[STEAM] How to preload Renegades in Destiny 2

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Destiny 2 meets Star Wars with the Renegades expansion on Dec. 2, but avid fans may want to preload the update for an early start. Good news and bad news: you can indeed preload Renegades, but the window is quite tight, and it requires a lot of disk space.

Preloads releasing when the maintenance downtime starts isn't new, but this time, the server outage only lasts for one hour. Here's how you can preload Destiny 2: Renegades.

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When does the Destiny 2: Renegades preload start?

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Me and the boys when the update goes live. Image via Bungie Preloads for Destiny 2 Renegades start at 10am CT on Dec. 2 in most platforms, though "some PlayStation users" can jump the gun after Nov. 30 if they have auto updates enabled,

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It's quite a short timespan to get ready for the next expansion, especially considering downloads can get as big as 170 GB.

If you're not on PlayStation, your preload only begins one hour before the update drops on the weekly reset, which is not much of a "pre" load—especially considering you must download an entire new version of Destiny 2 in that time. In most cases, that version will also coexist with your existing installation, making for an exorbitant file size of hundreds of GBs worth of Destiny 2 data.

If you've cleared out your disk storage and have a good internet connection, here are the steps you can take to download Renegades ahead of time.

How to preload Destiny 2 Renegades

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I'm definitely eyeing that sniper. Image via Bungie Once the preload ******* kicks off, the download should appear when updating Destiny 2 as usual on your platform of choice.

• PlayStation: Set up auto-updates by going to Destiny 2 in your main menu, clicking Options, and marking "check for updates."
• Xbox: Go to Profile & System, then Settings, Systems, and Updates. You can enable auto-updates for your games here, including the Renegades preload.
• Steam: The Renegades preload should appear in your Downloading ****** shortly after it becomes available. Enable auto-updates by going to Destiny 2's properties in your Library tab and checking the "immediately download updates" box. If the preload doesn't show up, try resetting Steam.
• Epic Games: Like Steam, the update should land on Epic once Bungie enables global preloads.
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  Store: Look for the latest update in your download ****** once the preload ******* begins.

How big is the Renegades preload?

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Stay away from the Sarlacc pit while you wait for the preload. Image via Bungie The disk space requirement is another obstacle to preloading Renegades, since most versions require you to have more than one version of Destiny 2 on your computer. On Steam and Epic, the next expansion may require you to have over 300 GB of space on your disk.

Platform

Preload storage space requirements

Total file size after Renegades

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Steam

326 GB

170 GB

The Steam preload requires you to have both the latest Edge of Fate patch and the Renegades preload on your disk at the same time, though the obsolete one will disappear after the game goes live. This means you likely have to download close to 170GB before playing.

Epic Games Store

325 GB

170 GB

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Store

159 GB

159 GB

PlayStation 5

173 GB

173 GB

PlayStation 4

173 GB

205 GB

Requires the latest Edge of Fate patch plus a ~50 GB preload.

Xbox Series X/S

171 GB

171 GB

Xbox One

161 GB

161 GB

One hour is a short ******* for a download as huge as Destiny 2, and since it's expansion release day, server issues may not be out of the picture. Because of that, make sure you can download Renegades ahead of time to get into the action more quickly.



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