Destiny: House of Wolves Release Date Pushed Back?

There are many rumors floating around on the internet that the released date of the next Destiny Expansion, the House of Wolves, has been pushed back from March 10th to May 19th. This is an extra 10 weeks, which at will release will make the time since Dark Below, the first Expansion, just over five months. 

There's no official announcement yet, but there's plenty of speculation as to why this may be. Some are speculating that the development cycle is behind and the the extra time is needed bring House of Wolves just barely up to the same standards set forth by The Dark Below. Others, being more optimistic, are speculating that this extra time will be used to make much needed changes and improvements that take into account player feedback, criticisms, and concerns.

Over all, the latter group feels that the delay will ultimately result in a better Expansion. There is also the possibility, however slight, that Bungie will take this time to add more content to the Expansion in some form or another, since one of the primary criticisms of Dark Below was its general lack of content. While this idea does seem a little bit too good to be true, it's still a possibility and would definitely justify the delay, in my opinion, at least.

This new release date is also much closer to the rumored released date of the "Comet" Expansion. Another possibility for the date switch is to decrease the gap between House of Wolves and Comet as much as possible in order to retain a large portion of the player base during a lengthy stretch time when there will presumably be no new content outside of the possibility of Crucible playlists. The new release date is also much closer to summer, which should be a welcome change for younger Guardians hoping for some new content during their time away from school.

Details and even rumors so far are very sparse. I will be on the lookout for any official word from Bungie or Activision on this matter. At this point, I guess the only thing to do is hope for the best and wait for any more news to surface!