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Destiny 2 Down for Emergency Server Maintenance This March 9 (Update 2)

by Alex Co March 9, 2023 12:15 am in News
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Those trying to login to Destiny 2 but can’t, it’s not just you, as Bungie has taken the Destiny 2 servers down for emergency maintenance this March 9, and this is to deal with error codes and login issues.

Destiny 2 Down for Emergency Server Maintenance Schedule and Status for March 9:

Update 3: Destiny 2 hotfix 7.0.0.3 is now live and here are the patch notes!

Update 2 (11:45 am ET): Bungie has triggered Destiny 2 server maintenance!

Thursday, March 9, 2023
8:00 AM PST -8 UTC
    • Destiny 2 will undergo maintenance.
    • Sign-on and game integration features will be unavailable on web, mobile, 3rd-party apps, and the Bungie Store.
    • Players who observe issues should report to the #Help forum.
8:45 AM PST -8 UTC
    • Destiny 2 will be brought offline for expected maintenance.
    • Players will be removed from activities and won’t be able to log back in until 9 AM PST.
    • Ongoing Destiny maintenance is expected to conclude at 10 AM PST.
9:00 AM PST -8 UTC
    • Hotfix 7.0.0.3 will be available across all platforms and regions.
    • Players will be able to log back into Destiny 2.
    • Players logging into the game may be placed in a queue and may experience sign-on issues as background maintenance is still ongoing.
10:00 AM PST -8 UTC
    • Destiny 2 maintenance is expected to conclude.
    • Console players who encounter issues updating to 7.0.0.3 should restart their console and try downloading the Hotfix.
    • Players who observe issues should report to the #Help forum.

Update: Bungie has announced that servers are going back up!

Here are the announcements from Bungie:

Destiny 2 is being temporarily brought offline to assist in investigations into error codes, inability to log in, and login queues. More information will be provided once available.

DESTINY 2 MAINTENANCE

❖ Hotfix 7.0.0.3

Background maintenance has been extended.

REMAINING TIMELINE

❖ Extended by: 4 hours
❖ NEW End: 12:00 AM PST

As you can see, a patch seems to be set to be rolled out once this is done. No word yet on whether this is a client-side or server-side patch. Speaking of patches, the latest title update released was for the Lightfall expansion, which you can read about here.

Once Bungie issues an update, or releases a patch today, we’ll update the article to reflect it.

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