Illustration of Marathon game's upcoming launch on March 5, 2026, highlighting beta success and pre-sales amid cyberpunk action.
Illustration of Marathon game's upcoming launch on March 5, 2026, highlighting beta success and pre-sales amid cyberpunk action.
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Marathon approche de son lancement avec de solides résultats bêta et des horaires confirmés

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Le shooter d'extraction Marathon de Bungie doit sortir le 5 mars 2026 sur PC, Xbox et PS5, après une bêta ouverte réussie. Les estimations des analystes indiquent des préventes sur Steam autour de 250 000 exemplaires, derrière les 550 000 d'Arc Raiders. Une nouvelle vidéo musicale cinématique met en avant le style artistique unique du jeu avant son déploiement mondial.

La bêta ouverte de Marathon lors du Steam Next Fest de la semaine dernière a affiché de solides performances, se classant au deuxième rang des jeux les plus wishlistés avec plus de 200 000 joueurs l'ajoutant à leurs listes, portant le total des wishlists à environ 1,2 million sur Steam. C'était également la démo la plus jouée de l'événement. Cependant, selon le rapport d'Alinea Insight, au 2 mars 2026 — trois jours avant le lancement —, Marathon avait vendu un peu moins de 250 000 exemplaires sur Steam. Ce chiffre est plus du double de celui d'Arc Raiders à un stade pré-lancement similaire, qui avait atteint environ 550 000 exemplaires. Player data indicates limited overlap between the two titles: only 48 percent of Steam users who tried Marathon's beta also played Arc Raiders, while 74 percent had experience with Destiny 2. The game launches on March 5 for PC, Xbox, and PS5. Bungie released a launch cinematic music video on March 3, featuring the track 'In Death We've Just Begun' by Poppy and Son Lux. Ryan Lott, founder of Son Lux, serves as the game's main composer. The full 3-minute-24-second song is available on major music platforms. The video emphasizes Marathon's distinctive art direction and brutal gameplay in the Tau Ceti IV setting. Global release times are as follows: on March 5, 2026, at 10am PST, 12pm CST, 1pm EST, 6pm GMT, and 7pm CET; on March 6, 2026, at 3am JST and CST (Beijing), 5am AEST, and 7am NZST. Bungie has outlined an initial roadmap including free seasonal content, wipes every three months, and evolving experiences leveraging the studio's live narrative approach.

Ce que les gens disent

Les discussions sur X révèlent un scepticisme quant aux préventes Steam de Marathon à 250-280k, derrière les 550k d'Arc Raiders, les utilisateurs calculant les ventes massives nécessaires pour atteindre le seuil de rentabilité face aux coûts élevés. Les avis sur la bêta sont partagés : certains saluent le gameplay intense, d'autres critiquent l'interface utilisateur et la chute du nombre de joueurs. L'excitation pour le jour de lancement persiste aux côtés des horaires confirmés et des éloges pour la nouvelle vidéo musicale cinématique.

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