You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games hereIt has been a mixed year for Destiny 2. Players have been frustrated with the state of the game throughout the majority of 2024, and issues with the Dawning have exasperated the community even more as the year wraps up. Now the community is sounding alarm bells that Destiny 2 is dying because of a dangerously low player count. While players are understandably worried about the future of D2, there is a lot to anticipate from both the series and Bungie next year. Its expected that the spin-off, Destiny Rising, will come out within the next 12-months, meanwhile, there will be playtests for Marathon next year, too. Both Destiny Rising and Marathon are exciting prospects for 2025, but a lot of Bungie fans are less optimistic about the future of Destiny 2. Destiny 2 reaches record-breaking low player count On the official DestinyTheGame subreddit, players are worried about the future of Destiny 2 because of its low player count. On December 19th, OP kristijan1001 pointed out that, on Steam, the game reached a dismal low of 12,379. The player count grew back up to 19,128 a few hours later, and its important to note that this is for Steam only, so it does not to take into consideration total player count including PlayStation and Xbox. However, the OP also includes charts from activeplayer.io that show the game has dropped 50% from 2023. There is concern that This is dangerously low number for a game that use to be around 80k constantly, and there is a real worry that D2 will drop below 10k before next release. The OP also points out that there are like no people to LFG anymore for some activities making you screwed. Unfortunately, many of the replies agree with the OPs worries that the game is dying with the interest just not there anymore from players. One of the top comments blames Bungie for continuously making the same mistakes over and over. One of the comments says Destiny is gonna get the post avengers endgame effect, while another laments the magic of Destinys universe is gone. While doom and gloom is understandable, Bungie has outlined their roadmap for early 2025 as well as Year 11. Revenant Act 3 is set to start early in the new year, and it will be accompanied by several big buffs and nerfs, as well as the addition of a new dungeon in February. Hopefully D2 can return to its former glory next year, but, right now, players are not optimistic. Therefore, its up to Bungie to prove players wrong in the best way possible. For more Destiny 2, check out our guide to thebest Legendary weaponsalong with thebest weapons for PvP.Destiny 2Platform(s):Google Stadia, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Web, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/XGenre(s):Action, Adventure, First Person, Massively Multiplayer, Shooter8VideoGamerSubscribe to our newsletters!By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime.Share