Destiny's Box Art Should Tide You Over Until Tomorrow's Trailer

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by Sammy Barker Mon 30th Sep 2013

Bungie has promised to release a brand new trailer for its upcoming shoot-and-loot outing Destiny – but you’ll have to wait until tomorrow in order to watch it in full. To make up for the miniscule delay, the former Halo developer has deployed the first-person shooter’s official box art, which shows the title’s three main classes peering fondly at a planet in the distance.

We honestly preferred the placeholder art, which eschewed the grunts with guns angle. Still, the character designs are awesome – even if the rear of the most prominent figure’s helmet looks exactly like Master Chief. We’re sure that that’s just a coincidence, though. What do you think of the new cover? Fire your thoughts in the comments section below.

[source blog.eu.playstation.com]

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

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B4SDR4G
Mon 30th Sep 2013

I was disappointed by the boxart, I've seen better pictures from Destiny they could use. Doesn't make it a bad game, surely gonna buy it

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get2sammyb
Mon 30th Sep 2013

@B4SDR4G I quite like it - but it definitely smacks of, "QUICK, PUT SOMEONE WITH GUNS ON THE COVER OR NO ONE WILL BUY THE GAME!"

EDIT: I'm honestly surprised there's no 'From the makers of Halo' quote written above the title, too.

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Matt_Berial
Mon 30th Sep 2013

So many games, I really don't know what game i want to play first on the PS4 when i get my hands on it. :/ Some times it sucks being a gamer. Haha.

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B4SDR4G
Mon 30th Sep 2013

@get2sammyb Haha, I guess Microsoft is gonna complain if they do that

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Gamer83
Mon 30th Sep 2013

I think it's pretty cool boxart and I definitely can't wait for this game to come out. I'd say right now it's no. 2 on my list of most-wanted next-gen games after inFamous: Second Son.

@B4SDR4G
Eventhough the PlayStation version has some timed exclusive content, the game is still going to be on Xbox One and 360 as well so I doubt MS would too upset if Bungie put 'from the makers of Halo' on there. Bungie has clearly tried to cut ties with that franchise though and I think it's relying on its name alone to help sell Destiny, which probably will happen. It's not like this is a small upstart studio, the audience this game is for knows Bungie's history.

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ShogunRok
Mon 30th Sep 2013

I like it, it certainly has that monumental feel that the game's going for. But yeah, guys with guns again.

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InsertNameHere
Mon 30th Sep 2013

@Gamer83 I heard that the content would be exclusive to PlayStation, not timed.

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Gamer83
Mon 30th Sep 2013

@Lelouch

Well, that would change things, though it shouldn't since the game is still going to be on Xbox consoles and MS is the main reason this whole buying of exclusive content (timed or not) exists in the first place.

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get2sammyb
Mon 30th Sep 2013

@Lelouch I think it may be timed. Sony's been cunningly unclear about it all. I suspect it will be similar to the Call of Duty deal that Microsoft's got, though. Probably exclusive content for a month.

I think the bigger deal for Sony — if the game takes off — is that it's being advertised as a PlayStation game. It's a pretty prominent part of the platform holder's marketing at the minute, so that could end up being advantageous if the game is a success.