Sony Now Sending Out Destiny First Look Alpha Codes VIA Email and PSN

Those of you that applied for your Alpha Codes need to check your email. Codes are going out now.

[GamersHeaven]

Got mine try some a few minutes

@thekhurg-Same here

[thekhurg]

Got mine, but PSN is down. Can't enter code...

[GarrusVakarian]

Been playing mine with a friend for the past 2 hours or so. Here are some screenshots-

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The game is pretty good. Shooting feels solid, cruising around on your Sparrows with friends is fun, the multiplayer is pretty solid so far too. So far so good.

[SamPao]

woooooo it looks phenomenal

[Ripsta7th]

@Lukas what are your thoughs so far on gameplay and graphics?

[Ashunderfire86]

That's odd? I am downloading mines right now in New Jersey. Check your internet provider.

[GarrusVakarian]

@Ripsta

Graphically, it's pretty food. The lighting is very nice especially, and i really like the design of the environments. I'm pretty impressed considering it's in alpha.

Gameplay wise, the shooting feels very solid. The Sparrow is nice and smooth to drive.....just all round solid i guess. Framerate is a pretty solid 30 too, only noticed a few minor hiccups.

[fenome]

@thekhurg
It said psn down for maintenance for me, but I turned my PS4 off and them back on and for some reason that worked :p

I'm waiting for it to download right now and it needs to hurry up, I wanna play!!

[Jughead3416]

My download says 14 hours left...... Crap

[Eonjay]

Yup I got mines too. I will joing in tonight.

[Ron_Danger]

Just got my code!!

[angelsx]

I played 2-3 hours.The game looks great but that 30fps hurts

[lsujester]

Got mine, but I'm at work until midnight. NOOOO!!!!

[Baccra17]

@lukas can you choose which class to be? And what classes have you tried so far?

[kneon]

I downloaded it about an hour ago and played for about 30 minutes.

It looks ok, nothing special. The level design seems good though.

The enemy AI is incredibly stupid, they don't really come after you so you can just hide behind a rock to heal or wait for your grenade to recharge.

I suspect some heavy autoaim as I'm getting a lot more headshots than expected. I normally get a lot but having not played much FPS in the last few months I didn't expect so many.

I've only played solo so far so can't comment on other aspects of the game.

[Alexander1Nevermind]

I'm in as well/ PSN: Power-Fantastic

Downloading Now :-)

[vickers500]

Just played this for 6 hours straight, something I rarely do with video games.

How does it look? F*cking gorgeous the first time you see it. The lighting is spectacular, the environments are amazingly designed, the grass, the sky (there's day and night cycles). Screenshots and compressed online videos don't do this game a bit of justice. I've seen quite a few of trailers of Destiny before I played the game and didn't think it looked like anything special in terms of graphics. Good, but not amazing. Boy was that far from the actual truth.

This is by far the best looking ps4 game I've ever played, and yes, I've played through inFamous twice, this looks better.

The gameplay is so fluid and smooth, even though it's 30fps (which I now just learned from the below comments as it's not something that really crossed my mind while playing it), you probably wont notice it.

I had no technical problems at all. There was seemingly no lag. I say seemingly because I believe Bungie has cleverly disguised lag in this game. Every now and then, I would notice my co-op partner go invisible for a little while (not just disappear, but an animation kicks in) and then reappear with that same "warp-like" animation. It's not an ability, it's not a special class perk or anything like that because we were both different classes and this happened early on. It took me a while to figure it out, but I'm fairly certain it's just an awesome way that they disguise lag.

It was incredibly fun to me, though having people that I knew certainly increased the fun I had, but wow, what fun it was. Destiny is a day one buy for me after playing this. I may even consider buying the collector's edition if they have one, I'm that confident. I loved the Borderlands games, and this is similar in terms of the co-op experience you get from it.

Seriously, sign up for the beta/alpha the first chance you get, it's great.

[Benchm4rk]

@Lukas_Japonicus

In comparison what does the shooting feel like compared to Halo?

[Raf1k1]

Got this today and the Battlefield Hardline code yesterday but didn't realise.

I know what I'm doing this weekend :)

[oxybulle]

I played for an hour, so far, like it and its pretty.

My PSN: pascalv

[mcarsehat]

@Lukas

I've not seen that much of Destiny's gameplay, do you travel through space to each planet like No man's Sky or do you just go to gateways and then load into the levels like Borderlands or Mass Effect?

[Gamer1982]

This is one of the main reasons i'm glad I chose PS4 over Xbox One for my early purchase :). Played the game last night and looks amazing and plays really well..

[TFJWM]

Got mine as well download should be done in 15 mins or so. Will see if its worth all this hype or not soon

[Shadonic]

cant really see if its worth it yet if its just an alpha test.

[Rodney25]

I got mine too awesome. What's you guy's PSN ID, mines is Rodtastic25

[TheFutureIsBlue]

Got mine too. I guess it would be against the rules to stream this since it is beta? =p

[Blaze929]

My download is telling me 57 hours left (1893 MB/6684 MB)....on a 50MB/30MB Verizon FiOS connection.

You gotta be kidding me Sony -_-. I guess everyone (who got in) is downloading at the same time or something? Still - this is ridiculous.

[Yo Mama]

Dude, you need to get your internet checked out. I have a Time Warner 50mb/down connection and it took me 45 minutes, if that. It's not always Sony's fault.

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[liquidhalos]

I had the same problem, to fix it I changed my dns server to Google. It's really easy. Just Google. Change ps4 dns settings. It comes straight up, takes 1 minute and drastically improves download speeds for some reason.

[Blaze929]

thanks @liquidhalos - I'll check that out right now.

[ATGaming4]

Mine is installing really slow should I try re-installing?

[oODEADPOOLOo]

@ Lukas_Japonicus

How do you manage to be on almost every article on this site and almost always as one of the first comments?

[wastedcells]

played it at E3, it was awesome...they gave out alpha access in the sony booth.

[Majin-vegeta]

Nothing :(.If anyone doesnt want their code you can PM it to me :p

[adventureghost124]

You have to go out of your way too sign up for it so probably not, sorry!

[TacoTaru]

I got a code and never signed up for anything since I don't play first person shooters other than Bioshock like games. Don't know why I got it.

I'd give it away but my son decided he would play a little so I could see what it looks like. I'll be lucky if he plays for an hour since he only plays DOTA2 and Wildstar.

[Majin-vegeta]

Update:Just got my code :D

[sinjonezp]

Yep..just got my code. Haven't downloaded it yet. What you guys think of the alpha so far?

[TFJWM]

Pretty solid, only has the 1 map but controls are pretty tight and graphics are decent. I prob wasnt going to buy it before hand, but now I think leaning towards picking it up. The 6v6 map is fun I really wish they had one of the co-op maps thou

[ipach]

instant vehicle was a nice surprise. graphics are a little underwhelming for me: kinda has a borderlands drawn feel... definitely an alpha... but I like this trigger button jump convention that is starting to stick (thanks titanfall)

[djplonker]

Nothing yet what is very worrying is the email I use for psn has never had an email from sony not sure what to do :/

I did get two ps4 battlefield hardline beta codes.... whoopy /s

[admiralvic]

I know that feeling, but have some faith.

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I just got my code and can't wait to try it out!

[djplonker]

Just managed to verify my email lol I have had that account since 2010 and didn't notice hope I can still get a code!

Edit: no code I messed up....

[Fixay]

I still haven't received mine either, bit of a bummer.

It seems many people from the UK haven't got one yet

Edit: Oh and PSN is down for me anyway so I can't even redeem it if it did randomly come through lol

[Shakengandulf]

Its worth checking junk mail too, thats where mine were.

[Chuk5]

Just got mine. I've lost intrest but i might regain it if I can see what it's all about.

[Fixay]

Dam if you lose interest then may I have the code please? haha

Bit cheeky I know but I genuinely am interested in this game.

[Omegabalmung]

Got one :)

[Codewow]

Now that this is news, everyone needs to be weary about fake emails. Thankfully most companies are getting smarter and just flag an account rather than send a key in their email.

[thekhurg]

The Destiny Alpha email is a code to enter while logged into PSN. Any email telling you to go to a website is fake.

[Codewow]

Yes, and a lot parents/newer folk won't realize this.

[ftwrthtx]

Actually the email gives you a link to the PSN FAQ in regards to redeeming codes, so you that's not always the case.

It's all about looking at the actual URL in the email before clicking.

[Bowzabub]

Yes

[NovusTerminus]

I got mine! Now to wait for my horribly slow internet to download it!

[JoGam]

Mine was up to 15hrs. It can't be my internet. I think the server is getting hit hard.

[kneon]

It took me about 20 minutes to download, that was about 2 hours ago.

[Tripl3seis]

just got mine right now downloading!!!

[brandonb21]

got one

[thejigisup]

Haven't gotten my code yet I'm hoping I got in I have all weekend free and would love to get some serious hours logged

[thejigisup]

Got my code it'll be ready in one hour

[Battlefieldlover]

i got mine :) waiting for it to finish downloading as we speak.

[neocores]

wow I got my at 9am and I just barley looked lol0.0 add me on PSN peewee78368

[waltonboy52]

Just got mine downloading know.

[lonelyplayer]

can I still apply for a code?
EDIT 1: http://playstation.greatnes... Registration is closed. :(

[Shadonic]

look around online i think their still going to be giving out codes, look on reddit and twitter and ask them.

[SpitFireAce85]

How long is the Alpha beta?

[thejigisup]

Alpha is the weekend beta is longer next month

[Rhezin]

huh? Do you mean it ends this Sunday then?

[windblowsagain]

Just got a code and i'm downloading. I also got a BF hardline code today, very good game.

[Shakengandulf]

Same here, except i gave my bf code away, bf4 was a mess and took too long to fix so i'll skip hardline and buy the game after that.. Hopefully battlefront.

[Deathdeliverer]

Got my Destiny beta, the ps now ps4 beta (Runs and looks like a disc is in!), and the hardline beta!

[Clown_Syndr0me]

After an hour my first impressions are as follows.
The game is holding up well for an Alpha, experienced no bugs or lag yet. The graphics decent but not stunning - I expect that will change yet. The controls are pretty standard for an FPS, plays smoothly. It has a basic customisation system id expect from an MMO type game, but again I expect that to be expanded on vastly yet.
But the main thing ofcourse is the fun factor and if Im honest Ive found it very underwhelming and rather dull so far - Im pretty bored and happy to call it a night. But I see potential here and I know better than to judge a game entirely on its alpha test. I did have a quick bash at the pvp and whilst its nothing revolutionary I did enjoy it.
I look forward to the upcoming beta to see how its improved.

[devileyed]

Yeah i have to agree it's pretty bland in the gameplay dept. It really feels like a halo/borderlands mashup. The A.I.,the dropships, the constant enemy respawns right on top of you are all halo the rest feels like borderlands without the fluid combat. even the enemies all use halo tricks. how bout the "hive" ? they sure are awfully similar to the flood.

[GW212]

Thanks for the honest feedback. I got my code but haven't check it out yet.

Add me GKW212 on PSN if you have a chance.

[cfc83]

All ive been doing is dancing. Where is the action ?

[Fixay]

hahaha

Try out some PVP?

[My_Name_BTW_Is_Dante]

If you want a first look at the game then just go play Borderlands. Destiny is nothing but a Borderlands clone anyway.

[supes_24]

Lol! You couldn't be more wrong. You definitely don't have an alpha key because the two are nothing alike. I quit Borderlands after a few tries. Didn't like the art style at all. If you've ever played Halo you'd know what to expect. This is s mix of Halo and Mass Effect imo.

[SpinalRemains138]

Sweet. Just got mine. ,:)

[JohnnyRico305]

Got my code baby!!!! Hit me up guys! XxREAPER305xX on PSN... I don't have many to play with so please request me. Thanks

[GW212]

I'm on it... I got my code but haven't had a chance to play. See you on it this weekend.

[Jsoc]

My son and I got ours . Waiting for him to get home and install ... Can't wait ... My PSN name is sancop if any body want to play

[MegaMohsi]

Damn no code for me yet, hopefully soon. When are they sending them out until?

[The_Sneauxman]

I got my code thanks to Sony's E3 Experience. I can't download it until tonight after work. Ughhh

[Ethereal]

Input the code on the web store and push it to your PS4 so it ready to play when you get home.

[isa_scout]

Got mine,sooooo excited. It needs to hurry up and DL already. I know it's only an Alpha, but everything I've seen so far suggests it's in much better shape than some retail games.

[SPARTANSCORPION1]

I GOT MY CODE-> START DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL SOON

[Nightfallen]

This game is worth every cent. From the single player, to the strike missions and crucible multiplayer. Everything is top notch and smooth. Never have I enjoyed a beta (rather alpha) so much.

[cellfluid]

I got mine its download as i type this.Ol c u online.. cellfluid

[incendy35]

Downloading now, can't wait to play!

[WalterWJR]

Played for a bit now and while I appreciate this is an alpha, the graphics are very poor. Not PS4 standard by any means it feels like call of duty graphics.

Hopefully this get's patched up but other than that it's quite fun. All be it I don't have a clue what is going on, probably should have just given us competitive multiplier.

[VitaOwner]

Got the code!!! Now I can finally see if I want to pre-order the game.

[shaft0140]

I'll trade anyone a BF Hardline Beta code for a Destiny code!! PS4 only.

[mr233]

How did you get a battlefield code? Where are they giving those?

[shaft0140]

Signed up for the beta on BF.com. I just have an extra code. I just got my code for destiny so I don't need one anymore! This game is great!

[Ethereal]

Got mine!

[mr233]

Got mine. The graphics are pretty good for an alpha. The gameplay seems a little repetitive at this point, but I don't really know what i'm doing yet. There are no directions yet. It's pretty much jump in and follow the waypoint and goal. Pretty fun though.

[one2thr]

Just checked my email at work, cant wait to get home :)

[McScroggz]

Sweet, I got my code.

[mr233]

Although it's unpolished and an Alpha, I have to say there are few bugs. It is pretty good. Had a couple instances of enemies disappearing, but no deal breakers. No lag or choppiness.

[Kemosabe]

Here my code I got an extra first come first serve http://postimg.org/image/k8...

[aussie_0112]

Got mine downloading now

[Stapleface]

Damn you Verizon!! My internet has slowed to a crawl and there is nothing I can do about it. I might get a phone call in the next 24 hours to let me know if they fixed it, or if they need to send a tech to fix it. sigh... Had to be during a very short Alpha period for a game I'm interested in. Perfect timing..

[jmac53]

Wow! Just got the code and earlier today I got into the PS Now Beta.

[brandonb21]

i been playing it and its almost like world of warcraft and halo had a baby i been liking it but they do just drop you and they think you know everything with no guide no instructions not even a tutorial

[GusBricker]

As someone who plays most games on my Xbox One, the combat felt odd to me, uncomfortable even. I just don't like the PS controller for FPS. Shrugs.

[sprinterboy]

Quick 1 hr playthrough so far, very impressed,only took me 10 mins to download just shy of 7gb, thank god for 200mb broadband lol. Need some psn buddies though, psn id: mummy1daddy

[nealane]

i got lucky and got codes to destiny alpha and the battlefield beta. I like destiny, so far it reminds me of a combination of borderlands and halo, gonna try battlefield beta next.

[UnHoly_One]

It's Sooooo boring.

It's like Borderlands minus all the fun.

[0P-Tigrex]

WHERE DO I APPLY

[ConfettiYeti]

I entered into this through the PS Store on PS4, and I never received a code to get in. I feel pretty irritated by this because this was one if my highly anticipated game. My Pre-Order has been paid in full. And the small issue of not getting a code when I did everything asked of me to join, makes me want to cancel it and wait for a price drop. Childish...fuck yes it is, but I feel let down. And after trying to get intouch with Bungie over it, and not getting a response. That just amplifies that feeling.

I may not actually cancel it, not that it would truly hurt Destinys sales in the slightest. And I'm not boycotting it, I just think I'll wait for a price drop around $29.99. But to be honest, the past few days have been crap and this just piled onto the already shitfest going on in my head. Still pisses me off and I just want to give Bungie the middle finger. Really was looking forward to this.

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Youre not missing much, its really boring. Hopefully the final game will have fun as they seem to have missed that out in the alpha.

[vickers500]

Don't listen to clown_syndrome, the alpha is amazing. I played it for six hours straight, something I normally don't do with games. Read my comment on the first page to see why I loved it so much.

[jmac53]

Childish...yes

[ConfettiYeti]

I did say that. I make no bones about that, and I'm running with it.

[Meltic]

where the fk is my code ?. i live in europé... this is bs

[JMyers]

GOT MINE!!!!!

[D0UbleF_]

Got mine!

Been playing and streaming for almost 3 hours.

Problem is that in the "campaign" mode I barely found 3 other players.

How is the matchmaking happening? Region based?

[starrman1985]

The game is very solid!

Graphics are really impressive, the worlds are very reminiscent of the Halo series as is the enemy design etc!

The shooting feels like a more accurate borderlands(the damage numbers popping up probably adds to this)

Their are lots of systems in place similar to popular MMOS, each enemy seems to have a chance to drop different rarity items, some require identifying much like Diablo. I like how so far each armour piece/weapon seems to have a different appearance.

I'm really enjoying it, spent 30 minutes taking down a huge spider tank this morning with a couple of random guys, it took ages!

[amnalehu]

Hard to believe this is just an alpha! The game is so polished and plays really well. Truly the most fun I ahve had in a shooter in years. Believe the hype!

[Android]

I got mine too. Has anybody been in this basement like place at the beginning of the first mission before you go to the sky watch building? There's this super duper tough guy that practically annihilates you the moment you enter the basement! He has this ridiculous sword and doesn't sustain any damage. I'm going to team up on him later and try fighting him again!

[starrman1985]

Yep, I got destroyed by him too!!

[Android]

Lol It's good to hear somebody else suffered the same fate.

[supes_24]

Downloading now. I'm currently at 80%. Only been downloading for about an hour or so. I'm gonna give this a shot when I put my lil boy down for his nap at 1 O'clock. I preordered this so I hope it's all it's hyped up to be.

[p3rf3ctgam3r]

Last night I played for about an hour solo of the single player and PvP. Then my cousin and his friend got on and joined me in game. My impressions so far?

This is the best Alpha I have ever participated in (and I've been in my fair share of Alphas and Betas over the years, particularly for MMO's and Shooters.

When I played the first mission by myself I felt that feeling of playing Everquest for the first time. I could follow the mission objectives or venture off on my own. The enemies have "levels" and some can be down right impossible to kill without a strong 3 man team at the appropriate level. This game definitely has potential.

We enountered several bosses with some fights lasting 20 minutes. Boss fights always had waves of enemies helping the boss and the bosses sometimes helped themselves by spawning drones. The battles were pretty heated to say the least.

[Elda]

Got mine!

[Menkyo]

never got mine.

[heisenberguk]

Didn't get one!! I got a battlefield one that I'll probably never use!!!

[starrman1985]

Apparently everyone who signed up will get one before the end of the alpha.

[subharmonics]

All this people judging the game like it's a finalized project. So far the game has insane potential to be one of the best fps/action games of all time!

[TD_hastetheday]

Damn, too late for the alpha, but I've got a spot held in the beta!

[kryteris]

Engine is fantastic, but the game so far is quite boring. I really hope that there is more to it, or at least a single player campaign reminiscent of their Halo work. It would be really lame if the game does not change much. An alpha build 3 months out from release is more like a public open beta that is near ready, don't make much sense to show off anything less, but who knows perhaps it will improve substantially in July.

[iistuii]

Not bad. Just reminded me of a free roaming version of Halo with different enemies. Not sure about it just yet.

[DanaBlack]

Man i signed up for it immediately as it was announced at the e3 conference and didnt get one :'(

[ramiuk1]

super smooth,looks amazing and its great design.
the low level enemys are stupid but there meant to be.

enemys which respawn every so many minutes,as you get higher level u just run past them etc.
its all RPG elements like say EQ2 for example with loads of rank up missions dotted about and hten you go back to main people for missions.
its awesome imo

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

Downloaded this code from the movie theatre and I still have a free 14-day trial to PS+ that I can't use.

[iiorestesii]

Got mine Zman919

[BloodBerserker]

I purchased my copy of destiny on the ps4 the other day and signed up and verified my e-mail but I still have no received any beta code can someone give me info on this on what I need to do next?

[Sdearing0409]

[email protected]

PSN name: Sdearing0409