re: Xbox Reveal Thread Discussion (Starts at 12 CST) OP Updated

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Destiny is an upcoming video game being developed by Bungie. The game will be an action role-playing first-person shooter in a "mythic science fiction" open world setting.[4] As part of a ten-year publishing deal with Activision,[5] Destiny will be published by Activision on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4[6], Xbox 360, and Xbox One[7] video game consoles, with Bungie expecting that the project will have a ten-year life cycle from its launch.[4] A contract detailing Bungie and Activision's publishing agreement originally listed the game for release in Q3/Q4 2013.[8] In February 2013, however, Activision stated it has not included the launch in its 2013 outlook, and that "there should be no speculation or expectation of a different result."[9]

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Bungie has emphasized that the universe of Destiny will be "alive". Events may happen in-game that are not necessarily controlled or planned by the developer, which will help to create a dynamic developing experience for Bungie and a dynamic playing experience for gamers. The game's style has been described as an always-online first-person shooter that will incorporate massively multiplayer online game (MMO) elements,[5] but Bungie has avoided defining Destiny as being in-kind with traditional MMO games.[10] Instead, the game has been referred to as a "shared-world shooter,"[11] as it lacks many of the characteristics of a traditional MMO game. For instance, rather than players being able to see and interact with all other players in the game or on a particular server—as is the case in many conventional MMO games—Destiny will include on-the-fly matchmaking that will allow players to see and interact only with other players with whom they are "matched" by the game.[10]

Destiny will incorporate a new game engine that allows global illuminations and real-time dynamic lighting to occur together. An innovation in Bungie's "hopper" technology, which has been the backbone for Halo's matchmaking system, will allow better player matchmaking in order to create a more natural experience in either cooperative or competitive multiplayer modes.[12]

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