--- description: Bungie says the Destiny beta is back early because it managed to finish maintenance ahead of schedule. title: The Destiny Beta Is Back a Day Early for PlayStation and Xbox image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Destiny Beta Is Back a Day Early for Both PlayStation and Xbox by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 23, 2014 12:06 AM CUT by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 23, 2014 12:06 AM CUT You know all that stuff about the _Destiny_ beta [being down for maintenance](http://time.com/3013511/the-destiny-beta-just-went-dark-until-wednesday/ "undefined") and offline until Wednesday, July 23 at 10:00 a.m. PT? Pish-posh, apparently, because the beta is back as I’m typing this, and I mean for everyone — PlayStation and Xbox players alike. Bungie made the announcement [on its _Destiny_ blog](http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11957 "undefined") just a few hours ago: --- > “” --- If you have a code, redeem it already, says Bungie, and if you don’t, [here’s how you can still get one](http://www.bungie.net/en/View/Bungie/DestinyBetaFAQ "undefined"). Bungie adds that it has “some surprises in store,” and says that if you play this Saturday, July 26, starting at 2:00 p.m. PT, you’ll get a permanent reward to celebrate your participation. The beta runs until July 27 at 11:59 p.m. PT, and the launch version of the game arrives for Xbox and PlayStation platforms on September 9. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3020843/the-destiny-beta-is-back-a-day-early-for-both-playstation-and-xbox/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3020843/the-destiny-beta-is-back-a-day-early-for-both-playstation-and-xbox/"},"headline":"The Destiny Beta Is Back a Day Early for Both PlayStation and Xbox","datePublished":"2014-07-23T00:06:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:49.565Z","description":"Bungie says the Destiny beta is back early because it managed to finish maintenance ahead of schedule.","url":"https://time.com/3020843/the-destiny-beta-is-back-a-day-early-for-both-playstation-and-xbox/","keywords":["Tech","Video Games","xbox","Playstation","Beta","destiny"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Matt Peckham","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/matt-peckham/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3020843/the-destiny-beta-is-back-a-day-early-for-both-playstation-and-xbox/","name":"The Destiny Beta Is Back a Day Early for Both PlayStation and Xbox"}}]}] ```