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Destiny 2 down: Servers go offline for Lightfall release

When do the Destiny 2 servers come back online?

Marco Wutz

Destiny 2 down: Servers go offline for Lightfall release
Destiny 2 down: Servers go offline for Lightfall release /

Update (Feb. 27, 2023): The Destiny 2 server status will go dark on February 27, 2023, at 8am PT / 11am ET / 4pm GMT / 5pm CET for maintenance. Because the developler has to prepare the game for the release of Lightfall, the upcoming expansion, this will take longer than usual and the game will be offline for 24 hours.

The plan is for the Destiny 2 servers to fully come back online on February 28, 2023, at 9am PT / 12pm / 5pm / 6pm CET, which is when you'll be able to log in again and get back to playing.

You may, however, be plaved in a waiting queue at this time as maintenance will not be fully completed until about an hour later, so there might be some sign-in issues as well as waiting time if you're trying to get into the game immediately.

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Destiny 2's servers go down before the Lightfall release / Bungie

Update (Jan. 25, 2023 ): It took a bit longer than expected, but Bungie has finally found a fix for the issue that works. It will be deployed "soon" and should bring the servers back online.

Original (Jan. 25, 2023): The Destiny 2 server status currently looks bleak, as the game has been unavailable for over half a day by now.

Originally, the loot shooter’s servers went down at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm GMT / 8pm CET on January 24, 2023, for an investigation into “an ongoing issue causing certain Triumphs, Seals, and Catalysts to lose progress for players”, according to developer Bungie’s official support Twitter account.

Ever since then, the same account has been giving almost hourly updates about what seems to be a desperate struggle for the developers behind the scenes to get the game back up and running. Various fixes seem to have been created, tested, and thrown back into the bin.

When will the Destiny 2 servers come back online?

While this is subject to change in case there is any trouble with maintenance and deploying the expansion, the developer has communicated that the servers will come back online on February 28, 2023, at 9am PT / 12pm / 5pm / 6pm CET.

We’ll keep you updated on the Destiny 2 server status as it changes.

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Marco Wutz
MARCO WUTZ

Marco Wutz is a writer from Parkstetten, Germany. He has a degree in Ancient History and a particular love for real-time and turn-based strategy games like StarCraft, Age of Empires, Total War, Age of Wonders, Crusader Kings, and Civilization as well as a soft spot for Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail. He began covering StarCraft 2 as a writer in 2011 for the largest German community around the game and hosted a live tournament on a stage at gamescom 2014 before he went on to work for Bonjwa, one of the country's biggest Twitch channels. He branched out to write in English in 2015 by joining tl.net, the global center of the StarCraft scene run by Team Liquid, which was nominated as the Best Coverage Website of the Year at the Esports Industry Awards in 2017. He worked as a translator on The Crusader Stands Watch, a biography in memory of Dennis "INTERNETHULK" Hawelka, and provided live coverage of many StarCraft 2 events on the social channels of tl.net as well as DreamHack, the world's largest gaming festival. From there, he transitioned into writing about the games industry in general after his graduation, joining GLHF, a content agency specializing in video games coverage for media partners across the globe, in 2021. He has also written for NGL.ONE, kicker, ComputerBild, USA Today's ForTheWin, The Sun, Men's Journal, and Parade. Email: marco.wutz@glhf.gg

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