Bungie has explained that Destiny doesn’t allow cross-platform play as the developer does not want to give an advantage to players on next generation consoles. Speaking to PlayStation Lifestyle engineer Roger Wolfson stated that the increased graphical performance of Destiny in the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 could give players an unfair advantage over those on older consoles. “Regardless of ...
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Bungie unsure if Destiny beta progress will carry over to the retail version
Bungie has revealed that they are still evaluating whether progress players make in the beta for Destiny will carry over into the full game. Speaking to Eurogamer, community manager David Dague went into detail about the consideration the developer would have to make before deciding whether any experience and items players achieve will transfer to the full retail release. “The beta ...
Read More »Destiny beta access gives players 3 downloadable codes
Those with access to the Destiny beta that is due to release next week will get access to three separate download codes. Bungie’s official site for redeeming the beta codes states that: “Platform selection for the Beta is now available! Each code will grant you 3 download keys, enough to field a full Fireteam on the console of your choosing!” ...
Read More »Bungie reveals details about Destiny’s Collectors’ Editions
Since today is apparently Bungie Day, Community Manager DeeJ figured this would be a perfect opportunity to share with us some details regarding Destiny’s Collectors’ Editions on the PlayStation Blog. Pricing wasn’t announced yet, but aside from that, the company revealed pretty much everything else about the Limited Edition, Ghost Edition, and Digital Guardian Edition. Additionally, Bungie also spoke a bit about the Destiny ...
Read More »Analyst suggests Destiny could be biggest selling game of the year
According to analysis done by Doug Creutz, a Cowen Research analyst, Destiny could on its way to being the biggest selling game of the year. Using statistical analysis based on the number of pre-orders, Cowen’s ‘Ordometer’ is able to predict the likely number of sales a game will see. Bungie’s latest game has the highest score on the Ordometer of ...
Read More »Bungie reveals achievements and trophies for Destiny
Bungie has finally released details about the PlayStation Trophies and Xbox Achievements for their upcoming first person shooter Destiny. A post on their official website revealed the name of each achievement along with a brief description of what needs to be done to unlock them. However, the developer did not include the trophy level or achievement score associated with each ...
Read More »Destiny Xbox beta launches in “late July”
The closed beta for Bungie’s MMO-style shooter Destiny will begin on July 17th for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4, according to a recent trailer reveal. However, the trailer also revealed that the Xbox 360 and One versions, however, will be arriving in “late July”. The news was spotted by VideoGamer, and provides some more interesting details. Xbox Live Gold will ...
Read More »Bungie reveal Destiny alpha stats
Bungie has revealed a wealth of stats following the end of their alpha for Destiny. In total, there were over 190 million kills with all weapons and an impressive 667,966 public events. All in all users of the alpha managed to play over 6 million games in just a few days. The developer went on to explain that the alpha ...
Read More »Destiny has limited frame rate due to cross-platform play
When Destiny releases later in the year it won’t look as smooth as many gamers were expecting. Both next generation console versions of the title will only run at 30 frames per second, just like their Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 counterparts. A Bungie employee has now revealed that this is largely due to the cross-platform nature of the game. ...
Read More »Destiny PC is being discussed, but no announcements yet
Many PC gamers were left heartbroken when Bungie’s Destiny was announced only for the Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, and PS4. The highly anticipated title would have certainly benefited greatly from the PC’s generally superior hardware. Unfortunately, developing it for this platform would have required a lot more work, which means that Destiny might have been delayed for the other ...
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