Destiny 2 PC Open Beta Release Date & Requirements

Today Destiny developer Bungie announced the dates for the Destiny 2 PC beta along with recommended and minimum specs for the beta.

Destiny 2 PC Beta

• Early Access (pre-orders): August 28
• Open Beta: August 29
• Beta Ends: August 31

The above dates are not on weekends because considering many will play the beta and bungie didn’t want to destroy the server

Now, let’s take a look at what your PC needs inside in order to run the Destiny 2 beta.

Recommended Specs

• CPU: Intel – Core i5-2400, AMD – Ryzen R5 1600X
• GPU: Nvidia – GeForce GTX 970, AMD – Radeon R9 390
• RAM: 8GB

Minimum Specs

• CPU: Intel – Core i3-3250, AMD – FX-4350
• GPU: Nvidia – GeForce GTX 660 2GB, AMD – Radeon HD 7850 2GB
• RAM: 6GB

Bungie said if you plan on upgrading sometime before the game releases, here’s some recommendations:

Recommended

• CPU – Intel Core i5-7400
• GPU – Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB

Minimum

• CPU – Intel Pentium G4560
• GPU – Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 2GB

Here is what Bungie used during its PC event, in case you were curious:

• CPU – Intel i7-7700k
• GPU – Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080Ti 11GB

More information on the PC version, along with word on when you can pre-load the Destiny 2 beta and the exact time it kicks off will be announced at a later date.

Since Destiny 2 will make use of Blizzard’s infrastructure, you will need a Blizzard account to participate. If you haven’t signed up for one yet, go do it.

Destiny 2 will release for consoles on September 6 and on PC October 24.