Are you ready for Eclipse?… The new extension of Destiny 2 It releases tomorrow February 28th and Bungie is throwing house out the window, which is why the Destiny 2 servers have been taken offline, and today, Monday March 27th, it will not be available to players.
Servers will be down until launch Eclipse, but you can use all this free time to start preloading the update, because we are about to receive a big update. And it is that, now that we have already learned the first details of what will come with this expansion, now we have to talk about technical details.
Now we’ll focus on the amount of space needed both to download the update and to install the game once the update is available, and you may need to temporarily remove other games to make instead, it’s actually a great thing.
How long will it take you to preload Eclipse?
Destiny 2 servers will be down for 24 hours starting February 27 at 9:00 AM PT/12:00 PM, where Seraph Season content and other content will be stored when the servers come back online. , so take advantage of the fact that the Lightfall preloader is now available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
What is the install size of Eclipse?
Possess Bungie I warned you that the Destiny 2: Eclipse download will be quite large, but on the plus side, the game will take up less space after the update, and you will also see improved loading times.
Notably, Bungie warned that those playing the PS4 version (including those playing that version on PS5) will need around 80GB of additional space to download the update. Old files will be removed after installation is complete, but preloading will require both new and old files to be available.
On PC, the situation is even more extreme, as Steam and Epic Games Store players will need more than 223 GB free to preload the game. The best face of the situation is for PS5, Xbox Series X | S and PC. Here’s the full rundown of how much space you need to preload and how much space will be used after upgrading, information shared by Bungie’s help site.
Destiny 2: Eclipse Preload and Installation Requirements:
Installation size: 102.6 GB*
Storage space required for preloading: 102.6 GB
Install size: 108.59 GB
Storage space required for preloading: 108.59 GB
Install size: 88.21 GB*
Storage space required for preloading: 184.64 GB
Install size: 89.21 GB
Storage space required for preloading: 89.21 GB
Install size: 102.60 GB*
Storage space required for preloading: 233.2 GB
Install size: 101.51 GB
Storage space required for preloading: 223.3 GB
Install size: 102.13 GB
Storage space required for preloading: 102.13 GB
Note that the size of the installation may vary depending on the languages installed; the size shown is the maximum possible size, so it could be smaller.
With Eclipse, many, many changes are coming, and this is the new season, challenge seasonIt’s a new era for the game, in addition to the new subclass, Bungie is bringing heavy nerfs to Linear Fusion Rifles, as well as many other weapon-specific changes.
Introducing loadouts as well as a whole new way to manage your armor mods. New exotic weapons and armor will also be added, along with a ton of other new content. Let’s prepare Eclipse together!