Activision Reveals Over 4.5 Million Gamers Played Destiny Beta

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 30, 2014

News: Activision and Bungie have revealed that the Destiny beta was a huge success and will help with the game when it launches on September 9.

The Destiny recently concluded and it appears to have been a major success for Activision and Bungie. The Destiny beta included a sampling of major activities featured in the full game. By the time the beta came to a close there had been 4,638,937 unique players participating.

"This is the biggest beta of this console generation by a wide margin and the largest console beta ever for a new video game IP to date," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing. "Hosting a beta at this scale is an incredible feat, so we're thrilled to see the phenomenal response. But the beta is just a taste of what's to come. We're counting down the days to our launch day, September 9th."

"We were totally blown away by the number of people who played the beta," said Pete Parsons, COO of Bungie. "We surpassed even our own goals and the feedback was invaluable. We cannot thank the community enough, the response was humbling and in the weeks ahead we'll be working hard to ensure that Destiny lives up to the expectations at launch."

In Destiny, players are cast as Guardians of the last city on Earth, who will explore the ancient ruins of our solar system from the red dunes of Mars to the lush jungles of Venus. Able to wield incredible power, gamers must battle humanity's enemies and reclaim all that was lost during the collapse of mankind's Golden Age. In a story-driven universe, Destiny unfolds through grand tales and epic adventures by immersing players in a bold new universe filled with cooperative, competitive, public, and social activities, all seamlessly connected.

Destiny is set to be released on September 9 on Xbox One, PS4, Xbox 360 and PS3. Will you be picking it up?