- Marathon Gets Open Play Week with Season 2 Launch
- The free trial will run from June 2 to June 9
- All progress made will be carried over to the paid version of the game
Like Bungie’s axes Destiny 2the studio announced a limited-time free trial for Marathon as part of the upcoming release of season 2.
Last week, the Sony-owned studio confirmed that after nearly a decade, it would be ending Destiny 2 development and cancel all future expansions. Although the servers will remain online, the final updates will be released in June, but the game is essentially dead.
This news comes in the middle MarathonBungie’s latest first-person shooter (FPS) game, continues to see a rapid decline in player numbers on Steam. At launch, the game reached an all-time high of 88,337 players and is now less than 15% of that figure, attracting just under 4,000 players at the time of writing, according to SteamDB.
As the game’s first season draws to a close, Bungie has confirmed that Marathon will feature its first week of open play which will launch alongside Season 2 on June 2, seemingly in an effort to attract new players.
The free-to-play period will concern the full game and will take place from June 2 to June 9 on PS5, Xbox Series X and Series S, and PC. All progress made by players during the trial period will be transferred to the paid version.
Season 2 will also introduce a new Night Marsh zone, a new Runne shell, weapons, and progression improvements.
Earlier this month, game director Joe Ziegler explained Marathonand explained what Bungie will change in the future after the first two months of the game’s launch. This includes introducing new PvE experiences, making the game “less tedious, more rewarding”, improving UI/UX, matchmaking, solo and duo play, endgame meta and “making onboarding easier”.
Beyond Season 2, which begins June 2, Bungie will improve the onboarding process for new players, with Ziegler admitting that the game is “overwhelming to learn” and that the team is still “figuring out the balance of the end game.”
With the end of Destiny 2 and a report from Bloomberg claiming that Bungie is not actively working on Destiny 3hope that MarathonThe free trial will provide essential numbers to keep the FPS afloat.
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