Destiny 2 fans are already revolting over Bungie’s latest business model decision
Just two days after the release of Destiny 2, the game’s fervent fan community has already centered its focus on a grievance that’s threatening to tear it apart. You could call it ShaderGate. (Please don’t actually call it that.) In short, the issue stems from a critical shift in how cosmetic items in the game work, and it has players accusing developer Bungie of overstepping its boundaries and caving to corporate greed.
It’s yet another entry in the ongoing love-hate relationship between players and a developer that quixotically attempts to keep those fans from burning its community to the ground. Destiny players are no stranger to controversy: the original game, released in a near-unfinished state and plagued for years by attempts to...