Destiny 2 Down and Offline on March 31 for Patch 9.5.6.1

Guardians who are having issues connecting to Destiny 2, it’s not just you, as the game’s servers have been taken down by Bungie for planned maintenance on March 31.

Once we’re near the conclusion of the downtime, Bungie will roll out update 9.5.6.1 on all platforms.

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For the schedule on the server outage for today, read on.

Destiny 2 Servers Down for Maintenance on March 31

7:00 AM PDT	-7 UTC	Destiny 2 will undergo maintenance. Sign-on and game integration features will be unavailable on web, mobile, third-party apps, and the Bungie Store. Players who observe issues should report to the #Help forum.
8:00AM PDT	-7 UTC	Destiny 2 and all APIs will be brought offline for expected maintenance. Players will be removed from activities. Destiny 1 may be impacted.
~10:00 AM PDT	-7 UTC	The latest Destiny 2 update 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. The Destiny 2 API will be brought online. Clan features may remain offline until maintenance is complete.
~12:00 PM PDT	-7 UTC	Destiny maintenance is expected to conclude. Console players who encounter issues updating should restart their console and try downloading the update. Players who observe issues should report to the #Help forum.

If Bungie extends the downtime for Destiny 2, we’ll update the article with the info.

Another Bungie game that underwent server downtime today is Marathon, where a new game update for the extraction shooter will be rolled out.

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