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Sources: Bungie’s Marathon Appears To Be Targeting $40 Launch Price

Multiple sources tell The Game Post that Bungie is considering a $40 launch price for Marathon, its upcoming PvP extraction shooter.

thegamepost.com

According to several sources familiar with the project, Bungie appears to be targeting a $40 price tag for Marathon, opting for a pay-to-play premium model rather than following the free-to-play model seen in many modern shooters.

The Game Post understands that it’s likely that discussions between Bungie and Sony have taken place around Marathon’s pricing strategy after the disastrous launch of Sony’s latest live-service game Concord, which also launched at $40 but was shut down just two weeks later.

However, sources confirm that a $40 price point was definitely in the cards.

However, multiple sources have confirmed to The Game Post that Marathon is not “hero-focused” which is what many seem to believe. The “heroes” in Marathon are classes, each with its own set of abilities (along with a “special” ability), and very different playstyle compared to others.

The core gameplay structure is pretty similar to games like Escape from Tarkov but with a “Bungie twist,” according to one source. Currently, two maps are in a playable state: one set on the planet in an abandoned colony, and the other aboard the Marathon ship. It’s unclear, however, if these will be the only maps at launch or if Bungie plans to include more.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

 

[Hookshot]

Sweet! I can buy two copies for that price

 

[KyoZz]

 

[Fabieter]

No way this is gonna bomb at 40 bucks.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Pretty sure it's cancelled adamsapple

 

[Bombolone]

Very interested in seeing the product.
A $40 price tag for an online multiplayer shooter.
They do know you need something great to break into this arena, right? Makes me excited to see what gives them this $40 confidence.

 

[Mister Wolf]

Concord 2.

 

[R6Rider]

Best I can do is 40 cents.

 

[GymWolf]

Do we even know the genre? is it an extraction shooter?

 

[Spyxos]

Do we even know what exactly it is?

 

[Kikorin]

Give this shit for free and hope for the best.

 

[Holammer]

Let's see of Bungie's developer pedigree helps them get above 10k players concurrent on Steam.
I'm setting the bar super low here. Gotta be supportive.

 

[Bernoulli]

Do free to play with moderate monetization

 

[Big Baller]

 

[baphomet]

A $40 GAAS that plays like Escape from Tarkov.

What could possibly go wrong?

 

[Mownoc]

Hmmm.... Well it worked great for Helldivers 2 but I'm not sure about this one.

 

[yurinka]

Sources: Bungie’s Marathon Appears To Be Targeting $40 Launch Price

Multiple sources tell The Game Post that Bungie is considering a $40 launch price for Marathon, its upcoming PvP extraction shooter.

thegamepost.com

TLDR: As was publicly announced Bungie is making an extraction shooter, so obviously will have stuff from Escape from Tarkov but with the Bungie style.

The 2 most recent Sony GaaS shooter were priced at $40 so we guess they'll price it at that point too, which is also the price of Escape from Tarkov and other top performing games like Sony's fastest Sony game ever and cheaper than the best selling FPS GaaS shooter, CoD.

 

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[LordCBH]

DOA if true.

 

[LectureMaster]

Well, if I remember correctly, the last game priced at $40 ended up being beautiful.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

If true I knew it. Sony's GAAS pricing strategy is $40.

H2, Concord, Marathon.

Lets face it. Sony is not the type of company that does F2P models. I dont know, have they ever?

 

[Johnny Concrete]

Seems like a solid price if that means no aggressive pay-to-win bullshit.

I like the artstyle they are going for, but I need to see some receipts gameplay before getting excited.

 

[MDSLKTR]

Well, if I remember correctly, the last game priced at $40 ended up being beautiful.

But the one before will be in the NPD top 10 this year. It could work if Sony reigns in Bungie monetization plans.

 

[Hrk69]

 

[Branded]

Escape from Tarkov is about 52eu and the other closest solid shooter in that space is Hunt Showdown but they recently lowered the price as part of the new relaunch. So... fair but also good luck?

 

[diffusionx]

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

I like how the two biggest Extraction Shooters are north of $29.99 but Marathon is DOA at $39.99.

These are not serious people.

 

[Generic]

But the one before will be in the NPD top 10 this year. It could work if Sony reigns in Bungie monetization plans.

The alien girl is kinda cute.

 

[Astray]

$40 seems to be the targeted price point for Sony GAAS huh.

 

[clarky]

DOA if true.

How so? have you seen it?

Tarkov and Helldivers 2 seemed to do well at this price point

 

[Bry0]

The alien girl is kinda cute.

Excuse me, their name is It-z (they/them).

 

[That Damn Kid]

Edit: fuck, someone beat me to it

 

[Dorago]

Is there any evidence at all that this game is even in alpha?

 

[EMR]

What the fuck are you doing, Hermen?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

this is the correct decision. people would never understand.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Hitler is not gonna be happy about this.

 

[Mossybrew]

The price is not an issue for me - deliver a good game and I'll happily pay up. Helldivers 2 was a great value for $ 40.

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Did anyone seriously think this was going to be F2P?

 

[Fake]

We gonna need another 'live thread' tag on this one.

 

[Killjoy-NL]

Hunt Showdown is €30.

The €30-€40 price-range seems pretty fair.
People really like to whine about everything nowadays.

 

[StereoVsn]

Concord 2.

Concord 3.0. 2.0 will be Fairgame$.

 

[Eesha]

Deja vu

 

[Tarnpanzer]

Concord 2.

Nah, it can´t be that bad. Bungie at least is good at gunplay.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

 

[R6Rider]

Nah, it can´t be that bad. Bungie at least is good at gunplay.

The gunplay is the one good thing I heard Concord had.

 

[Fortress of Regrets]

They could probably make me play it for 30 minutes if they paid me €40.

 

[ZehDon]

DOA

 

[U n i o n 0015]

Thanks for taking a story rich SP experience and turning into a GaaS. Us old farts who actually remember the Marathon name sure appreciate that.

 

[bender]

I heard it was cancelled.