Activision and Bungie have wasted little time in showcasing the successes of Destiny 2’s recent console launch. Destiny 2 has had the best launch week of any console game so far this year, surpassing the original’s “engagement and digital sales” during launch week.
And hey, Destiny 2 IS pretty, pretty good.
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DESTINY 2 DELIVERS BIGGEST CONSOLE VIDEO GAME LAUNCH WEEKOF THE YEAR TO DATE WITH PC LAUNCH STILL TO COMEDestiny 2?s Concurrency Hits All-Time High for the FranchiseDestiny 2 is Largest Ever Day 1 Sales Globally for PlayStation StoreSanta Monica, CA ? September 15, 2017 ? Bungie and Activision Publishing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), delivered the world-renowned, first-person action game, Destiny 2, to players across the globe on September 6 on PlayStation?4 systems with additional, timed exclusive* content, and Xbox One (PlayStation?Plus or Xbox Live Gold subscription, respectively, required for significant features). The original Destiny became the biggest new console video game franchise launch in history, and Destiny 2 surpassed the original?s records for engagement and digital sales in launch week. This universe will welcome players in on a new platform next month for the first time on PC. Destiny 2 PC is available for pre-order now and is coming October 24 at retail and as the first non-Blizzard game to be offered digitally via Battle.net?, Blizzard Entertainment’s online gaming service.“With franchise pre-order records broken, and record day-one performance on PlayStation Store, it?s exciting to see engagement at the highest ever week-one concurrency for the franchise. “Destiny 2 is off to a strong start as the #1 console gaming launch week of the year to date,” said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision. “With the PC version yet to ship, Destiny 2 sets the stage for being one of the biggest video game entertainment events of the year.”Bungie CEO, Pete Parsons, said, ?We hit some great milestones this week with our community.? He added, ?We are blown away that we?ve had eight days in a row in Destiny 2 where we?ve seen more than one-million concurrent players grace our worlds. It?s equal parts inspiring and humbling, and we?re looking forward to showing everyone what?s coming next!?For the third year in a row, Destiny is the #1 console-only game viewed on Twitch by minutes watched. Destiny 2, including its two betas, had more than 600M minutes watched on Twitch before the raid, a fan-favorite, endgame, 6-player gameplay experience started. The raid, called ?Leviathan,? went live for players on Sept. 13 and immediately shot to the #1 position on Twitch based on total concurrent viewers.