Aka: | Destiny 2 - The Witch Queen, The Witch Queen |
Console: | PC |
TV Standard: | NTSC |
Country: | United States of America |
Developer(s): | Bungie |
Publisher(s): | Bungie |
Release Date: | 2022-02-22 |
Players: | 6 |
Co-op: | Yes |
ESRB: | T - Teen |
Type: | Action, Shooter, MMO |
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is a major expansion for Destiny 2, a first-person shooter video game by Bungie. Representing the sixth expansion and the fifth year of extended content for Destiny 2, it was originally planned for release in late 2021, but due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the expansion was delayed by three months and was released on February 22, 2022. Prior to release, Bungie reported that The Witch Queen had over 1 million pre-orders, "on track to becoming the most pre-ordered expansion in Destiny 2 history".
The expansion revolves around Savathûn, The Witch Queen, the sister of Oryx, who was the antagonist of the original Destiny's (2014) first major expansion, The Taken King (2015). The expansion adds new content across the game, including new missions, Player versus Environment locations, Player versus Player maps, player gear, weaponry, and a new raid. There are also four planned seasons of content to be released throughout Year 5. The first, Season of the Risen, released simultaneously with the expansion and will run until May.