Det hersker ikke lenger noen tvil (hvis det i det hele tatt var det noen gang) om at Bungies ambisiøse MMO-skytespill Destiny kan bli en av årets aller største suksesser. Interessen rundt den nylig avsluttede betaen (som varte fra 17. til 27. juli) var nemlig enorm, og til sammen testet hele 4 638 937 spillere Halo-skapernes neste eventyr minst én gang.
Dette har naturlig nok ført til brede smil både hos Bungie og Activision:
-This is the biggest beta of this console generation by a wide margin and the largest console beta ever for a new video game IP to date. Hosting a beta at this scale is an incredible feat, so we're thrilled to see the phenomenal response. But the beta is just a taste of what's to come. We're counting down the days to our launch day, September 9th, kommenterer Activision-sjef Eric Hirshberg.
Faktisk overgikk oppsluttingen alle forventninger:
- We were totally blown away by the number of people who played the beta. We surpassed even our own goals and the feedback was invaluable. We cannot thank the community enough, the response was humbling and in the weeks ahead we'll be working hard to ensure that Destiny lives up to the expectations at launch, legger daglig leder hos Bungie, Pete Parsons, til.
Destiny ankommer altså Playstation 4, Xbox One, Playstation 3 og Xbox 360den 9. september.