Bungie's Marathon hasn't had the greatest of starts, and players are now accusing Bungie of sabotaging the game with the way its Season 2 update has been handled so far. A visually standout PvPvE extraction shooter, Marathon is a kind of follow-up to Bungie's first-ever release, the 1994 MacOS classic Marathon, though the franchise's pivot towards live-service coverage has been troubled to say the least.
Whereas Destiny 2 had been the studio's flagship project for the better part of the last decade, that balance changed in April 2026, with most veteran Bungie devs switching to work on Marathon. Destiny 2 is now functionally finished, with all live-service features concluded, and all future content canceled, much to its player base's chagrin. At the same time, Marathon is having a hard time maintaining a healthy player base of its own.
Destiny 3 may still be possible, but Bungie's next chapter may depend on Marathon finding its footing after Destiny 2's final update arrives soon.
Marathon's Season 2 update tackled many of the game's growing pains, but it hasn't come out in a perfect way. One of its biggest problems, according to the community, is the fact that...
