Bungie has dropped clues regarding a PC version of Destiny
Bungie’s Destiny has been a game that has created a massive hype for itself since the day it was launched for later-gen Microsoft Corporation’s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox and Sony Corporation’s (NYSE:SNE) PlayStation consoles. The hype for the game has ever so increased with the release date of its biggest expansion yet titled "Destiny: The Taken King". The players that had stopped playing the game now play it just to prepare themselves for the upcoming expansion pack by Bungie.
Recently, a job posting on Bungie’s official website may suggest that Destiny may have a PC port as well. The title of the job is “PC Compatibility Tester” and the Job Description (JD) reads that the tester would have to evaluate and test the hardware-specific features to ensure different systems would work in harmony across multiple configurations in order to provide a seamless gaming experience.
From what it seems like, Bungie is definitely trying to port Destiny for PC, but whether or not this is specifically for Destiny is unclear. Since there is already an expansion coming out for Destiny, Bungie may as well hire a third party developer to port the game, if it does release for the PC, and that is a big risk. Batman: Arkham Knight is living proof of the disaster that can happen if developers don’t port the game in the right way.
Questions do arise whether or not Bungie might be able to pull off cross play without so much as a hitch in the game. As playing across different platforms can lead to lags and various technical issues, another question that arises is for the ones that have spent countless of hours in the game, and would they be able to use their characters across platforms without losing any progress or gears. The main concern for all of this arises as Destiny does not allow players from PlayStation 3 and 4 to play with owners of Xbox 360 or Xbox One.
However, it will definitely be great news if Bungie will release Destiny for PC in the upcoming future, as growing a fanbase across each platform is never a bad idea.
Destiny’s The Taken King will release on September 15, 2015 across different consoles.
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