Grinding in Destiny 2 is practically Sisyphean, but competing in The Final Shape’s login queues can be just as grueling. Errors like “Destiny 2 servers are unavailable” will halt whatever activity you were expecting to do.

Destiny 2 expansions are typically marked by server queues, and with the importance and excitement surrounding The Final Shape, it's not entirely surprising that players are getting stuck at the message "servers are unavailable" – although the usual error code is "Destiny 2 servers are temporarily full".

Here's why Destiny 2 servers are down and what the error message in The Final Shape could mean.

The message "Destiny 2 servers are not available" appears to be the new error code heading into The Final Shape. This indicates that you are currently unable to log in due to server issues, likely related to congestion prior to the expansion.