Destiny 2 Update leaks Marathon Preorder Date

Key Takeaways

Bungie’s Marathon game is set to open preorders in early 2025 after dataminers went through Destiny 2’s Heresy update.
Marathon’s revival will be an extraction shooter, different from its campaign-focused predecessor.
Similarities with failed game Concord have raised concerns about Marathon, including its $40 price point and live service nature.

Destiny 2’s latest update, v8.1.0, might have revealed that Bungie’s Marathon will start preorders early next year.

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We could get more official looks at the game if the leak is correct.

As soon as the update dropped, data miners got to work, sifting through lines of code. One such line, dating Destiny 2’s next expansion, included the phrase “marathon.preorder” at the end.

Following Destiny 2’s update roadmap, after October 8’s Revenant update, the next update, Heresy, will drop February 10, 2025. If the datamined information is to be trusted, that is when Marathon preorders will open.

Interestingly, according to Forbes’ Paul Tassi’s reporting, Bungie might have been gunning for a controlled leak— it’s either them playing 4D chess, or data miners striking new information on their own.

With only five months until preorders, Bungie’s bound to start releasing more information, videos, and pictures of the game soon.

Marathon’s Release Marathon

Although Bungie is known for Halo, their initial claim to fame was the Marathon series in the 1990s.

Despite the original games being campaign-focused, this new Marathon title is set to be an extraction shooter— somewhat similar to games like Escape From Tarkov.

While a revival of a beloved IP is usually a cause for celebration, just look at God of War, ever since its 2023 reveal, Marathon’s development has suffered alongside rising doubts from players.

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Most recently, Concord’s failure has caused many to seriously doubt the general outlook on live service games, which Marathon is. Similarities between the two games don’t end there, as Marathon is expected to cost $40, just like Concord.

While these comparisons won’t probably cause the game’s failure, they certainly have raised some concerned eyebrows.

While Concord has been shuttered, there have been rumors of an F2P rerelease.

Older reports suggested that Bungie shifted its main focus away from Destiny 2 and onto Marathon, which must’ve been impacted by the company’s significant contribution to the 2023-2024 gaming layoff spree.

The game was then delayed – sort of, given that there was never an official release date – due to internal controversy within Bungie that resulted in Marathon’s director being fired, among other reasons.

Still, these delays notwithstanding, playtesting has allegedly started with the game passing with flying colors; some have labeled playing it as “surreal.”