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[bighugeguns]

Sure, agreed.
But I think the incentive is still there, as some games don't recover from a bad launch.

This game is simply too fringe, fundamentally boring and alien to take advantage of the usual bullshit "the devs listened!" post-sale marketing cycle grift. It's going to bomb nearly as hard as Concord did, there won't be momentum or executive appetite (Nobody wants to deal with the fallout of Jim Ryan's dumb as fuck executive decisions.) for miraculous patched in "turnarounds".

Sony have shown they have zero problem walking away from half-baked dumb shit like Concord mid-freaking-launch lmao.

 

[clarky]

This game is simply too fringe, fundamentally boring and alien to take advantage of the usual bullshit "the devs listened!" post-sale marketing cycle grift. It's going to bomb nearly as hard as Concord did, there won't be momentum or executive appetite (Nobody wants to deal with the fallout of Jim Ryan's dumb as fuck executive decisions.) for miraculous patched in "turnarounds".

Sony have shown they have zero problem walking away from half-baked dumb shit like Concord mid-freaking-launch lmao.

What platform are you playing on?

 

[bighugeguns]

What platform are you playing on?

NDA etc, but between you and me, the best one.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

NDA etc, but between you and me, the best one.

There's no NDA

 

[clarky]

NDA etc, but between you and me, the best one.

So none then.

 

[bighugeguns]

There's no NDA

I thought there was an NDA in place? clarky I'm on PS5.

 

[clarky]

I thought there was an NDA in place? clarky I'm on PS5.

Nope.



Any Pro improvements?

Pretty lucky you got in with a SA PSN account, wish I could have got in from the UK.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

I thought there was an NDA in place? clarky I'm on PS5.

Nope you can stream and talk about it all you want

 

[8BiTw0LF]

Any Pro improvements?

I can answer that. None, not even PSSR

 

[clarky]

I can answer that. None, not even PSSR

Is it locked to 60 or 120?

 

[8BiTw0LF]

Is it locked to 60 or 120?

60 I think. I'll try and turn on framerate counter later

 

[clarky]

60 I think. I'll try and turn on framerate counter later

I'll be maining on PC but with full crossplay if its cheap enough might get it for the couch in the kitchen. I'd expect this would run like butter @4k on the Pro come launch.

 

[StueyDuck]

unless the alpha/beta test are an absolute shit show, I highly doubt it's not coming on the planned launch day.

maybe a week or two delay for server type issues.

It will launch in an early access state expecting all your dollarydoos though so that'll be fun.

 

[cormack12]

Thread 'Marathon delayed by Bungie'

Jun 17, 2025

Bungie.net

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• BennyBlanco
• Replies: 445
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Come brothers let us feast on our prophecies

 

[kevboard]

fuuuuuck... I was wrong and voted for a delay with a specified date.

I expected them to delay it to December or something

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Ok, whomever picked Choice #3 was right!

 

[Mibu no ookami]

fuuuuuck... I was wrong and voted for a delay with a specified date.

I expected them to delay it to December or something

Can't do it.

If you have to totally retool the game and then have another beta test and a marketing campaign. Impossible to do with just an extra couple of months.

 

[bender]

 

[Mr Moose]

Ok, whomever picked Choice #3 was right!

Me, just now.

 

[kevboard]

Can't do it.

If you have to totally retool the game and then have another beta test and a marketing campaign. Impossible to do with just an extra couple of months.

I didn't expect them to change much, my theory was that they will do the minimum amount of changes and send it out to die, hoping that it will be at least successful enough to not get shut down immediately.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

I didn't expect them to change much, my theory was that they will do the minimum amount of changes and send it out to die, hoping that it will be at least successful enough to not get shut down immediately.

We're looking at potentially a year of development since the beta was announced.

They're kind of in a catch 22 with Sony.

If they do a good enough job over the next few months a further delay could buy them time to make a better game, but it makes it look like they haven't done enough to release the game. If they do a worse job, sony might just say release what you have, even though it'll be a worse game.

They honestly need a really strong fall beta.

 

[Judge Magister]

After they appointed a new creative director and all. It was a given they would delay it.

I voted they would release as planned and fix it along the way, because this is a very delicated situation, a lot of money is invested.
On one hand the game is not being received well but on the other hand you can't delay it for long.

We'll see if this delay is enough to make it more appealing.

 

[blacktout]

Damn, I got this one wrong. Guess I underestimated just how cursed Sony's GaaS initiative truly is.

 

[near]

I can't see them delaying this. Even though the discourse surrounding it has been mixed, I don't think it has been negative enough.

In my defence, the discourse got worse after I said this.

 

[clarky]

We're looking at potentially a year of development since the beta was announced.

They're kind of in a catch 22 with Sony.

If they do a good enough job over the next few months a further delay could buy them time to make a better game, but it makes it look like they haven't done enough to release the game. If they do a worse job, sony might just say release what you have, even though it'll be a worse game.

They honestly need a really strong fall beta.

Doesn't sound like there will be a "beta" anytime soon. Certainly not anything public.

 

[ArtHands]

Part of the people who choose tthe 3rd option