As promised, Bungie hosted the first-ever livestream to correctly reveal Marathon, its anticipated subsequent title. We obtained to see gameplay from the extraction shooter, perceive the way it works on a primary stage, and be taught somewhat bit in regards to the studio’s plans for it.
Marathon was additionally formally given a launch date of September 23 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Collection X/S, supporting cross-play and cross-save with all three on day one. However how a lot is it going to price?
That was one query Bungie omitted of the reveal, and it’s one most of the media folks in attendance couldn’t get a solution for. What the studio did confirm is that Marathon will launch as a premium title, however that it received’t be “full value.”
Chatting with Gamespot, Bungie builders additionally revealed that the sport goes to have three maps, with the fourth coming shortly after launch. Although it’s a premium title, you too can anticipate a battle cross. The precise value, nevertheless, was not revealed, and the developer mentioned it will likely be introduced later this summer time.
As for the gameplay showcase itself, we obtained to see loads of footage of the particular circulation of matches in Marathon, and the way Bungie needs to make this essentially the most accessible extraction shooter in the marketplace with out taking away the sting that makes that fashion of expertise thrilling within the first place.
Marathon characters every have distinct skills that basically slot them into totally different courses. All gamers can equip shields of various rarities, much like Apex Legends, however harm is totally decided by your alternative of weapon. You’ll be able to loot just about all the things from the world and different gamers, however for those who die with out extracting, you lose all of it.
To assist mitigate a few of that frustration, Marathon permits gamers to be revived at any second within the match. If any member of your three-player squad is alive, they’ll merely carry you again to the match by interacting together with your dying stash at any level.
What you do within the match itself defers relying on what you’re attempting to extract out. Some faction bounties will process you with pulling off sure challenges or bringing again sure supplies, whereas others will ship you into areas occupied by the sport’s AI faction. Exterior of money and usable objects (like weapons/attachments), you’ll additionally discover keys you could both use on that run, or save for a future run.
If you wish to strive Marathon out earlier than launch, Bungie is internet hosting a closed alpha this month that you just’ll want to affix the game’s official Discord server to join. The construct you’ll be enjoying will probably be much like the one we’ve seen footage of over the weekend.
Although Bungie didn’t outright affirm this, the sport will seemingly even be out there for public testing between now and September, so don’t fret for those who can’t get into the subsequent closed take a look at.