Destiny 2hasn’t even released yet, but there are new theories about the release date for the game’s first major expansion. A handful of trailers for the game’s upcoming pre-order bonuses may have revealed a July 25, 2025 launch date forDestiny 2’s Expansion 1.
In the trailers, December 5 is identified as the day that pre-order exclusives such as theColdheart exoticand Kill-Tracker Ghost will be made available to all players in the game. If the three-year history ofDestiny 1has anything to say, the day that formerly exclusive content is added to the game usually coincides with the release of DLC. So following that same logic,Destiny 2players should expect the DLC to launch on or around December 5th.
It just so happens that December 5 is a Tuesday, which is the preferred day to release video games as well as the day ofDestiny 2’s weekly reset. Activision and Bungie have already said that the first expansion forDestiny 2would release in Winter 2017, so the date certainly coincides with that window.All the evidence points towards the likelihood ofDestiny 2’s first major DLC coming December 5, but of course that will need to be confirmed by Activision and Bungie.
Absolutely nothing is known aboutDestiny 2’s first expansion, but the placeholder image for the DLC features the symbol of Osiris. Based off that, the assumption is thatit will be focused around the character of Osirisand could possibly introduceDestiny 2’s version of Trials of Osiris, rumored to be called Trials of the Nine. That is, if the PvP mode doesn’t debut before the first expansion.
TheDestiny 2season pass, which includes both expansions, is packaged with numerous versions ofDestiny 2but it can be purchased separately as well. It’s unlikely Bungie or Activision will confirm a release date for DLC until after the launch ofDestiny 2in September, but these are early clues about when fans can expect more content for the game.
Destiny 2releases Jul 20, 2025 for PS4 and Xbox One, and October 24th for PC.
