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The next big update to Destiny 2, Shadow and Order, has been delayed as it undergoes a substantial round of tweakage and expansion. Such a substantial round of tweakage and expansion, in fact, that it’ll no longer be called Shadow and Order when it returns.
“This update is being changed and expanded to include sizable quality-of-life updates and as a result, will also be renamed,” Bungie wrote in their post announcing the delay. The artist formerly known as Shadow and Order is now set to launch on June 9th, approximately three months on from its original March 3rd slot.
“We will provide exact details closer to release covering previously announced Weapon Tier Upgrading, but also additions like expanding Tiered Gear to all Raid and Dungeon activities, Pantheon 2.0, Tier 5 stats for Exotic Armors, and more,” the studio continued.
Our next Major Update, Destiny 2: Shadow and Order, is undergoing large revisions and will be delayed.
This update is being changed and expanded to include sizable quality-of-life updates and as a result, will also be renamed. This update will now launch on June 9, 2026. (1/5)— Destiny 2 (@destinythegame.bungie.net) 18 February 2026 at 22:00
Bungie opted to kick off a new “multi-year” narrative dubbed the Fate Saga last year, having switched to releasing two mid-sized Destiny 2 expansion a year rather than a single massive one. July 2025’s The Edge of Fate commenced the fatening, which was then continued by December’s Renegades expansion.
The fatening’s all been very Star Warsy thus far, and the game’s director has admitted that it’s struggled to keep long-time players as engaged as they were prior to Destiny 2’s previous narrative saga ending with The Final Shape expansion or attract new ones. I can’t help but think using the word final in that DLC’s name probably isn’t a move Bungie would repeat in hindsight.
