Destiny 2 Lightfall Preloading Details: Server Downtime Begins, Install Size Confirmed

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The new Destiny 2 expansion Lightfall releases tomorrow, February 28, and in the meantime, Bungie has taken Destiny 2's servers offline. Servers will remain down until Lightfall releases, but you can use that time to begin preloading the update--and it's a big one. We've learned just how much space is required both to download the update and to have the game installed once Lightfall is available, and you might need to temporarily delete some other games to make room.

Destiny 2's servers will be down for 24 hours as of 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET on February 27. That means you'll need to forgo playing today, and unfortunately, it's too late to wrap up anything you might have missed--Season of the Seraph content, and all other seasonal content from the past year, will be vaulted when servers come back online. Preloading for Lightfall is now available across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

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Bungie has warned that the download for Destiny 2: Lightfall will be quite large, but on the bright side, the game will have a smaller footprint post-update--and you'll see improved loading times as well.

Notably, Bungie has warned those playing the PS4 version (including those playing that version on PS5) will need about 80 GB of additional space to download Lightfall. Old files will be removed after the installation is complete, but preloading will require having both the new and old files available. On PC, the situation is even more extreme for Steam and Epic Games Store