly forget to eat which has never happened before in my life playing a game.

Every waking moment I was either playing that game or thinking about it. I went out of my way looking for more side quests just to have more to do. Most games I can't stand spending more than 2-3 hours on at a time but for this one I was casually having 6 to even 10 hour sessions. Yesterday was when I did the final quest, not counting the day of the graduation it took me 5 days to complete it, maybe 4 if I hadn't tried to hold off on it as long as I could (didn't last long) now I'm just feeling empty. I could 100% the game if I wanted, doing tedious tasks and playing as other houses. But it won't be the same. Nothing won't be the same as experiencing that game for the first time. Sure the game wasn't perfect, but it was far better from what I had expected.

I desperately want more. Hearing about the datamines makes me wish they had been given the developers more time beyond the already 2 year(?) delays. The companions, the house points, the ability to affect the relationships and morality of our character. Even if it was just early stuff they were testing on & was never fully intended to be in the game rather than cut due to time restraints as most people think I really would've loved to see it. But I still love the game that we have now. I like to imagine what it would be like if we could have dlc that would drastically expand the game or a sequel that continues your journey as a 6/7 year. It definitely probably most likely will absolutely not happen but it's nice to dream.

I honestly appreciate the feel(?) of the game if that makes sense. A fully single player game, no microtransactions shoved in your face or dlc planned from the beginning to compensate for a weak game. It reminds me of how games used to be, once they were out there that was it. There was no way to add on to it so you had to make a good of a game as you could from the start. I wish more games could be that way. And I love this game for feeling that way. Thank god this franchise is so vast because I expect my fascination won't go away anytime soon. I think at this point I'm already past the point of looking insane but It's changed my whole view. I will definitely start to read all the books now, separate the art from the artist.