Marathon Sets March 2026 Launch Window and $40 Price Point as Bungie Unveils New Gameplay

Bungie’s delayed extraction shooter revival, Marathon, has re-emerged with an aboriginal 2026 motorboat model and a $39.99 terms point.

The workplace down Halo and Destiny announced narrowed merchandise plans for its adjacent crippled arsenic portion of a caller “Vision of Marathon” ViDoc upload to its YouTube transmission today. It puts a lens up to its adjacent task with a small little than 23 minutes of footage, showcasing the PvPvE FPS’s satellite and gameplay portion doing its champion to reply 2 large questions: How overmuch volition Marathon cost, and erstwhile is it coming out?

Bungie says its “target pricing” is presently $39.99, a terms constituent that puts it connected par with the precocious released (and massively successful) extraction shooter from Embark Studios, Arc Raiders. Additional details connected the Marathon bundle are hazy for now, with the PlayStation workplace lone telling buyers to expect entree to each gameplay updates – including maps, Runner shells, events, and much – “as the twelvemonth progresses.”

Bungie adds that reward passes volition not expire, with players capable to acquisition past passes and gain their rewards astatine immoderate time. Those disquieted astir imaginable pay-to-win mechanics person been assured that they person thing to fear, too.

"Finally, and astir importantly, we judge successful preserving competitory integrity successful Marathon, truthful endurance volition ne'er travel down to however overmuch wealth you spend," the workplace said successful a blog station today.

"We’ll stock much astir our plans for seasonal content, a roadmap, and details astir erstwhile you’ll beryllium capable to effort the crippled arsenic we get person to launch."

Bungie had antecedently acceptable a Marathon merchandise day of September 23, 2025, earlier what it called “strong and clear” feedback from players related to an April alpha trial resulted successful an indefinite delay. At the time, Sony laid retired a program to spot the caller extraction shooter motorboat earlier March 2026, with Bungie present doubling down connected that program contiguous with a firmer March 2026 merchandise model for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X | S. The nonstop merchandise day remains a enigma for now.

The Marathon ViDoc besides includes loads of caller gameplay showing however its acheronian sci-fi satellite volition person players warring bony and nail to survive. Bungie wants Runners to consciousness the unit erstwhile scavenging Tau Ceti IV, truthful it’s made changes to immerse players with realistic upwind and updated biology storytelling successful a satellite it’s calling “dark, gritty, and grounded.” Other caller additions see proximity chat, a solo queue option, a Rook ammunition with a constricted loadout, and accrued ocular fidelity and updated UI.

As Bungie shows disconnected its progress, the video besides serves arsenic a much-needed side-by-side for players to spot what has changed since feedback resulted successful that hefty hold earlier this year. The workplace says much updates volition get successful the coming months, telling players to expect the adjacent update successful January.

While we hold for that elusive Marathon merchandise date, you tin work astir wherefore Sony was consenting to admit its live-service strategy wasn’t panning retired arsenic it had hoped. You tin besides larn astir the fiasco revolving astir uncredited artwork, which was precocious resolved.

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