Release date announced by Bungie for Destiny!

[Absolute Dog]

It was announced today by Bungie that they had set the release date for Destiny for September 9th 2014. Below is an excerpt from the Bungie Weekly Update for 12/6/2013 and a news article from the site.

 

Relevance of the Date

 

The date falls almost 9 months to the day from this day.It is the 9th day of the 9th month of the year.This is a Tuesday in the second week of the month. There will be a full moon on that date. There appears to be no relevance with the date other than that unless there is some 'in house' reasoning for selecting it. It falls well before the shopping period for the Holidays and after the summer break for schools.

 

Update excerpt

 

This week, we set that date in stone: September 9th, 2014.

 

In an interview with the community back in 2001, Jason Jones once lamented the inexorable tick of the clock. More recently, he reminded our studio just how valuable the coming months will be, and challenged the team to make every second of Destiny development count. It’s an exciting time to be at Bungie. The stage is set, and we’re going to make these moments matter. We believe Destiny will be worth the wait, and we’re anxious for the chance to prove it to you.

 

News Article

 

Since then, Destiny has continued to reveal its promise. Every new build brings us closer to our original vision. With those goals in sight, we intend to use every moment from now until the release of the game to ensure that Destiny lives up to your expectations, and our own.

 

Today, in partnership with Activision, we are proud to announce that the worldwide launch of Destiny will happen on September 9th. Accordingly, the Destiny Beta will kick off in the summer of 2014, available first on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3.

 

The early support and enthusiasm for Destiny has been inspiring and humbling. We believe this is the right decision for our game, our studio, and our passionate community. Thank you for coming along with us on this adventure. 

 

See you starside.

 

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[Dog]

Awesome Find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[Buns]

I'm so happy it is coming out so late. It gives me so much time to finish all the games I still need to finish. THX BUNGIE. 

[The Stig]

They don't need to prove themselves... They already did with Halo. We all know they will do fine, and Destiny will be one of the greatest games ever... (As long as Activision doesn't mess it up).

[BeckoningZebra1]

Great find AD! This means that the beta will be opened sometime in May then, if like Reach, right?

[Buns]

They don't need to prove themselves... They already did with Halo. We all know they will do fine, and Destiny will be one of the greatest games ever... (As long as Activision doesn't mess it up).

Just because they proved themselves with Halo doesn't mean they can do it again. Game development is very hard and with an ambitious game like Destiny, Bungie is doing the right thing by pushing the game back until September. It gives then more time to polish, add new content, prepare DLC, and make the launch of the game an overall amazing experience. 

[Caboose The Ace]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

 

I didn't expect the launch date to be this far off but at least we know they are not rushing it out the door like other developers and publishers

 

Cough EA cough

 

[The Stig]

Just because they proved themselves with Halo doesn't mean they can do it again. Game development is very hard and with an ambitious game like Destiny, Bungie is doing the right thing by pushing the game back until September. It gives then more time to polish, add new content, prepare DLC, and make the launch of the game an overall amazing experience. 

 

I concur. So far every game that gets delayed is better. GTA V for an example. And what I meant was I hope bungie can prove themselves because if they could make Halo a great series/franchise then hopefully than can manage to do so again with Destiny.

 

If anyone can pull it off,  It'd be Bungie. If we wanted a great new series... Bungie would be the one to do it.

[Adam91]

Great TO see a release date now the waiting can officially begin. Also I promoted this post for you AD.

[VinWarrior]

I am still slightly concerned, but, enticed to see where this is going. Maybe they should have just a month or so more time? My opinion, coming from the guy who needs his Destiny fill now, Great article AD, can't wait to play it on my Playstation 4 with buddies.