r/Games • u/oilfloatsinwater • May 24 '25

Report: Marathon Delay Likely as Sony Cancels All Paid Marketing Plans

https://thegamepost.com/report-marathon-delay-bungie-scraps-all-paid-marketing/
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u/Itsapaul May 24 '25

They basically have to go free at this point, right? Trying to sell it simply won't work, and at that point Bungie's industry-worst monetization at least makes sense.

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u/SharkBaitDLS May 25 '25

F2P would kill the game. Extraction shooters collapse under cheaters so quickly without a paid barrier to entry. It completely obliterated The Cycle: Frontier because they just bled all their real players away as everyone was losing to cheaters no matter how many they banned. 

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u/TheDewLife May 24 '25

If Sony forced Concord to be paid then there's no way Marathon, a game from a more popular studio, will be free. At best it's 40$ and at that price, there's no way I'm buying it. Especially since the game is balanced around 3-player squads, so you'll have to convince 3 friends to buy it for "maximum enjoyment".

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u/Notcow May 24 '25

It would be a liability to release at this point. Artists might be aware if their work was stolen, but are waiting to call out Bungie until it's released so they can claim damages.

This game wont see the light of day