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Marathon might flop so hard it could affect the future of Destiny 2, and that’s a brutal truth
I really wish there was any bit of good news or a general positive vibe around Bungie's upcoming shooter Marathon, but it's just about all terrible right now. After an utterly lackluster alpha test, Marathon and Bungie have been thrust into even more negative limelight following yet another plagiarism incident at the studio, and it may serve to be the proverbial nail in the coffin for the game over four months before it even launches. Image via Bungie Forbes reporter Paul Tassi echoed what many in the industry (and those who have played it) have been feeling since the alpha, and it's that Marathon isn't going to succeed. It's just not. And as if it couldn't get any worse, the game's impending failure could have a cascading impact on Bungie's other game, Destiny 2, which seemingly does have a future and some good vibes going within its community. "This will hurt Bungie and its actual healthy child, Destiny," Tassi said of Marathon's assumed flop. "There will be layoffs. There will be Sony takeover of leadership as they bail out with millions in vested cash." The impact of Marathon flopping, a game that likely has tremendous internal expectations at both Sony and Bungie, will undoubtedly affect the rest of the company, and this could mean delays, cancelations, or just plain chaos spreading within the studio and having an adverse effect on Destiny 2 as well. And that just sucks. Tassi expanded on Marathon's big expectations and very low chance of reaching them in a YouTube video, stating he heard from sources within Bungie that the game needs to be a top-five title in 2025 to be considering a success. That just isn't happening, and that likely wasn't happening even before the alpha and plagiarism fiasco. That sort of forecast likely was never possible, regardless of the game's potential, and is just the latest example of unrealistic expectations for games when it comes to profitability. Destiny 2, meanwhile, has hype behind it. Bungie recently announced a whole year of content in the game, including The Edge of Fate DLC in July and Renegades in December, along with two more expansions coming in 2026. It's even gotten the Lucasfilm stamp of approval for Renegades, a Star Wars-inspired story, and the game got some shiny new skins to prove it. Image via Bungie It would really, truly suck to see Destiny 2 take the brunt of Marathon's failure, especially considering how exciting the game's new expansion and direction seems to be looking, and that's without even getting into the unfortunate truth that jobs and lives at the studio will be affected ten-fold. Marathon's collapse would be a low-point for Bungie, which could mean a low-point for Destiny, of which the franchise has already had several. And after that, I really don't know what happens at the studio next, but it won't be good. The post Marathon might flop so hard it could affect the future of Destiny 2, and that’s a brutal truth appeared first on Destructoid.
I really wish there was any bit of good news or a general positive vibe around Bungie's upcoming shooter Marathon, but it's just about all terrible right now.
After an utterly lackluster alpha test, Marathon and Bungie have been thrust into even more negative limelight following yet another plagiarism incident at the studio, and it may serve to be the proverbial nail in the coffin for the game over four months before it even launches.
Forbes reporter Paul Tassi echoed what many in the industry (and those who have played it) have been feeling since the alpha, and it's that Marathon isn't going to succeed. It's just not. And as if it couldn't get any worse, the game's impending failure could have a cascading impact on Bungie's other game, Destiny 2, which seemingly does have a future and some good vibes going within its community.
"This will hurt Bungie and its actual healthy child, Destiny," Tassi said of Marathon's assumed flop. "There will be layoffs. There will be Sony takeover of leadership as they bail out with millions in vested cash."
The impact of Marathon flopping, a game that likely has tremendous internal expectations at both Sony and Bungie, will undoubtedly affect the rest of the company, and this could mean delays, cancelations, or just plain chaos spreading within the studio and having an adverse effect on Destiny 2 as well. And that just sucks.
Tassi expanded on Marathon's big expectations and very low chance of reaching them in a YouTube video, stating he heard from sources within Bungie that the game needs to be a top-five title in 2025 to be considering a success. That just isn't happening, and that likely wasn't happening even before the alpha and plagiarism fiasco. That sort of forecast likely was never possible, regardless of the game's potential, and is just the latest example of unrealistic expectations for games when it comes to profitability.
Destiny 2, meanwhile, has hype behind it. Bungie recently announced a whole year of content in the game, including The Edge of Fate DLC in July and Renegades in December, along with two more expansions coming in 2026. It's even gotten the Lucasfilm stamp of approval for Renegades, a Star Wars-inspired story, and the game got some shiny new skins to prove it.
It would really, truly suck to see Destiny 2 take the brunt of Marathon's failure, especially considering how exciting the game's new expansion and direction seems to be looking, and that's without even getting into the unfortunate truth that jobs and lives at the studio will be affected ten-fold.
Marathon's collapse would be a low-point for Bungie, which could mean a low-point for Destiny, of which the franchise has already had several. And after that, I really don't know what happens at the studio next, but it won't be good.
The post Marathon might flop so hard it could affect the future of Destiny 2, and that’s a brutal truth appeared first on Destructoid.
