Bungie's surprise showcase did not announce Destiny 3, but Destiny 2 is getting vampire hunting, the return of the Dreadnaught, and something codenamed 'Frontiers' in 2025

Last weekend, Destiny 2 capped off a decade-long saga with an absolutely astonishing finale. Based on the community's reaction in the days since, it's an absolute triumph for Bungi. But now the obvious question: What's next? Today Bungie lifted the lid on the next year of Destiny 2 in a brief showcase trailer.

We already knew Year 10 would swap out the old quarterly seasonal model for a trio of 'Episodes'—which are longer, and designed to act as standalone stories. But now we know what each one will be about. There's some exciting reveals, not least of which is the return of a fan favourite Destiny 1 location, The Dreadnaught—a floating castle, abandoned ever since we killed its owner back in 2015.

The showcase also gave the briefest tease of what Bungie is cooking for Year 11. We'll start with that first, because it's the most exciting reveal, even if it is just the single image.

The most telling part of the Codename: Frontiers tease is the D2 logo next to it. Despite Bungie's continued insistence that Destiny 2 is continuing, a combination of copium and some very spurious «my uncle works at Nintendo» style unverified 'leaks', plenty had convinced themselves that Destiny 3 was imminent. Clearly it's not—personally, I'd be surprised if we hear about a sequel any time soon, if at all. There's just too much investment in the current version of the game.

That means Frontiers is most likely a new expansion—the first for the game following its lengthy saga. The name suggests a journey out into new territory, maybe even out of the solar system entirely. There's plenty of planets throughout the Destiny universe that would make for a rich new destination—the Cabal homeworld of Torobatl, for instance, is very full of Hive right now.

As for the more immediate future, we've got a better idea of what's planned. Tomorrow is the launch of Echoes, the first of this year's episodes. Set on Nessus, we'll see the Vex being transformed by an echo of the Witness's memories that escaped