Destiny 2 will transition from a first-person shooter game to an action MMO offering a free-to-play model called New Light.

General Manager, Mark Noseworthy and Game Director, Luke Smith spoke further about the future of Destiny 2 and Shadowkeep in a Bungie live stream on Thursday.

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Destiny 2 free-to-play details

Bungie will be cutting down on the various versions of the game that are currently out now, instead offering a la carte versions in order to make things less complicated for those interested in different expansions – including no longer having the Annual Pass.

Instead, players will now be able to jump into the different modes they want to with New Light – after a short 20 minute beginning mission – without having to go through all of the expansions, unlocking them, or buying them in bundles. Similar to the MMO models such as Elder Scrolls Online.

When Shadowkeep launches on September 17 – which will be available for $35.00 USD – cross saves will be available through all platforms, not just a select few as was previously rumored.

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That includes Xbox One, PS4, PC, and the new partnerships with Google on Stadia. As Smith and Noseworthy said, that means players will be able to play Destiny 2 in Chrome's browser on Stadia and later as an Xbox One game, with all updated saves.

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Destiny 2’s Identity

Bungie also announced that Destiny 2 will be coming to Steam in the future, and that they are going to grow their relationship with other platforms such as Stadia and PlayStation.In terms of keeping the identity of Destiny, Smith said, "We're going to preserve the core action game to Destiny," explaining that moving the game to an MMO is more about giving players further options and expanding the world as a whole for the future of Destiny.Smith commented on news surrounding a Destiny 3 in the future, saying that any plans are so far out that Bungie is focused on having the current Destiny team be committed to Destiny 2 right now – but that no matter what happens in the future with Destiny titles, it will all be surrounded by their current plans: an action MMO in a single evolving world.For more news on Destiny 2, check out the announcement of Shadowkeep, along with details of the Shadowkeep Collector's Edition and let us know in the comments how you feel about Destiny 2 moving to an MMO model.

Jessie Wade is a Hunter-news writer at IGN. Follow her on Twitter @jessieannwade