Overview

• Edge of Fate peaked at under 100,000 concurrent Steam players on launch day, marking the smallest opening audience for any Destiny 2 expansion.
• Despite the low peak, the expansion ranked among Steam’s top sellers and briefly boosted Destiny 2’s average daily player count.
• As the first entry in the new Fate era, Edge of Fate inaugurates Bungie’s shift to a biannual cycle of medium-sized expansions.
• The release introduces sweeping changes to core gameplay systems, including revamped armor and weapon tiers, loot mechanics, power scaling and user interface updates.
• The underwhelming launch figures have intensified scrutiny of Bungie’s revised release cadence and its potential effects on long-term engagement.