Marathon is in a sprint
The Verge • • technology
Key Points:
- Marathon, a new live-service extraction shooter from Bungie, combines slick gunplay with a dark, bizarre sci-fi universe, offering satisfying core action and a mysterious setting that invites further exploration.
- The live-service shooter market is highly volatile, with many recent games like Highguard and Riot's 2XKO shutting down or scaling back shortly after launch despite initial player interest.
- While live-service hits like Fortnite and League of Legends demonstrate the lucrative potential of the genre, the current ultra-competitive environment gives new games very little time to establish themselves, often dooming them prematurely.
- Bungie’s Marathon benefits from the studio’s live-service experience and Sony’s backing, but Sony’s recent struggles with live-service projects and industry-wide
