• Home
  • News
  • Bargain Guides
  • Win
  • Reviews
  • Features
  • Previews
  • Shop
  • Podcast
  • Contact Us
Press Start Australia - Bringing The Best Of Video Games & Gaming To Australia logo
  • Home
  • News

    News

    See all
    • The Nintendo Switch Is Apparently Getting VR This Year

      February 18, 2019
    • Peter Alexander Just Got A Massive Nintendo Range

      February 15, 2019
    • A Final Fantasy Float Will Be In Sydney’s Mardi Gras Parade This Year

      February 15, 2019
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo
    • Xbox
  • Reviews

    Reviews

    See all
    • CRACKDOWN 3 REVIEW

      Crackdown 3: Campaign Review – The Little Sequel That Could

      February 15, 2019
    • Far Cry New Dawn Review – Rising Like The Sun

      February 14, 2019
    • Metro Exodus Review – Radiate Ga-Ga

      February 14, 2019
    • PlayStation 4
    • Xbox One
    • Nintendo Switch
    • PC
    • 3DS
    • Tech
  • Bargains

    Bargains

    See all
    • Bargain Guide – Far Cry New Dawn

      February 14, 2019
    • Bargain Guide – Metro Exodus

      February 14, 2019
    • Harvey Norman Has Dropped Far Cry New Dawn’s Price Even Further

      February 12, 2019
    • Bargain Guides
  • Win

    Win

    See all
    • WIN: Metro Exodus On PS4/Xbox One

      February 8, 2019
    • The Winners Of Our 14 Day Giveaway

      January 10, 2019
    • WIN: Berry Blue/Copper DualShock 4 (Day 14)

      December 17, 2018
  • Features

    Features

    See all
    • The End Of “Endgame” And Gaming As A Relationship

      February 14, 2019
    • All Of Today’s Nintendo Direct Announcements

      February 14, 2019
    • WIN: Metro Exodus On PS4/Xbox One

      February 8, 2019
  • Shop
  • Contact
    • About
    • Team
    • Review Guidelines
    • Contact Us
  • Search

Not Being Able To Play Destiny 2 Is Killing Me

Ewan RoxburghSeptember 7, 2017

So Destiny 2 released yesterday, but you probably know that, right? It’s being advertised absolutely everywhere: Tinder, Snapchat, bus stops, TV commercials. It’s clear at this point that everyone is talking about it and everyone is playing it. Everyone, except for me. 

You see, I’ve recently moved overseas to study. It isn’t that I don’t have my PlayStation with me; I do. I sacrificed a precious few kilograms to bring that bad boy on the plane with me. I even found some British power plugs for it so I don’t even have to worry about overloading my cheap Officeworks travel adapters. 

Destiny-2-1But I don’t have a TV. Sure, I could grab one off Gumtree or the like, but I’m stuck in temporary accommodation and can’t move it to my permanent home for my semester abroad. As a student, I can’t go splurging on a TV to last me a little over a week. Can I? No, the financially sensible thing to do is to be patient. But goddamn, it’s killing me. I timed this poorly.

I’m experiencing an extreme level of FOMO (fear of missing out) right now, but it’s more than that. Destiny 2 is time sensitive, you know? Not in the way, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was time sensitive. Fortunately I was staying with my cousin when that came out, so I could borrow her TV. Had I left playing that until later, there’s a good chance I would have run into some spoilers on the Internet. It’s like leaving it a day or two to watch the latest episode of Game of Thrones; you’re rolling the dice.

DESTINY-2-PLAYLIST-HEADERBut it’s different with Destiny; I’m wasting precious time. Precious time not spent grinding, levelling up and collecting loot. By the time I finally logon, chances are that my clan’s already gonna be equipped to run Strikes and Raids, and I’ll be too low a level to participate. Instead I’ll have to complete the early missions and everything they’ve already done whilst I listen to them in the group chat, having fun together. I’m missing out now, but I’ll be missing out then too.

It’s hard to make that difference up. It’ll take me some time and I’ll probably be stuck with strangers as I play catch up. Man, this sucks. I screwed up. Destiny’s a social game; will it even be worth playing once I finally get on?

Ewan Roxburgh
Ewan Roxburgh

Host and Contributor at Press Start. Resident Fortnite fanboy. I host Press Start's very own podcast, The Start Cast. I'm passionate about video games, but also music, Star Wars, LEGO, burgers and ice cream.

Stay In The Loop

Get the latest bargains and competitions direct to your inbox

Peter Alexander Just Got A Massive Nintendo Range

The End Of "Endgame" And Gaming As A Relationship

A Nintendo Direct Is Apparently Happening This Week With Some Big Nintendo Switch Titles

Crackdown 3: Campaign Review – The Little Sequel That Could

7
1

Far Cry New Dawn Review – Rising Like The Sun

9
2

Metro Exodus Review – Radiate Ga-Ga

7
3
No more articles

Instagram

  • Peter Alexander’s new Nintendo range is so damn cute! 🔥
  • A brand new Hollow Knight game is on the way!
  • Everything comes full circle! The Link’s Awakening remake looks great!
  • Our Metro Exodus review is live!
  • A Zelda: Link's Awakening remake is coming to Nintendo Switch!
  • Squirtle and Ivysaur!
 logo
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Review Guidelines
  • Team
© 2016 PRESS-START.

Shopping cart

Your cart is empty

Subtotal
Shipping and discount codes are added at checkout.
Checkout