This is definitely one of the biggest announcements from the PlayStation conference. Bungie has unveiled its next game, which is Marathon, a license Bungie has owned since its inception.
Bungie’s new game launches on Xbox
Marathon is an FPS-style multiplayer game released on the Macintosh in 1994, followed by Marathon 2: Durandal in 1995 and Marathon Infinity in 1996. And during the PlayStation conference, Bungie announced a new episode simply called Marathon is called.
Bungie was acquired by Sony in 2022 and was busy with Destiny 2 at the time, but was secretly making progress on this new title. As expected, this isn’t a PlayStation exclusive as Sony had claimed that Bungie’s games would continue to be released across multiple platforms.
A huge ghost ship hovers in low orbit over a lost colony on Tau Ceti IV. The 30,000 souls that inhabit this place have vanished without a trace. Strange signals portend mysterious artifacts, long dormant AIs, and hoards of untold riches. You are a runner venturing into the unknown in the fight for fame and shame. Which of you will write your name above the stars?
Become a runner in Bungie’s new PvP sci-fi shooter. Fight for survival, wealth and glory in a world of evolving and persistent zones where every race can lead to greatness.
Marathon is being touted as a “new PvP extraction shooter” set in a sci-fi universe. Scheduled for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, it will benefit from cross-play and cross-save functionality.
