Destiny 2 (also known as Destiny 2: New Light) is a      developed by . It was released for  and  on September 6, 2017, followed by a  version released on October 24, 2017. It became a free-to-play title on October 1, 2019, followed by the game's release on  the following month. It will be available on the  and  platforms whenever those platforms launch with next-gen enhancements arriving on December 8, 2020. The game was published by  until December 31, 2018, when Bungie acquired the publishing rights to the franchise. It is the sequel to 2014's  and its . Set in a "" world, the game features a multiplayer "shared-world" environment with elements of  games. Like the original, activities in Destiny 2 are divided among  (PvE) and  (PvP) game types. In addition to normal story missions, PvE features three-player "" and six-player . A free roam patrol mode is also available for each planet and features public events as well as new activities not featured in the original. These new activities have an emphasis on exploration of the planets and interactions with  (NPCs); the original Destiny only featured NPCs in social spaces. PvP features objective-based modes, as well as traditional  game modes.

Players assume the role of a Guardian, protectors of Earth's last safe city as they wield a power called Light to protect the Last City from different alien races and combat the looming threat of the Darkness. Like the original Destiny, the game features  which further the story and adds new content and missions. Year One of Destiny 2 featured two small expansions,  in December 2017 and  in May 2018. A third, large expansion, , was released in September 2018, beginning Year Two with an overhaul on gameplay. The base game and the first three expansions were packaged into Destiny 2: Forsaken Legendary Collection. An  was also available alongside this release, containing three premium content drops for Year Two. Year Three began with the large expansion,  in October 2019. It is a standalone release, not requiring the previous expansions to play. Released alongside this fourth expansion was a version of Destiny 2 called New Light, a  re-release of Destiny 2 and the first two expansions. Separate seasonal passes also became available for each season's content. A fifth expansion, , is scheduled for release in November 2020, with two more expansions,  and  (working title), planned for release in 2021 and 2022, respectively.