Marathon får sin första Xbox-rabatt efter bekräftat låg försäljning

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Sex veckor efter lanseringen sänks Bungies extraction shooter Marathon med 20 procent till 32 dollar på Xbox Series X/S för första gången, efter att analytikers uppskattningar visat att Xbox-försäljningen endast utgör 10 procent av spelets totala 1,2 miljoner exemplar. Flytten belyser plattformens pågående problem trots stadiga uppdateringar.

Det fulla priset på 40 dollar kvarstår på PlayStation 5 och Steam. Alinea Analytics tidigare uppskattningar redovisade cirka 130 000 Xbox-exemplar under den första månaden jämfört med 800 000 på Steam och 217 000 på PS5, där Xbox-recensionerna ligger långt efter (1 000 betyg mot 11 000 på PSN och 35 000 på Steam). Antalet samtidiga spelare på Steam fortsätter att minska, och Circanas Mat Piscatella observerade att Warframe har gått om Marathon i fråga om aktiva användare per vecka på Steam i USA. Köerna för matchmaking har blivit längre då nya spellägen delat upp spelarbasen, vilket lett till krav på en gratishelg eller ett gratis

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Analyst estimates Marathon sales at 1.2 million copies

Video game analyst Rhys Elliott of Alinea Analytics estimates that Bungie's Marathon has sold around 1.2 million copies worldwide, generating $55 million in revenue excluding microtransactions. Steam accounts for the majority of sales at 800,000 copies, far ahead of PlayStation 5's 217,000 and Xbox Series X/S's 133,000. The game retains about 380,000 daily active users despite some early player drop-off.

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Bungie's Marathon extraction shooter reportedly cost over $200 million to develop, with sources indicating the figure likely exceeds $250 million excluding post-launch expenses. Steam player numbers have fallen 68 percent from launch peaks, yet team morale at the studio remains strong. Developers have affirmed commitment to the game's long-term support.

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A Kotaku article has compiled 16 brief player anecdotes from Bungie's sci-fi shooter Marathon, highlighting moments of friendship, narrow escapes, and surprises. Published on March 19, 2026, the piece draws from responses to author Zack Zwiezen's call for stories shared the previous day. These tales underscore the game's high-stakes design fostering memorable experiences.

Fans launch timeline for Marathon series lore

Fans have created a detailed timeline website to clarify the story of Bungie's Marathon series. The resource, timeline.bumgie by the Bumgie collective, covers major events from the 1994 original Marathon through Marathon 2, Marathon Infinity, Pathways Into Darkness, and the 2026 extraction shooter. It arranges lore in chronological order for players seeking context amid the new game's redacted logs.

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