Destiny 2 Showcase: Start Time, How To Watch, What To Expect

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Season 18 of Destiny 2 is almost here, and with just a few days left to go, Bungie is keeping its cards close to its chest before it officially reveals what's next for players in the Destiny 2 Showcase. While Season of the Haunted was a spooky exploration of a derelict spaceship inhabited by emotion-ghosts and corrupted Cabal troops that players could practice their new Solar 3.0 builds on, very little is known about what Season 18 will have to offer.

What has been revealed, is a date and a time for when players can get some answers, a few details on technical changes coming to Destiny 2, and some fine-tuning in the Exotics department as Bungie adds a number of new balancing tweaks to the game. Here's what you can expect to see from Bungie during its next Destiny 2 showcase.

You won't have to worry about missing out on Gamescom Opening Night Live, as Bungie has scheduled the Destiny 2 Showcase on August 23 to kick off a few hours before Geoff Keighley starts dropping world premieres.

You'll be able to grab livestreams from Bungie's usual social channels on Twitch, Bilibili, and YouTube.

Bungie's Destiny 2 showcases are usually the biggest and most informative events on its calendar, as the company usually provides a deep dive on the short and long-term future of the game through a number of trailers and video documentaries. The next expansion, Lightfall, will probably be in the spotlight and there's a good chance that chatter on technical aspects of the game could also be showcased.

Bungie's own synopsis for what's next also sounds particularly ominous. «It has arrived. As we prepare for fate to unfold, the people of the Last City look to the stars--to us--for hope,» the Season 18 description reads. «And while we have