Destiny 2 Will Be Free to Play on Stadia Starting November 19th (No Pro Membership Required)

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Destiny 2 for all

Starting November 19 at 9 AM PT, everyone on Stadia can play Destiny 2 for free. This play for free version of Destiny 2 begins your legend with a large variety of activities – from cooperative quests to competitive modes, challenging endgame activities, and more. Even if you're not a Stadia Pro member, you'll be able to take part in the core Destiny 2 experience.

Also, just a reminder that as of November 19, Destiny 2: The Collection will no longer be available to claim on Stadia Pro. Destiny 2: The Collection includes tons of great extra Destiny 2 content like Destiny 2: Forsaken and Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, so if for some reason you haven't added it to your Stadia Pro library yet, don't wait! Once you claim a game in Stadia Pro, it stays yours as long as you maintain your subscription.

This version is compatible with the same cross-save functionality as consoles/PC.

Crayta: Premium Edition will also be free (though for a limited time though) too.

Crayta: Premium Edition - Get it for FREE through November 24!

Bold One · Nov 17, 2020

Wasn't it already?

Dancrane212 · Nov 17, 2020

Bold One said:
Wasn't it already?

No, you either had to have bought an expansion or been an active pro member.

scar654 · Nov 17, 2020

This is huge.

DonnieTC · Nov 17, 2020

Good move. If nothing else it gives people a commitment free way to see how the platform works for them.

h3ro · Nov 17, 2020

*dozens of us*

Adryuu · Nov 17, 2020

I suppose you won't be able to play the expansions on this even if you activate cross play in your account and have access to the expansions on game pass, right?

Dancrane212 · Nov 17, 2020

Adryuu said:
I suppose you won't be able to play the expansions on this even if you activate cross play in your account and have access to the expansions on game pass, right?

That is correct.

DonnieTC · Nov 17, 2020

EDIT: On second thought, let's see if we can stop what I said from happening.

ZeoVGM · Nov 17, 2020

scar654 said:
This is huge.

It honestly isn't.

SwampBastard · Nov 17, 2020

Adryuu said:
I suppose you won't be able to play the expansions on this even if you activate cross play in your account and have access to the expansions on game pass, right?

From Bungie's Cross Save FAQ:

Do my previous game purchases transfer across platforms?
Destiny 2 expansions (ex: Forsaken, Shadowkeep) do not transfer between platforms with Cross Save. Destiny 2 Season Passes (ex: Season of the Undying) do move between platforms on the characters they were redeemed on.*

*Exception: Destiny 2: The Collection on Stadia includes Season Pass access at no additional charge. Players who have Cross Save enabled with their Stadia account who would like to access Seasonal content on other platforms (PlayStation, Xbox, and Steam) will need to purchase those Season Passes directly on one of those platforms.

ghostcrew · Nov 17, 2020

Bold One said:
Wasn't it already?

Previously Destiny 2 on Stadia was 'The Collection' that included all of the expansions too and it was a Stadia Pro game (like a PS+ game).

This is just normal ass Destiny 2 F2P and is free for all whether you sub to Stadia Pro or not.

.exe · Nov 17, 2020

Hmmm. Is Stadia available in browsers yet? Might try this. Don't really want D2 hogging 150 gigs )or however big it is now) on my SSD.

DonnieTC · Nov 17, 2020

.exe said:
Hmmm. Is Stadia available in browsers yet? Might try this. Don't really want D2 hogging 150 gigs or however big it is now on my SSD.

Yep, it's been available on Chrome since day 1.

Deleted member 36578 · Nov 17, 2020

Nice. Good move.

Mark It Zero! · Nov 17, 2020

.exe said:
Hmmm. Is Stadia available in browsers yet? Might try this. Don't really want D2 hogging 150 gigs )or however big it is now) on my SSD.

It's 55GB on Steam.

Ambient · Nov 17, 2020

Whoa this is huge for Stadia. The population should greatly improve.

Dunlop · Nov 17, 2020

DonnieTC said:
Yep, it's been available on Chrome since day 1.

Will work on Edge also.

I hope Bungie makes the game cross play sooner than later. I'm playing on my Series X atm due to it being part of Gamepass but going from 60FPS in Stadia to 30FPS is very noticeable.

December 8th...

.exe · Nov 17, 2020

DonnieTC said:
Yep, it's been available on Chrome since day 1.

Noice. Thanks.

brokeastronaut said:
Isn't Stadia all about NOT downloading anything?

Yeah, that's what I meant. Not having to keep the install around in case I want to dip in for a bit.

Mark It Zero! said:
It's 55GB on Steam.

Hmm. Well that's a lot more reasonable than I expected. Could've sworn it was like 100-something gigs last time I had it installed.

DonnieTC · Nov 17, 2020

.exe said:
Noice. Thanks.

No problem, as Dunlop mentioned above it also apparently works on Edge.

Bold One · Nov 17, 2020

ghostcrew said:
Previously Destiny 2 on Stadia was 'The Collection' that included all of the expansions too and it was a Stadia Pro game (like a PS+ game).

This is just normal ass Destiny 2 F2P and is free for all whether you sub to Stadia Pro or not.

Touche.

Booya_base · Nov 17, 2020

What the hell this is actually legit amazing - just play Destiny 2 for no investment whatsoever outside of time. Or at least it will be if the service ever launches here.

DonnieTC · Nov 17, 2020

Booya_base said:
What the hell this is actually legit amazing - just play Destiny 2 for no investment whatsoever outside of time. Or at least it will be if the service ever launches here.

Yep, I don't think anyone has tried this yet. Streaming gaming has always been locked behind some sorta paywall (whether that be a subscription or license cost). It'll be interesting to see how this plays out and if Google expands its F2P library.

Shoes · Nov 17, 2020

Is there a way to see what I claimed when I had a Stadia Pro trial if I no longer have Stadia Pro? Would hate to lose out on claiming Destiny 2 The Collection.

Bahlor · Nov 17, 2020

Shoes said:
Is there a way to see what I claimed when I had a Stadia Pro trial if I no longer have Stadia Pro? Would hate to lose out on claiming Destiny 2 The Collection.

This was on pro since day 1, so you should probably have it

Shoes · Nov 17, 2020

Bahlor said:
This was on pro since day 1, so you should probably have it

Gotcha, makes sense. Couldn't recall how the "claiming" process worked since my trial has been expired for a long while.

h3ro · Nov 17, 2020

h3ro said:
*dozens of us*

The hilarity of the mod warning I just got is that my clan has actually used Stadia free 1 month memberships to play while away. So I actually have used this service before.

DonnieTC · Nov 17, 2020

h3ro said:
The hilarity of the mod warning I just got is that my clan has actually used Stadia free 1 month memberships to play while away. So I actually have used this service before.

Eh, no more hilarious than if I were to make a drive-by, low effort post on one of the Xbox/Playstation threads. If that's your only input then it's probably best to not even reply.

Plasma · Nov 17, 2020

Given how much content they gutted from the base game I'm not even sure how much there is to actually do in the free version now.

Lukar · Nov 17, 2020

.exe said:
Hmm. Well that's a lot more reasonable than I expected. Could've sworn it was like 100-something gigs last time I had it installed.

A lot of content was removed from the game when the new expansion released last week, so they were able to cut down the filesize by a large margin.

blamite · Nov 17, 2020

This will become a lot more appealing to me next year when cross-play gets added to the game, unless Gamepass streaming is also available in browsers by that time.

cakely · Nov 17, 2020

Interesting, but without crossplay, will this announcement raise the player count?

EDIT: This is just vanilla Destiny 2 with no expansion packs?

DonnieTC · Nov 17, 2020

cakely said:
Interesting, but without crossplay, will this announcement raise the player count?

EDIT: This is just vanilla Destiny 2 with no expansion packs?

Yep, this is vanilla Destiny 2.

Alucardx23 · Nov 17, 2020

"Google tells us there aren't any limitations on the length of your session when you're playing Destiny 2 for free, as well, so it might be a tempting way for groups of cheapskate gamers to create their own new groups of friends who raid together."

You’ll be able to play Destiny 2 anywhere, for free, with Google Stadia starting on November 19th

It’s Stadia’s first free-to-play game.

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SirNinja · Nov 18, 2020

Yeah, that's how it should have been from the start. Glad they're doing it now, though; it could bring in a lot of people in. The game runs incredibly well on it, too.

cakely · Nov 18, 2020

DonnieTC said:
Yep, this is vanilla Destiny 2.

So, "Destiny New Light", which is free to play on every platform, and now most of that content has been vaulted to make way for "Destiny: Beyond Light".

DonnieTC · Nov 18, 2020

cakely said:
So, "Destiny New Light", which is free to play on every platform, and now most of that content has been vaulted to make way for "Destiny: Beyond Light".

Correct, the F2P version is the one that's going to be F2P on Stadia.

AndyD · Nov 18, 2020

.exe said:
Hmmm. Is Stadia available in browsers yet? Might try this. Don't really want D2 hogging 150 gigs )or however big it is now) on my SSD.

It started off in browsers. And it works with almost any controller.

SpecDot · Nov 18, 2020

h3ro said:
*dozens of us*

Freaking mods. How about y'all do some research? There really are very few people playing Destiny on Stadia. I'm on of them. lol.

DonnieTC · Nov 19, 2020

It's went up earlier today. Feel free to try it out: https://stadia.google.com/store/det...2d68rcp1/sku/4950959380034dcda0aecf98f675e11f

SirNinja · Nov 20, 2020

Already seeing a big improvement with the influx of the F2P crowd. Matchmade events fill up much faster now.

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