Much has been made of the future of both Marathon and Bungie, following the struggles of the live-service extraction shooter. It seems fans need not worry about either, after Marathon and Bungie received a very encouraging update going forward.
Forbes journalist Paul Tassi claimed on X that neither Marathon nor Bungie is shutting down, despite plenty of community speculation about the futures of both. When another X user asked about his sources, Tassi doubled down, stating, "it's a fact." This is great news for those who want to see a bright future for the extraction shooter, despite Marathon's well-publicized player count problem.
Much of the speculation has been focused on the fact that Bungie has yet to discuss Marathon Season 3 in any great detail. The studio's silence has led many to think the game could be in jeopardy, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Interestingly, though, Tassi only says the game isn't shutting down, but that doesn't say much about the level of active support Marathon will receive in the future. On Steam, the game has officially started to crawl into three-digit player counts on a daily basis, and it's unclear whether this is enough...
