Future 2 is Ending 2025 With a Star Wars Crossover Season

Throughout its 10-year historical past, Destiny has at all times appeared towards the long run, be it a brand new gun, location, or energy scale. What next adventure awaits the Guardians? A galaxy far, far-off, apparently.

Throughout its livestream reveal for the upcoming Future 2 season—Fringe of Destiny, kicking off July 15—Bungie gave a brief teaser for the season to observe, Renegades. Seems it’s a Star Wars crossover: one Guardian brandishes Han Solo’s iconic blaster pistol, and one other ignites a lightsaber, adopted by some acquainted textual content and the view of a desert planet.

Future 2 has crossed over with totally different IP in recent times, together with Fortnite, The Witcher, and Mass Impact. Its final dalliance with Star Wars truly wasn’t that way back; earlier this yr, gamers may purchase armor that made them appear like totally different Imperial Troopers. Bungie’s recap notes Renegades is “impressed” by Star Wars and is a key a part of the Destiny Saga before everything, so gamers ought to count on the season to advance the bigger Future 2 plot.

Nonetheless, this can be a marked distinction from the shooter’s earlier crossovers. Making this into a large growth raises new questions on the way forward for Future 2, ditto Star Wars’ growth into gaming between this and its present in-game Fortnite event. With mainline Star Wars games probably coming at a dependable cadence, are crossovers like these a means for Disney to maintain the franchise in avid gamers’ minds?

Future 2: Renegades will get a full reveal September 9, adopted by its launch December 2.

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