'Destiny' Distances Itself From PS3 And Xbox 360 In August

'Destiny' Distances Itself From PS3 And Xbox 360 In August

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'Future' distances itself from PS3 and Xbox 360 in August
The 'Rise of Iron' pack and occasions like Trials of Osiris and Iron Banner will only be out there on PS4, Xbox One.
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It was bound to happen, the question was only a matter of when. The "it" I am referring to, after all, is developer Bungie slicing off support for the PlayStation three and Xbox 360 versions of Destiny. In a submit on , the company says that starting in August, progression won't be shared among final-gen hardware and the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. "Characters progress separately on two parallel paths," an infographic reads. Importing your character from final-gen hardware to a PS4 or Xbox One and then going again to your outdated system to play a strike or two with buddies implies that the experience points and kit earned will no longer carry over.
New content material packs (like this fall's Rise of Iron growth), Trials of Osiris weekly event, Iron Banner occasion and Dwell Occasions just like the Valentine's Day-themed Crimson Days or Sparrow Racing League can be going away in a number of months. This affects how purchases with the in-recreation forex bought with real cash, silver, work as properly. For starters, the in-game "purchase silver" button goes away on PS3 and Xbox 360, as are options to purchase it via every console's market or online storefront. Any emotes or different beauty items bought with silver on old hardware won't appear on your Guardian the following time you fireplace up your PS4.
Nonetheless, all of the Nightfall Strikes; featured Crucible playlists; previous raids; Jail of Elders, and, yes, Xûr weapon sales will nonetheless be obtainable if you haven't upgraded to a brand new console but.
It's actually kind of impressive that Bungie's been supporting the PS3 and Xbox 360 this long. Third-party publishers and builders stopped releasing final-gen versions of their games awhile ago; Microsoft and Sony lower off the supply of new video games earlier than the PS4 and Xbox One launched in 2013.
The timeline for Bungie's cutoff is fascinating, although. August is when Microsoft is scheduled to launch the Xbox One S , but the company hasn't nailed down a particular date for that yet. Bungie hasn't outlined when Destiny as it presently exists will change, either. Smart cash says both of those will change at about the identical time. So relax, there isn't any cause to upgrade to the current generation simply yet if you've been holding out.
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