Destiny 2 is shaking up how it releases its major expansions, with The Witch Queen expansion not coming until early 2022, more than a year since the launch of Beyond Light. As it stands, Destiny 2 fans still know very little about The Witch Queen expansion and what exactly it will entail, but that will change next month. Bungie has finally confirmed the reveal date for the Destiny 2 Witch Queen expansion.
Bungie took to Twitter to announce a special Destiny 2 Showcase event taking place on Tuesday, August 24. Bungie made the announcement with an image that shows The Witch Queen logo along with the phrase "Survive the truth" with no additional context. Bungie didn't even reveal what time the Destiny 2 Showcase event will take place, so it seems fans will need to hang tight to find out exactly when they should be tuning in come August 24.
When the Destiny 2 Showcase does happen, it will be interesting to see just how deep of a dive it is for fans of the game. Presumably, it will at the very least give fans a Destiny 2 Witch Queen trailer to chew over, setting up the story and highlighting the expansion's major players. But if fans are lucky, it may also reveal what they can expect from the expansion gameplay-wise.As it stands, very little is known about Destiny 2's Witch Queen expansion in an official capacity. Bungie did release an image reportedly from Witch Queen that has led fans to believe that the new expansion will be set in Old Chicago, but that has yet to be confirmed. Beyond teasing Old Chicago as a potential setting for the new Destiny 2 expansion, Bungie has also shown off some Witch Queen armor, but otherwise it has remained mostly silent about what exactly it will entail.
One possibility is that Destiny 2 will vault Forsaken content with the arrival of The Witch Queen expansion. Bungie has already said that there will come a point when the Forsaken expansion content is filed away in the game's content vault, and if The Witch Queen is introducing a new location as rumored, it could very well happen with the new expansion. If Bungie does vault Forsaken content, it will be interesting to see if the company brings back any of the older vaulted content; perhaps vaulted locations will play a role in The Witch Queen's story.
In the meantime, Destiny 2 PvP players will no doubt have their fingers crossed that the Destiny 2 Showcase confirms some new PvP content. Destiny 2 has barely added any major new PvP content these last couple of years, so hopefully that changes with The Witch Queen's introduction on August 24.
Destiny 2 is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.