We already knew that Bungie’s delayed extraction shooter revival, Marathon, was toying with a March 2026 launch window and a $39.99 worth level, but it surely appears as if an commercial on the Xbox Retailer has prematurely introduced the large day: March 5, 2026.
It was Redditor TheJuiceBaba who noticed it first, offering a recording of a now-deleted Marathon teaser trailer on Xbox, which ended with: “Coming March 5, 2026. Pre-order now.”
In information unlikely to shock you, shortly thereafter the trailer was yanked from Xbox, and TheJuiceBaba’s submit is nowhere to be seen (if not fairly earlier than individuals had been in a position to rip and mirror it), giving us our strongest trace but that the trailer may very well be genuine.
Marathon has actually endured a troubled improvement and has suffered a number of delays. On the finish of final yr, dad or mum firm Sony stated Bungie had failed to fulfill its gross sales and person engagement targets, leading to a $200 million impairment cost, and the studio discovered itself battling but extra accusations of plagiarism again in Might after an artist accused Bungie of lifting points of her art work for Marathon (the problem has since been resolved).
Final June Marathon was delayed into 2026 as Bungie labored to reply to suggestions from playtests. Issues went darkish till Marathon re-emerged in October, when Bungie introduced the extraction shooter was prepared for a restricted, invite-only playtest for gamers in North America and Europe throughout PS5, Xbox Collection X and S, and Steam.
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