Destiny 2: The Witch Queen is almost here. Bungie assures that this is the beginning of the end of the Light and Dark saga.
There’s a ton of new stuff to look forward to, including a new destination, subclass changes, a new raid, Legendary difficulty for the campaign, and more.
However, some of the content will also disappear, at least for a while. The Forsaken campaign and most of the Year 4 seasonal content, for example.
On this page you will find:
- When does Destiny 2 maintenance start?
- Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Release Time
When does Destiny 2 maintenance start?
Destiny 2 maintenance will begin about 15 hours before the release of The Witch Queen, which will fall on Monday, February 21 if you live in the Americas, or early Tuesday, February 22 if you live in Europe.
Destiny 2 maintenance will begin at this time:
- Mainland Spain and Europe: 3:45am (CET, Tuesday)
- Canary Islands and United Kingdom: 2:45am (GMT, Tuesday)
- East Coast USA: 9.45pm (EST, Monday)
- West Coast USA: 6:45 pm (PST, Monday)
Destiny 2 will be available again when The Witch Queen expansion is released (we’ll tell you when in the next section).
Meanwhile, The Witch Queen update will be released, which will allow you to start the download before launch. Please note that if you play on PS4 you will need to re-download Destiny 2 in its entirety. On the other hand, if you play on Google Stadia you won’t have to download anything, as usual.
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Release Time
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen release date is Tuesday, February 22, and will be available at the usual reset time:
- Mainland Spain and Europe: 6pm (CET)
- Canary Islands and United Kingdom: 5pm (GMT)
- US East Coast: 12pm (EST)
- US West Coast: 9am (PST)
As has happened in previous expansions, you will probably get into a queue as soon as you try to log in, and possibly encounter connection problems for the first few hours.
If this happens, wait until Wednesday, when things will surely have calmed down.