Marathon launch date is now official: After Xbox by chance spills the beans, Sony sighs, throws up its palms, and says sure, it's approaching March 5
We have realized rather a lot about Marathon over the previous couple months, however one quite necessary bit of information we have not been given is the discharge date. Sony has beforehand dedicated to Marathon arriving in March 2026, however has remained mum on specifics, presumably holding out for a giant, flashy reveal that may function the metaphorical exclamation level capping off what has been a fairly profitable pre-release marketing campaign.
That has now modified: Marathon is approaching March 5. The date was initially revealed by a untimely preorder trailer on the Xbox retailer and whereas it was rapidly pulled, an official announcement rolled out just a few hours later. Here is the brand new trailer:
The video is generally cinematic, a classy assortment of environmental photographs, quick cuts, and occasional bits of gunplay: Bungie is unquestionably going for a vibe right here, and this trailer seems prefer it was in-built a lab to drive hype and ship the climax of a marketing campaign to show round what was trying like a full-on disaster for Bungie.
The preliminary Marathon reveal was, to make use of the technical time period, actually not nice, to the purpose that even PC Gamer model director and inveterate Bungie fan Tim Clark began to sweat. A protracted-awaited gameplay reveal did not change anybody’s thoughts, ultimately resulting in a prolonged delay, and it actually began to sound like Sony had resigned itself to taking a tough kick within the ass on the entire thing.
However in December 2025, Bungie got here out swinging with a type of re-reveal, this one far more detailed than the preliminary unveiling and that includes quite a few adjustments to the preliminary design. And it labored, no less than to the extent that doom and gloom is now not the order of the day. ‘Pleasure’ might be overstating it and Marathon remains to be going through a really laborious highway, however there is a sense amongst individuals following alongside that Bungie would possibly truly pull it off. At this level, that is a big uptick within the temper.
So, Marathon, March 5, now confirmed. You may preorder it for PC on Steam, for $40/£35/€40.