Destiny sequel launches in 2017 after ‘large new expansion’ drops this year

You’ll get more Destiny this year, but not Destiny 2.

Activision confirmed that developer Bungie has more of its multiplayer online sci-fi shooter coming to fans this year, but the full sequel will not go on sale until 2017. This is one of the publisher’s core franchises that now stands alongside perennial military-shooter blockbuster Call of Duty and interactive-toy game Skylanders. While those two games get yearly sequels, Activision is letting Bungie focus more on expansions and downloadable content to keep Destiny fresh and making money in the console business that’s worth tens of billions of dollars.