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- Bungie has confirmed a $40 launch price for Marathon.
- The team has also revealed a visual upgrade for the game and other features like proximity chat.
- Marathon is set to launch in March 2026, but an exact date has yet to be announced.
Bungie has announced a slew of encouraging information for Marathon recently. Following the game’s delay to 2026, a lot has changed with Marathon, including the game’s pricing itself.
Recent rumors suggested that the team would launch its upcoming extraction shooter at a $40 base price. It seems these rumors were spot on, as Bungie has confirmed a $40 MSRP for the title today.
Why it matters: Marathon is set to compete in a saturated live-service market, so many were concerned about the game’s launch price.
The latest Bungie ViDoc discusses various changes to Marathon since the game’s Alpha test.
In particular, the team has highlighted a slew of visual upgrades that have been introduced to the extraction shooter. The title is now more vibrant overall, and Bungie says that the atmosphere has received a major facelift.
Elsewhere, the audio has received a major update. Marathon now features proximity chat for more unpredictable encounters throughout multiplayer matches. The environment itself is littered with unique audio cues for different materials to reflect the interactions between the environment and players.
As stated earlier, the team has now announced a $40 launch price for Marathon. An exact release date does not seem to be set in stone just yet, but the title is said to be targeting a March 2026 launch.
PlayStation previously launched Concord at a similar price, and the game eventually ended up falling flat in the face of competition from free-to-play titles.
However, recent successes like Arc Raiders have shown that there is still a market for more expensive multiplayer titles, so it will be interesting to see how Bungie’s upcoming release fares in the market.
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