Marathon Launches March 5 for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 January 2026 / 4,709 Views
Bungie has announced the team-based extraction first-person shooter, Marathon, will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on March 5.
The Standard Edition is priced at $39.99 / £34.99 / €39.99, while a Deluxe Edition will be available for $59.99 / £44.99 / €59.99 and include the following content:
- Premium Rewards Pass Voucher (x1)
- 200 Silk Rewards Pass Tokens
- Weapon Cosmetics
- Midnight Decay Misriah 2442 Pump Shotgun Style
- Midnight Decay Overrun AR Style
- Runner Cosmetics
- Midnight Decay Vandal Shell Style
- Midnight Decay Destroyer Shell Style
- Midnight Decay Assassin Shell Style
- Midnight Decay Thief Shell Style
A Collector's Edition will also be available on the Bungie Store. It is designed by PureArts and features a 1/6-scale statue of the Thief Runner Shell.
View the pre-order trailer below:
View the Collector's Edition trailer below:
Read details on the game below:
From the creators of Halo and Destiny.
Scavenge the lost colony of Tau Ceti IV in Bungie’s team-based first-person shooter extraction shooter. Choose your Runner and work together in crews of three as you battle rival teams and hostile security forces for weapons and upgrades. Survive and your loot is yours to keep for future runs on Tau Ceti—or if you’re brave enough, a journey to the derelict Marathon ship that hangs above.
Become a Runner
Choose from a roster of cybernetic mercenaries with unique abilities. Customize your playstyle with the weapons, implants, and equipment you collect on your runs. Every match is a chance to experiment, buildcraft, and come back stronger.
Welcome to Tau Ceti IV
What once was a thriving colony is now a battleground for rival factions competing for power and fortune, hiring Runners to track down weapons, valuables, and the edge they need to win.
Fun and Competitive at All Skill Levels
Bungie’s best-in-class first person gunplay makes playing at every skill level satisfying. With multiple maps to choose from, you can sharpen your skills in starter areas, then challenge yourself in high-stakes zones and Ranked mode in season one.
Committed to Fair Play
Cheaters don’t stop, so neither do we. We’ll continue to invest in robust anti-cheat and dedicated server support to keep your games competitive.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can follow the author on Bluesky.
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I last played this in an October Closed Test, and it was great then. Looks to have significantly improved since then too.
Bungie wouldn't release a bad game, they're too big of a studio for that. Marathon still has a LOT of haters though sadly and it will be very interesting to see how the game itself and Bungie's fanbase fares against this avalanche of concord like hate.
People who can't think for themselves. Nearly everyone who I've seen said they've played it says it's good and improved a lot since original betas. They also think it should be F2P when most other (popular) extraction shooters are not.
I just hope all the hate backfires and results in just giving the game free advertising. Free advertising didn't work for Concord or DA veilguard though
Concord was a decent game but it was only decent and 5 years too late to a market that was kinda stale. It had no real vision either sadly, just a PvP hero shooter with too many modes, I think if they had changed it's whole genre and made it a PvE or even a Borderlands esq game (obviously like 4 years ago) they might have had something. DAV, well, as a DA fan, that was not a good DA game.
The hate they got however was the wrong type at the wrong time. I think there are a fair few people who have picked up DAV because of the hearsay but considering DA:I apparently ended up selling 10mil plus, not enough came from that. The 10 year wait also didn't help.
DOA
Will wait for a sale or GamePass/PS+, game has never looked all that great. Didnt hear anything good from people I trust after the alpha/betas. I’m sure it will have good gunplay since it’s a Bungie game. The rest, meh.
Don’t need to wait, there is a free weekend before launch
