Destiny 2 Servers Status - Down for Maintenance

What was the reason behind Destiny 2 servers getting down for maintenance?

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Destiny 2 a popular video game's server were down on thursday for maintenance.

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As they did mention for how long servers will be down, So no other choice for players except being patient.

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Destiny servers may be temporarily taken offline for planned or urgent maintenance, or to implement game updates.

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Updates can be about resolving gamelay issues or introducing new in game features.

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According to the information posted on bungie's website, here are the changes users mey notice:

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The latest Destiny 2 update will be available across all platforms and regions.

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-players will be able to log back into Destiny 2. -clan features may remain offline until maintenance is complete.

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Players while logging in may be placed in a queue and experience sign on issues, Also console players facing problem in updating should restart their console.

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