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Destiny 2 Goes Down on July 18 to Apply The Edge of Fate Fixes via Patch 9.0.0.2

by Alex Co July 18, 2025 11:20 am in News
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Following the release of The Edge of Fate expansion earlier this week, Bungie is taking the Destiny 2 servers down on July 18, and this is to apply an emergency hotfix.

Given the issues that has arisen with today’s update, it’s not surprising to see a new patch released this soon.

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Read on for the maintenance schedule and pertinent info.

Destiny 2 Goes Down for Maintenance on a Friday, July 18

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Friday, July 18, 2025 — Update 9.0.0.2

6:00 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.
8:35 AM 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 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.

Once the patch is out, expect it here on MP1st. We’re hoping this includes performance fixes to be included ion the gameplay bug fixes that we’re expecting to be released as part of the patch.

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