Well we can count the hours until we play Destiny and yet I still see confusion and misinformation about when we can play.
Numerous posts linking Bungies servers to 1201 Pacific time because people are misreading or not understanding the digital stores (Xbox live and PSN). Soooo I posted this below to hopefully help some people that are still confused. Hope it helps. And if you don't believe the information please feel free to research it....but if you do please actually get multiple sources because I have. I checked:
Bungie forums
Twitter
Destiny reddit
Deej's mail sack
Dattos Destiny
more Console
Byf
guardian radio podcasts
The digital stores (Xbox live and PSN)
And more
So here's the info
[b]The digital download time IS NOT from Bungie headquarters. The unlock time for digital content is through YOUR retailer ( your retailer is the Sony PSN or Xbox LIVE).
Many forum posts are about this. Bungie turns the servers ON when the 1st timezone turns into Tuesday September 9th. That occurs in New Zealand midnight which is roughly 10am Monday sept 8 in the eastern United States (or 7am pacific US Time) BUT that's the servers NOT the unlock digital content time.
Please look at your PSN store or Xbox LIVE store and you can see the fine print FROM Sony and Microsoft saying the digital game will unlock at 12 PST (3am eastern). That's the digital store unlocking your game time.
You must understand we are dealing with TWO DIFFERENT EVENTS:
1- Bungie servers opening
[b]EDiT Monday 0830 pacific time as of this edit post servers ARE LIVE and open[/b]
2- your game unlocks (digitally from a digital store OR unlocks when you insert a physical disc into you physical system)
^You need both of the above before you can play the game. !!!! However what order that happens depends on many factors like what timezone you live in, what version you bought (digital or physical disc) , if you bought digital then what digital store zone you bought from (PSN United States, PSN Europe, PSN japan, PSN AU etc etc)
So IF you live in the eastern United States you might wish to buy a physical version of the game from gamestop or pray Sony or Xbox is sympathetic that day and unlocks the game before midnight pacific time.
I hope this helps. I have spent a Crap-ton of time researching this on the Bungie forums, Destiny reddit, guardian radio podcasts, twitter, Dattos Destiny, Byf and more and THEY SAY what I said above. But feel free to look it up yourself.
I hope it makes sense and you all can figure it out.
See you all starside ![/b]
Edit 1: Here's a link for so more information for United States playstation digital information. http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/09/05/destiny-preload-now-and-prepare-for-tuesday/
Thank you to Raxx for that link info
Edit 2: Heres [b]ANOTHER[/b] link explaining that the server WILL be up on Monday (United States Monday time). It's from IGN
http://m.ign.com/articles/2014/09/03/destiny-review
Edit 3: Well it's MONDAY and just as above stated the servers are LIVE. Go watch people on twitch play right now:
http://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Destiny
So now if you want to play you just need your physical disc OR you digital content to unlock whenever you digital store unlocks it.
Yep just more proof for the people that keep arguing about the servers. Enjoy.
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I wouldn't be suprised the physical copies will be locked as well, when you put them in your XBOX or PS, until the timer unlocks. As you will have to install the game on HD and download an update anyway. So even if you can pick up your physical copy, you will be facing the same unlock time as digital purchasers.