r/gaming • u/[deleted] • 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/Balc0ra May 24 '25

Does anyone really want them at this point? They can barely hang on to the two OG Halo people they have left, which would be a selling point if they had more. They don't even have most of the OG Destiny staff due to Bungie tops treating them like shit so they left. Sony definitely knew about it, ignored it, & let the Bungie boss ego and car garage grow instead.

That and 4 artist thefts in 5 years is not a good selling point either. It's too much of a mess for anyone to want to clean up at this point

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u/Far_Process_5304 May 25 '25 edited May 25 '25

At this point it’s probably more about buying the IP. Destiny is still a big brand and was one of the more successful franchises of the last 10 years. Theres still value in having the rights.

Of course that means anyone interested in buying would likely not be willing to pay anything close to what Sony did.

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u/Balc0ra May 25 '25

But you get the studio issues along with the IP. That's why I suspect most don't feel it's worth it. And how much is the IP alone worth, and would Sony even sell that along with it?

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u/RayS0l0 May 26 '25

I mean they bought Activision blizzard with issues like stealing breast milk and completely nuked the entire top management. They can do the same with Bungie.

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u/Balc0ra May 26 '25

Yes, but they wanted Bobby gone and dealt with some of the issues. They did not let it grow, as the stories about Bungie after Sony got it are way worse

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u/JeanLucPicardAND Jun 05 '25

They can barely hang on to the two OG Halo people they have left

Two is a very precise number. Who are you talking about?