Destiny 2: Renegades Is About to Take Crossovers to the…

Summary

Destiny 2 has shifted from small to expansion-sized crossovers, as seen with the Star Wars-themed Renegades expansion.
The Renegades expansion introduces a significant crossover with a Star Wars theme, offering new armor sets and more.
Players may anticipate broader crossovers beyond Star Wars in Destiny 2's future with themes like Skyrim, Dead Space, and Cyberpunk 2077.

Destiny 2's recent reveal livestream for the upcoming Edge of Fate expansion was a banger, chock-full of information about what it will be bringing to the base game when it launches on July 15. Bungie spent close to an hour going over the significant changes and new features that will be introduced with The Edge of Fate, with some of the highlights being the new planet Kepler, some planetary exploration and combat abilities, customizable difficulty options, and much more. However, while The Edge of Fate was meant to be the star of the show, Destiny 2 had a big surprise waiting near the end of the livestream that stole the spotlight.

With Destiny 2's new direction seeing it launching two expansions each year, The Edge of Fate won't be alone in 2025. Towards the end of the expansions reveal livestream, Bungie gave fans a sneak peek at Destiny 2's upcoming Renegades expansion, but it wasn't just the thrill of yet another expansion coming to the game this year that made it exciting. What really stood out about Renegades that The Edge of Fate didn't have is that it is a Star Wars-themed expansion, complete with lightsabers and themed armor sets. In light of the fact that it seems Destiny 2 has now moved from small-scale crossovers to expansion-sized crossovers, Renegades could set a precedent for the game's future.

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Destiny 2: Renegades' Expansion-Level Crossover Could Set a Precedent

Destiny 2 Has Done Small-Scale Crossovers for Many Years

Destiny 2 has long done small-scale collaborations with other IPs, many of which have pulled players back into the game for a brief period. These crossovers are generally limited to ornament sets for armor, weapons, ships, Ghosts, and Sparrows, but they are enticing for fans of franchises beyond Destiny 2.

PlayStation Franchises: These collaborations have included armor sets inspired by God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Ghost of Tsushima.
Assassin's Creed: A crossover featuring themed armor ornaments and cosmetics.
Fortnite: Introduced skins and emotes inspired by Fortnite characters.
The Witcher: Geralt-inspired armor sets and related cosmetics.
Mass Effect: Armor ornaments themed after characters from the Mass Effect series.
Halo: As part of Bungie's 30th Anniversary, Destiny 2 featured weapons and armor inspired by the Halo franchise.

Destiny 2 even recently did a Star Wars crossover that featured relevant armor sets for each class, a Death Star-themed Ghost shell, a Star Wars-inspired Sparrow, a ship, emotes, and finishers. As it was with every crossover before it, these items were available for purchase through the Eververse store using Silver.

Destiny 2: Renegades Could Be a Sign That Crossovers Are Going Bigger

What is so unique about Destiny 2's Renegades expansion is that it doesn't represent a small-scale crossover like those the game has done in the past. Instead, the entire expansion is themed after Star Wars, though the full extent of that, especially when it comes to the game's narrative and worldbuilding, is currently unknown. Based on the teaser trailer alone, it seems like Destiny 2 is bringing many elements of Star Wars into its world — not just cosmetics. However, it should be noted that what was shown in Destiny 2's Renegades teaser trailer is subject to change.

According to Destiny 2 assistant game director Robbie Stevens, "Renegades takes the space western vibe and aesthetic that is Star Wars, and it puts it through that Destiny lens."

More or less, given how extensive Renegades' Star Wars crossover is, Destiny 2 players may be able to expect crossovers in the game on a much broader level than they've seen in the past. It appears that Destiny 2 is essentially taking the identity of Star Wars and putting a Destiny coat of paint on it, so it could easily do that with other IPs in the future. Perhaps fans will finally get those Skyrim, Dead Space, Doctor Who, and Cyberpunk 2077 crossovers they've been requesting for some time in the future, only in a much more transformative way.