Marathon Launches September 23 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 12 April 2025 / 4,866 Views
Bungie has announced the science-fiction player-versus-player extraction shooter, Marathon, will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on September 23. A closed alpha test will start on April 23.
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From the creators of Halo and Destiny…
A massive ghost ship hangs in low orbit over a lost colony on Tau Ceti IV. The 30,000 souls who call this place home have disappeared without a trace. Strange signals hint at mysterious artifacts, long-dormant AI, and troves of untold riches.
Become a Runner in Bungie’s upcoming science-fiction player-versus-player extraction shooter, Marathon. You are a cybernetic mercenary venturing into the unknown in a fight for survival and fortune where any run can lead to greatness.
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Not surprised with it releasing in September since that's been consistent with Bungie since Halo 3. I hate being a debby downer, but nothing about watching this gets me excited. Besides the art style, nothing pops and seems unique. I'm sure the gameplay will feel solid. I used to be such a fan of Bungie during their Halo era, but Destiny didn't do it for me and this seems meh. I also just don't care for extraction game types so this doesn't do me any favors.
It's also releasing the same day as Borderlands 4...
Easy choice between the two for me, Borderlands 4.
Visuals can do a lot of heavily lifting for these kinds of games. Overwatch had nothing unique to offer in terms of gameplay but always managed to stay culturally relevant thanks to it's ubiquity in rule 34.
OW2 fan made porn is not the reason the game has remained as successful as it is...
Nice visuals certainly help, but can only take a game so far. Plenty of visually pleasing gaas games have failed. The hero genre wasn't oversaturated when Overwatch released unlike today.
I guess extraction shooters are the new hero shooters, also in how little they interest me personally.
What's worse... this is an extraction hero shooter lmao
I thought that might be the case, although I wasn't sure and didn't care enough to check.
Meh
"From the creators of Halo and Destiny..." not even remotely close to the truth
More like:
"From the studio that brought you Halo and Destiny but 95% of that staff is long gone"
No kidding lol. Looking at Halo 2 and 3 vidocs and comparing the devs interviewed now, there's only 2 I saw lol. I'm sure it's a bit more than that in reality, but it's pretty insane how much this is not the same Bungie. Jason Jones is still there, but hell if we know what all he even does these days lol
This trailer has me whelmed.
If those rumors about Bungie's influence putting TLOU Factions on ice are indeed true, what does it say when this is their flex? I'm still willing to give it a chance, but man... I'm just not sold yet.
This looks Meh. I dislike the Art style. What are Bungie thinking?
Think I’ll stick with Hunt Showdown
Are the creators of Halo and Destiny gonna experience with Marathon the same failure as Firewalk Studios with Concorde?
Not for me but love the artstyle
