Destiny 2 is a popular free-to-play video game; it can only be played online. In the past, you can access and play Destiny 2 on Battle.net. But recently, the Destiny 2 PC has been moved to a new platform - Steam, so you’ll need to transfer your Destiny 2 account to Steam in order to continue playing it. MiniTool offers this post to show you how to transfer Destiny 2 to Steam in detail.

As a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie, Destiny 2 is free-to-play with multiplayer and it can only be played online.

  • Destiny 2 was first released on September 6, 2017 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
  • The Microsoft Windows version of Destiny 2 was published on October 24, 2017.
  • Destiny 2 became a free-to-play title on October 1, 2019.
  • Destiny 2 will be available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S on December 8, 2020.

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Is Destiny 2 Steam Transfer Necessary

Initially, the Windows version of Destiny 2 game was distributed exclusively through the Blizzard Battle.net. However, Bungie and Activision together broke the publishing agreement in January, 2019. Since then, Bungie became the game publisher for the PC version of Destiny 2.

The result is: the Windows version of Destiny 2 needs to be transferred to Steam since the release of the Shadowkeep expansion in October 2019. Bungie offered the Destiny 2 Steam transfer service since August 20, 2020 and it will be end until December 1, 2020 at 9:00 AM PST. You must transfer Destiny 2 to Steam before that date; otherwise, all the existing licenses, Silver, and characters will be lost.

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Destiny 2 Steam transfer service

Now the question is how to transfer Destiny 2 to Steam? What are the specific steps to transfer your account to Steam? Please keep reading to find your answers.

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Please don’t worry; the Destiny 2 transfer to Steam from Battle.net will bring you ALL the Destiny 2 content you have: Destiny 2, player accounts, Silver, expansions, annual pass, etc. You are able to continue your adventure in Destiny 2: Shadowkeep (the next chapter in the story) as long as the Destiny 2 Steam transfer is done before December 1, 2020. Please read the user guide on Destiny 2 move to Steam.

Destiny 2 how to transfer to Steam?

Step 1: Go to the PC Move page set up by Bungie to help users with the transfer process.

Step 2: Click on the BEGIN TRANSFER button under Destiny 2 PC has moved to Steam.

Step 3: Select Battle.Net as your platform.

Step 4: Log into your Blizzard account by entering Email or Phone, and Password.

Step 5: Browse your information: characters, Destiny 2 licenses, Guardians, game content, and Silver; please make sure that everything is ok.

Step 6: Go to the bottom of the Transfer Agreement and then click Accept.

Step 7: Click Link Steam and it will bring you to the corresponding sign-in page.

Step 8: Sign into your Steam account under guidance.

Step 9: Confirm the information and accept the terms and conditions to give your permissions to move Destiny 2 to Steam through the one-time transfer.

Step 10: The Destiny 2 Steam transfer is over when you see a Success notice (You are now ready to play Destiny on Steam for Shadowkeep launch. Review your future Steam account below.)

Questions & Answers:

Q1. What if my licenses from Battle.net are missing?

Some Destiny 2 licenses from the Battle.net account may get lost after users migrated over to Steam. When this happens, you should log into Steam -> log into Destiny 2 -> log out completely -> do PC migration again.

Q2. What if you don’t transfer Destiny 2 to Steam?

Blizzard will end the support to Destiny 2 on Battle.net website after October 1, 2020. Since then, you cannot play Destiny 2 on this website; you have no choice but to complete transfer it to Steam before the deadline (December 1, 2020) so as to continue your journey.

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