Destiny beta launches this month, collector editions revealed

Activision and Bungie have today confirmed the calendar for the highly anticipated Destiny Beta, which will include a diverse sampling of major activities featured in the full game. Fans who pre-order Destiny at participating retailers are guaranteed access into the Beta, which will commence as follows:

• The Beta begins first for PlayStation 4 (PlayStation Plus required for some features) and PlayStation 3 at 17:00pm BST/ 10:00am PDT on 17th July.
• The Beta begins for Xbox One and Xbox 360 (Xbox Live Gold required, subject to change) at 17:00pm BST/ 10:00am PDT on 23rd July.
• The Beta will be offline for scheduled maintenance on 21st July  – 22nd July and open back up to pre-order participants across all platforms until 06:59am BST/ 11:59pm PDT on 28th July.

“As we prepare to launch our first Beta on multiple console platforms around the world, we are excited and eager to open the flood gates,” said Harold Ryan, Bungie’s president.  “We already love to play Destiny and with your help we can be ready for our launch in September.”

Activision and Bungie also revealed today three collector’s edition versions of the game. The Destiny Ghost Edition and the Destiny Limited Edition both of which include the following:

• Limited edition SteelBook Case and Game disc.
• Guardian Folio, which includes Arms & Armament Field Guide, postcards from the Golden Age and an antique Star Chart.
• Collector’s Edition Digital Content Pack, which includes unique Ghost casing, exclusive player emblem, exclusive player ship variant.
• Destiny Expansion Pass, which includes access to two expansions coming post-launch.

In addition, the Ghost Edition will come with the following:

• Ghost replica, featuring motion-activated lights and voice recordings from award-winning actor Peter Dinklage, voice of the Ghost character, the player’s personal companion in the game.
• Letter of Introduction.
• Golden Age Relics, which include a Photo, Patch, Sticker and two Chrome slides of the Traveler
• PlayStation platforms will also include additional exclusive content for Expansion I and II and will remain exclusive until at least Fall of 2015.

For digital pre-order fans, the Destiny Digital Guardian Edition includes a digital download copy of the game, Destiny Expansion Pass and the Collector’s Edition Digital Content Pack.

The Destiny Ghost Edition (£149.99/$149.99), the Destiny Limited Edition (£94.99/ $99.99), the Destiny Digital Guardian Edition (£84.99/$89.99) and the Destiny Expansion Pass (£34.99/$34.99 for the pass, Expansion I and Expansion II will be priced individually at £19.99/$19.99 when they launch) are available for pre-order now.

Pre-orders at selected retailers will also include access to the Vanguard Armoury that includes early access to weapons, gear and exclusive player emblem. Visit destinythegame.com/wheretobuy to see a list of participating global retailers.