UPDATE: Microsoft has formally comfirmed that Marathon will launch on March fifth for Xbox, PlayStation and PC following the date being leaked.
Authentic Story: A precise launch date for Bungie’s upcoming Marathon has been leaked, and it appears to be actual, because it was the sport’s personal neighborhood web page that by accident launched the trailer.
Marathon’s neighborhood web page on Xbox Collection X|S by accident put up a brand new trailer for the sport, which was rapidly taken down. It’s nonetheless obtainable to view in quite a few locations if you wish to search for it, however I received’t be linking it right here for apparent causes.
The purpose is, the trailer ends by saying Marathon will launch on March 5. After all, we already knew the sport was coming in March, however no actual date had been given.
Marathon has had a tough time because it was introduced. An preliminary lukewarm reception to Bungie’s extraction shooter didn’t get it off to the most effective begin, after which the studio was as soon as once more rocked with plagiarism accusations. All of it led to the sport being indefinitely delayed whereas Marathon sorted every thing out.
Nevertheless, to their credit score, folks’s opinions appear to be shifting after a current vidoc confirmed Bungie taking suggestions severely, and now folks appear genuinely keen on checking it out.
Arc Raiders success could also be each a assist and a hindrance. On the one hand, it has helped popularise the extraction style, maybe serving to folks perceive the premise ,which didn’t fairly land when Marathon was revealed. And Arc Raiders has proven there’s undoubtedly a powerful market. Then again, has Arc Raiders already occupied most of that market? If that’s the case, Marathon’s going to need to struggle for its slice.
