Bungie Reveals Destiny 2 Unvaulting Plans and Timeline

First-Pass Targets

Initial Unvaulting Plans

Bungie says restoring vaulted content is a first step toward rebuilding trust and making Destiny 2 whole again. Its initial unvaulting pass focuses on restoring the campaign slate, including activities from vaulted expansions.

• Campaigns: Red War, Curse of Osiris, Warmind, and Forsaken
• Strikes: From those releases
• Raids and raid lairs: From those releases
• Menagerie: Targeted to return with reprised rewards

Bungie says Menagerie “holds a special place in our hearts,” following years of community requests for its return.

Stretch Goals

Beyond the first pass, Bungie is investigating content it defines as stretch goals, either at unvaulting launch or after. These are not confirmed, and Bungie says it will share stronger insight as unvaulting gets closer.

• Free roam destinationsPublic events, lost sectors, Escalation Protocol, and more
• Seasonal activitiesFrom Sundial (Season 9) to The Coil (Season 23)
• Raid and raid lair weapon updates
• PvP maps

Bungie also noted that aspirational content like legacy raids needs a deeper chase, even if that may not be addressed upfront.

Content Without a Current Return Plan

Bungie says it does not currently have a path to bring back or update the following content for technical and/or strategic reasons. Doing so could come at a cost to its plans for Destiny’s future.

• Updated New Light experience
• Seasonal story missions
• Gambit map: Kell’s Grave
• Seasonal hubs, such as the Eliksni Quarter

Where Unvaulting Stands

There is no release date yet. Instead, Bungie shared a progress bar for the work so far:

1. June 2026

   Greenlight

   Approval to begin scoping the work, validate it could be done, and find a partner.

2. September 2026

   Initial Assumptions Validated

   Assumptions validated, then shared with players.

3. Now Current

   Pre-Production

   Proof of work to make sure the porting process meets Bungie’s quality bar.

4. Jan/Feb 2027 (Est.)

   Full Production Expected

   Pre-production is expected to last until roughly this period. Full production would follow and take about 12 months.

5. TBD

   Unvaulting Launch

   No release date has been announced.

Dates are Bungie’s current estimates and may change.

What’s Next for Destiny

Bungie has outlined a phased plan for Destiny’s future. New progress updates for Celebration and Legacy are expected in February, while the redacted initiative remains TBD:

• Destiny 2 “Celebration”Feb progress bar
  A celebration in Destiny 2 beyond Monument of Triumph, with new updates for players to enjoy.
• Destiny “Legacy”Feb progress bar
  The whole Destiny experience, which started over a decade ago, served where players play today.
• [REDACTED]TBD
  Further details have not been announced.

This was also the first entry in Bungie’s new “Bungie Community Update” blog. It isn’t a weekly series like TWID/TWAB; Bungie plans to post meaningful updates on Destiny, Marathon, and broader studio news when they’re ready.

Dylan Gafner (dmg04)@a_dmg04 · Bungie

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• TWID/TWAB: Bungie is moving away from the weekly blog format.
• Meaningful updates: The new series won’t publish filler just to maintain a schedule.
• Between posts: There may be quiet weeks or months between major updates, while official game accounts continue sharing information.

Destiny2Team follow-up: After a request to keep a TWID/TWAB-style name, @Destiny2Team said players could also call the new posts “This Whatever at Bungie” if they wish. The reply appears lighthearted; it does not confirm a new official title or a return to weekly TWID/TWAB posts.

Josh Deane’s Follow-Up

After the update went live, Josh Deane shared more thoughts on X.

Josh Deane@s14deane · Head of Product, Bungie

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• Unvaulting will take time: It isn’t simply flipping a switch to restore all vaulted content, and it will take longer than the team would like.
• Smaller updates: Bungie would like to deliver some smaller Destiny 2 updates along the way, even beyond unvaulting, if possible.
• Content still in the “basement”: There are things Bungie believes should find their way into Destiny 2, but no specific additions were confirmed.
• Rumors: Deane rejected claims that Shattered Cycle was almost finished or that a nearly completed raid is being held back.
• Capstone event: Deane thinks Destiny 2 needs an encore to recognize the community’s support. This is his view, not a confirmed event announcement.
• Before February: Bungie plans to share unvaulting progress and clarify future plans along the way.

“I also think that we need a capstone event that can serve as an encore for how you all showed up.”

Josh Deane