Marathon delayed and is probably not coming in 2025
Marathon, the upcoming extraction shooter from Bungie, has officially been delayed. In a recent statement, the devs addressed the postponement and shared insights into the project’s current status.
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Bungie has released an official statement addressing the delay of Marathon. The studio provided updated information about the game’s development timeline, confirming it is unlikely to launch in 2025.
Marathon delayed
Bungie has announced that Marathon will be delayed and will no longer launch on September 23 2025, as previously planned. One possible reason is the recent Marathon art theft scandal, which may force the development team to overhaul the game’s visual design. However, the developers have neither confirmed nor denied this.
This is the official developer statement regarding the delay of Marathon:
“Thank you not only for your passionate feedback around the Marathon reveal and Alpha playtest, but also for your patience while we took the time to listen closely and chart our next steps.
Through every comment and real-time conversation on social media and Discord, your voice has been strong and clear. We’ve taken this to heart, and we know we need more time to craft Marathon into the game that truly reflects your passion. After much discussion within our Dev team, we’ve made the decision to delay the September 23rd release.
The Alpha test created an opportunity for us to calibrate and focus the game on what will make it uniquely compelling—survival under pressure, mystery and lore around every corner, raid-like endgame challenges, and Bungie’s genre-defining FPS combat.
We’re using this time to empower the team to create the intense, high-stakes experience that a title like Marathon is built around. This means deepening the relationship between the developers and the game’s most important voices: our players.
Over the next few months, we’ll continue closed testing(including participants from the Alpha) to deploy gameplay updates and test new features as they come online.
Some of our immediate focus areas will be:
- Upping the Survival Game
- More challenging and engaging AI encounters
- More rewarding runs, with new types of loot and dynamic events
- Making combat more tense and strategic
- Doubling down on the Marathon Universe
- Increased visual fidelity
- More narrative and environmental storytelling to discover and interact with
- A darker tone that delivers on the themes of the original trilogy
- Adding more social experiences
- A better player experience for solo/duos
- Prox chat, so social stories can come to life
You’ll hear from us again later this Fall when we can share the progress we’ve made, alongside the game’s new release date. Thank you again for your patience and— much more importantly— your passion. Your continued feedback will help us make Marathon the incredible gaming experience we all know it can be.”
— Marathon Dev Team
Marathon new release date
The new release date for Marathon remains unknown, although Sony reportedly wants the game to launch before March 2026.
Although this delay was somewhat expected, especially with many major titles experiencing similar setbacks, Bungie now faces a tough challenge. Sony is unlikely to allow the new release date to slip too far into the future.
What do you think? When will Marathon finally launch, and how successful will it be? Share your thoughts in the comments!
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