"Marathon had a free open server slam over the weekend, attracting a peak of 143,000 players on Steam in its first day. While player numbers dropped as time went on, with some players seemingly put off by the complexity and sometimes steep learning curve of the extraction shooter, Bungie reported that players were having more fun with the game the deeper they got into it."
"Marathon will launch with a $40 price tag--the same as Arc Raiders--and while the game has hovered near the top of Steam's top-sellers chart recently, the paid launch will be the true test of the game's staying power."
"The numbers put up by Marathon's server slam are looking promising, if not exactly the runaway hit that its competitor Arc Raiders was at launch, but it's too soon to say whether Marathon will prove to have the staying power required to survive in its ultra-competitive market."
Marathon, Bungie's extraction shooter, concludes its open server test and prepares for full release on March 5-6 across PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S with simultaneous global launch. The open server slam attracted 143,000 peak players on Steam, though numbers declined as some players found the game's complexity challenging. Bungie reports players enjoyed the experience more as they progressed deeper into the game. The studio addressed input lag and communication bugs before launch. At $40, Marathon faces competition in the crowded live-service shooter market, with success uncertain despite promising server slam numbers.
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