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Destiny 2 Down and Offline on December 16 to Bring Patch 9.5.0.3

by Alex Co December 16, 2025 9:12 am in News
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For the third consecutive week, Bungie is taking the Destiny 2 servers down and offline today, December 16, and this is to apply another patch.

Players should expect the servers to be down for a few hours, and once it’s back up, patch version 9.5.0.3 should be ready for download across all platforms.

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Destiny 2 Servers Down on December 16 to Usher in New Update

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Tuesday, December 16, 2025 — Update 9.5.0.3

5:00 AM PST -8 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.
7:35 AM PST -8 UTC
  • Destiny 2 and all APIs will be brought offline for expected maintenance.
  • Players will be removed from activities.
  • Destiny 1 may be impacted.
09:00 AM PST -8 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.
11:00 AM PST -8 UTC
  • Destiny 2 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 there are any changes to the scheduled downtime, expect this article to be updated. Once the patch is out, it’ll be up on the front page. You can bookmark our Destiny 2 game hub to see it posted there once it’s live.

Chances are, this is the last maintenance and update for the year given it’s the holidays next week.

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