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There comes a time when you have to sit down, take a hard look at what you're seeing, and just try to tell it like it is. Numerous other gaming sites have reported on this already, and we could have quite easily made our headline out to be a little more hopeful, but the day that we start taking 'leaks' from unknown sources seriously is the day that we quit our jobs and become football reporters instead. And yes, we know all too well that we're writing a story on this Destiny 2 rumour anyway, but we at least thought that we should weigh in with our own opinions on the matter.

So, according to a Reddit post - written by an account with no posting history, we might add - Destiny 2's beans have been spilled, revealing that the sequel runs on an entirely new engine, features a Cabal-heavy storyline, and its official title is Destiny II: Forge of Hope. Oh, and your Destiny characters won't carry over, but let's be honest, that's just about expected, isn't it?

Now, there's a chance that this whole thing could be totally legitimate. As with any leak, there's absolutely no way of knowing for sure whether this information is accurate or not - but we can still speculate. For starters, we're just not sure that Bungie has had the time to build a brand new engine "from the ground up". The post claims that the new engine will allow the developer to update Destiny 2 far more frequently, which would obviously be nice and seems like something that the studio would be aiming for, but to create an entirely fresh engine? Again, we don't quite buy it.

Next up, the Cabal-centric storyline falls in line with a recently announced Mega Bloks Destiny playset, which supposedly has no ties with the current game, featuring an attack on the Tower by the bulky war-obsessed aliens. To be honest, though, that playset could mean anything. It could just be an original take, or it might even reference the upcoming spring update. Either way, this Reddit poster is clearly aware of the whispers that the toy caused - if this leak turns out to be true, it all makes sense, but anyone could very easily compile similar, past rumours together and come up with a post just like this one.

The post goes on to say that Bungie already has a small team working on the sequel's first major expansion, which is apparently set to release in the autumn of 2018. If Destiny 2 launches near the end of this year, would the first expansion really be scheduled for release almost a year later? All we're saying is that these supposed content updates must be pretty darn meaty.

Here's another quote that doesn't add up for us: "The next instalment will be launching on five platforms: PS4, PS4 Pro, Xbox One, Xbox Scorpio (TBA) and PC." Publishers aren't going to start separating PS4 and PS4 Pro, and we assume that it'll be the same for Xbox One and Scorpio - why would it be written like this? It's just all a bit weird, innit?

Anyway, whether we believe the post to be accurate or not doesn't matter - it's already made its way around the web and back again. However, it's well worth remembering that anyone can write anything on the internet.

Update: Bungie marketing director and writer Eric Osborne has confirmed on Twitter that this whole 'leak' is a load of old shite. We told you to be cynical!

[source reddit.com]