On June 4th, The Final Shape expansion for Destiny 2 was released for both PC and consoles. This DLC release led to a significant surge in player count and boosted the Destiny 2 category on Twitch to one of its highest audience engagements in the past year.
The Final Shape marks the culmination of the main storyline that began in 2014. In this expansion, players join forces with the Vanguard organization on a dangerous expedition into the heart of The Traveler to end the war between Light and Darkness. With this release, the developers have shifted their focus from seasonal content to larger content releases.
According to SteamDB, the release of The Final Shape increased the average daily player count in Destiny 2 to 314.6K, one of the highest numbers in recent years. For comparison, the player count peaked at 316.7K during the release of the Lightfall expansion in February 2023.
On the release day of The Final Shape, Destiny 2's viewership on Twitch surged dramatically. The Destiny 2 category amassed over 1.3 million Hours Watched in just 24 hours, climbing to the seventh spot on the platform's rankings (top 5 among games). Bungie's shooter outperformed titles such as Call of Duty: Warzone, Counter-Strike, Fortnite, Minecraft, and Elden Ring.
Twitch's peak viewership for Destiny 2 reached 262.1K viewers, the highest since August 2023, which saw 338K concurrent viewers during the Destiny 2 Showcase 2023. Active channels peaked at 13.5K, the best result since March 2023, when viewers could earn in-game items by watching streams during the World First Redeem event.
The release of The Final Shape attracted many top Twitch streamers, including shroud. However, the most popular streams came from content creators specializing in Destiny 2. The most viewed stream was by Aztecross, an American streamer, who attracted over 94.5K viewers, setting a new record for his channel.
