‘Destiny’ for PC, Still in Development Limbo, Won't be Touched Until There Are No More Bugs to Fix in the Existing Game Platforms
Destiny, the online first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Activision, was released September 9 to the PS3, PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One platforms. Despite numerous rumors, Bungie has not officially confirmed, nor denied, that it will be developing a Destiny PC version anytime soon. Erik Hirshberg, the CEO of Activision Publishing, told Polygon back during last year's E3 event that "developing on PC is a different animal than developing for consoles and so we just want to make sure that we're putting one foot in front of the other and getting it right, and that it's of the highest possible quality. But obviously I see the same things about the natural fit."
Eric Osbourne, senior writer at Bungie, also told IGN: "We haven't said yes, and we haven't said no. The more platforms we take on, the more work it ultimately becomes, and what we don't want is to compromise the core experience on any platforms. We have a lot of people who play on PCs. We have a lot of appetite to build that experience. We haven't announced it yet, but we're looking forward to talking more about that kind of stuff in the future." So it seems, unless the developer can be certain that the "core experience on any platform" will not be compromised, it won't be going beyond the talking stage just yet when it comes to the development of a Destiny PC version. As noted by Game Rant, "no PC version at all would be better than just another bad console port."
The Destiny gameplay is essentially an online and multiplayer contest. Having it ported to PC will require Bungie to provide not only additional technical support for the extra platform but also additional infrastructure in the form of new dedicated servers for the PC players since it has to be always connected to the "once central world" through the Internet. Presently, Bungie may not have the resources to cover these Destiny PC version hard requirements. "But," says Polygon, "it's safe to say that one day in the future, PC gamers will get their Destiny."
Anyway, Bungie declared that a major component of the game would be a continuous release of new content. Bungie Director of Production Jonty Barnes said: "We're going to continuously update the game from now until the end of time. That's always going to be part of the philosophy ofDestiny. We always wanted to build a new universe but keep building upon it, rather than to do a complete and utter restart periodically." In fact, on December 9, 2014, Destiny's first DLC pack The Dark Below was released featuring an inclusive storyline around the race the Hive. Another planned DLC pack House of Wolves is tentatively set for release in early 2015.