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Marathon a ‘Premium’, Paid for Game on PS5, But It’s Not $70

Bungie has confirmed its newly unveiled extraction shooter Marathon will be a “premium” game you have to pay for, but it won’t be $70.

In a post on Twitter, the developer responded to a post detailing a GameSpot preview where the upcoming online game was described as a “premium product” that you shall have to pay “full price” for. Bungie agrees with the former, but then says “Marathon will not be a ‘full-priced’ title”. More details will be shared in the summer, it added.

The price point Sony generally goes with for its first-party games is $70, but with more recent multiplayer efforts like Concord and Helldivers 2, online-focused titles have retailed at $40. While the studio doesn’t confirm it, the likelihood is Marathon will also be $40. We do at least have confirmation you’ll have to pay for access, rather than being free-to-play.

Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on 23rd September 2025, Marathon is a first-person extraction shooter where up to six teams of three players compete for loot and valuables, with the main objective of escaping with their newly-acquired gear at the end.

The GameSpot preview in question stated there’ll be three maps at launch, with a fourth arriving shortly after launch. Is a price of $40 for Marathon acceptable for you? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

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Liam grew up with a PlayStation controller in his hands and a love for Metal Gear Solid. Nowadays, he’s found playing the latest and greatest PS5 games as well as supporting Derby County. That last detail is his downfall.

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Cutmastavictory
8:12pm

Would be a great game to release in summer months. But it has to go up against borderlands 4 and possibly gta 6

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BranJ0
8:13pm

This doesn’t look like my cup of tea, but seems intriguing enough. What I do find interesting though is that the general consensus seems to be one of open-mindedness, whereas the last live-service game playstation showed off was instantly demolished online. This does look more innovative and interesting, but not a LOT more. Just makes me more confused about the insane level of hate concord got

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RoomWithaMoose
8:16pm

Then it won’t last long. I don’t think Sony appreciates how lucky Helldivers II was going viral. Nor do I think they understand how well snippets of Helldivers II gameplay sold the game.

This won’t be a Concord level failure (at least the art style is striking and it’s a more topical genre), but it won’t set the world on fire.

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ED_209
8:19pm

The hate with any multiplayer game coming from Sony is getting kinda funny.

“I don’t want Sony to make multiplayer games, if they’re going to do that, they need to buy new studios for that > Sony buys Bungie > Why are Sony and Bungie still making multiplayer games?!

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dskatter
8:19pm

@BranJ0 It amuses me that “well, it looks better than concord!” is our metric now.

That said, I doubt this will be a massive success but I’m definitely willing to be wrong. Maybe Bungie won’t remove content that the original purchasers paid for and lost access to this time around, since they aren’t bothering with anything silly like a story or plot with this game!

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Coffeeglitch
8:20pm

Saying it’ll be full price (not 70 doesn’t make a difference when your statement is so vague), have a battle pass and three maps at launch is not a good impression. Not full price could mean 40 sure, but then a battle pass requires purchase separately presumably. For what it’s worth, three maps (four if it is indeed added to shortly after launch) isn’t a bad thing as some games have even less. But bungie also has a controversial reputation to contend with, and good will from some players may not be wise to rely on. I hope it succeeds because I enjoyed Destiny before it went off the rails, but dang this looks rough.

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UltimateOtaku91
8:24pm

If its between £30-£45 then i will be there day one, I like what I’ve seen of the game so far and I trust Bunjie for its quality.

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RoomWithaMoose
8:26pm

@ED_209 I don’t really know who was actively against the idea of Sony making multiplayer games, but conceded that it’d be okay if they bought developers specifically to do it. I know longtime Bungie fans have been waiting for them to return to single-player titles since the first Destiny…so there’s that.

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KundaliniRising333
8:28pm

Why? Sony learned nothing from concord.

The game is releasing with 3 maps….
You should not be charging for this…

I only say this because Sony needs a win and I think you would just get more people giving it a chance if you did not have to buy into it be available for whatever beta testing may come along….

I mean you know this is going to be monetized to all hell but I don’t know I just don’t think that the destiny monetization format is going to work nowadays with such a niche title in such a crowded space.

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nomither6
8:29pm

i don’t know how to feel about this game. i hate that it’s out in september though, so annoying. it’s never new s*** to play over the summer.

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ChrisDeku
8:31pm

@KundaliniRising333 Maps in Extraction games are large. Hunt: Showdown 1896 had only 3 maps a couple of years after release.

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KundaliniRising333
8:33pm

@ChrisDeku yeah I’m watching YouTuber talk about it right now though and he said he was shocked at how small the maps were ironically. He said they were so small that just during their play session he was able to basically fully memorize and know the map in and out and they got to play I think two out of the three. So they’re extremely small Maps kind of like concord…

I mean full transparency, I never played Destiny. is this how destiny released was it just like couple Maps and you had to buy into it at $40 $50 whatever it is? Granted I didn’t play hell divers 2 either. Not sure how much content that had at release. However that did turn a profit so who knows maybe it works out despite this having a very different tone, art style, being fps, etc.

There are rumors of battlepass on top of that as well….
4 billion dollars for bungie… This has to be a massive success and it sounds like it plays noticeably unfinished without much of the story being done yet, but they still have 6 months.

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Pushsquarian
8:47pm

For a premium I’d expect them to at least throw in a paid BP for all adopters, given they could switch to destiny2 route down the line anytime.
I trust Concord believers just need to convince them hard to add into existing subscription services 😏

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ChrisDeku
8:47pm

@KundaliniRising333 If maps are on the smaller side, which I kind of suspected might be the case, then I think their plan is to release one every season, which is why it is going up to 4 shortly after launch. It will likely feel a bit content light at launch under that scenario.

Destiny had a full campaign but they were generally considered content light at launch. Content in Destiny is a bit of a prickly issue because it largely involves doing the same activities over and over again. That kinda of grindy game style works a lot better for an pvp focused extraction shooter than Destiny though.

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KundaliniRising333
8:48pm

@ChrisDeku yeah that makes sense. Solid points.

Just seems like such a poor choice to be charging for this with the climate we’re in in terms of sentiment towards these live service releases. Just seems like you’re shooting yourself in the foot right before a marathon LOL pun intended…

As many people, obviously not the diehards, but many are just not even going to give it a shot if there’s a price for entry.

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Neither_scene
8:51pm

Hopefully they at least try f2p if the premium paid model isn’t successful, rather than just cancelling like concord. I’m sure the later could have found a niche had they experimented with f2p rather than opting for the nuclear option of canning the entire project

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thechetearly
8:54pm

Hooooow can companies this big fumble stuff like this?? A games price is not a “secret” or a “reveal”. The price is one of the most important details to your potential customer base. Good god people.

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Juanalf
58m ago

Not my thing but I’m rooting for it, this is a multiplayer focused studio so why wouldn’t I want them to succeed in their specialty!

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AFCC
38m ago

Welcome…to Concord 2.
The game looks generic and boring af. The only way I know this won’t flop is because, like Nintendo, Bungie has a ton of followers that pay for everything they do.
But hey…I could be wrong, maybe it is fun

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MFTWrecks
29m ago

I think this looks dope. To each their own.

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Netret0120
26m ago

Concord 2 has arrived

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YoureTooSlowBro
20m ago

I’m so glad it’s a paid game. Free to play games are the worst, especially in team based games. I think the people who say it’s going to fail because it’s not free to play are absolutely delusional lol. I imagine most of them are upset because they can’t download it just to be toxic and ruin everyone’s time.

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CieloAzure
18m ago

Not feeling the vibe for this game. Also, asking for any price for a game that looks free to play ain’t it.

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Kairuuu
6m ago

I reckon this game will have a somewhat strong launch because I think a lot of Destiny players will jump on it with it being Bungie’s new game.

I really think this game should be free-to-play though.

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