Marathon: Everything we know so far about Bungie's new FPS

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Bungie is making a new Marathon game, and we can hardly believe it. Before Halo, there was the Marathon trilogy – three early first-person shooters which the studio developed between 1994 and 1996. 27 years later and Bungie is returning to the universe with an all-new multiplayer-focused installment. 

Naturally, Bungie working outside of the boundaries of Destiny 2 has immediately made Marathon one of our most-anticipated the upcoming PS5 games. The new extraction shooter – where you'll work solo or in a crew of three to survive other players and a hostile planet – was unveiled at the PlayStation Showcase and there's loads of info to wrap your head around. 

So keep reading to find everything you need to know about the new Marathon game, including confirmation on its multiplayer-only status, cross-play and cross-save support, and the first gameplay and setting details. 

Bungie is yet to set a Marathon release date. In fact, it sounds as if the game is still fairly early in development. Marathon's general manager Scott Taylor says, "there’s still a lot of work to do before launch or even before we’re ready to talk about the game in more detail," before adding that it's still too early to give a timeline on when more information will be coming. When Bungie does pull back the curtain in the future, it'll "be able to show you the gameplay and be much closer to launch."  

Marathon will be released on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X. While Sony acquired Bungie in 2022, the studio has committed to being a multi-game, multi-platform studio. As part of this commitment, the studio has confirmed that the new Marathon game will feature full cross-play and cross-save support. 

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