Destiny 2 sure had a once-in-a-lifetime announcement this year. Three or four of them, in fact. 2026 has been a decade of a year for the game, including death, swan song, glorious rebirth, and an afterlife.

This week, Bungie detailed all it aims to bring back to the game after being cut in the past years. It’s certainly ambitious, and the studio doesn’t seem too daunted by that prospect—though having the backing of millions of players can’t hurt.

The return of the missing content by itself isn’t the key takeaway, though. For the first time in years, Bungie’s new leadership seems finally at liberty to communicate openly and sincerely with the Destiny 2 community. No half-concealed words or conveniently ignoring difficult topics, instead embracing the tough questions and finally building momentum.

Adopting this stance earlier could have meant Destiny 2 wouldn’t need awe-inspiring support from hundreds of thousands of fans to be saved.…