‘Destiny 2’ Is Now The Healthiest It’s Been In Years

InnovationGaming‘Destiny 2’ Is Now The Healthiest It’s Been In YearsByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorJun 15, 2026, 09:36am EDTDestiny 2BungieI am both elated and upset to see how well this latest Destiny 2 update, Monument of Triumph, has been performing since its release last Tuesday. It is the final update of Destiny 2, now that Bungie and Sony have decided to end service on the live service game after 11 years. And it’s one that is overwhelmingly beloved by fans, fans who are saying, “This, this is what the game needed!”That’s backed up by the numbers as well. Destiny 2 peaked at 167,000 concurrent players on Steam, the highest figure since The Final Shape, the grand conclusion of the first ten-year saga, almost two years ago exactly. With the console audiences, that’s around twice as much on that platform, and it’s back in the top 10 on PS5 right now.Destiny 2SteamdbBut it’s not just the peak, Destiny 2 has been hitting over 120,000 concurrent players a night for nearly a week now, where every day has been higher than July 2025’s Edge of Fate expansion’s peak. In the less dire post-Final Shape era where Destiny had three substantive episodes, those never peaked at more than 90,000 concurrents, despite adding loads of new story content that this update does not have.This is also reflected in earnings. Destiny 2 remains in the top 3 sellers on Steam right now, with a $25 “everything” bundle now being sold. Again, this was a free update, so this is selling content to those who have missed out the last few years or so, now motivated to return.Play Puzzles & Games on ForbesFEATURED | Frase ByForbes™Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The PhrasePlay NowPinpoint By LinkedinGuess The CategoryPlay NowQueens By LinkedinCrown Each RegionPlay NowCrossclimb By LinkedinUnlock A Trivia LadderPlay NowDestiny 2BungieThe bad ne...