Sony’s ill-advised live service push has resulted in pretty extreme skepticism from the PlayStation faithful — and it’s really starting to look like Marathon will struggle to find any kind of footing with hardcore PS5 fans.
Bungie’s shooter was included in a big poll that we hosted on the site last week. We asked readers of Push Square to vote for their most anticipated PS5 games for the second half of 2025; a total of 70 titles were included in the poll, and over 6,000 votes were cast by the community.
Some games, like Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2, did incredibly well for themselves, attracting 961 votes and 504 votes, respectively. However, upon inspecting the full results, it’s Marathon that caught our eye — and not in a good way.
The multiplayer extraction title received just 18 (eighteen!) votes out of 6,047, placing it 47th out of 70.
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Now, we should note that each user could vote for up to five different games — which makes the apparent lack of interest in Marathon even more damning. No matter how you slice it, that’s a shockingly low amount of support for a project that’s being pushed by PlayStation and developed by such a storied team at Bungie.
Of course, this follows on from the whole art theft saga, which rocked Bungie to its core last month. The developer simply can’t seem to catch a break when it comes to its new shooter — and we suppose that the negative press is taking its toll.
“For Marathon, it’s our goal to release a very bold, a very innovative and deeply engaging title, it’s going to be the first new Bungie title in over a decade, so we’re really excited for that release,” said co-CEO Hermen Hulst just last week in a PlayStation business briefing (via Kotaku).
“We’re monitoring the closed alpha cycle that the team just went through… some of that feedback frankly has been varied but it’s super useful,” he explained.
Clearly, the higher ups at Sony think that there’s still plenty of reason to back Marathon — but based on everything we’re seeing, the game’s got a serious uphill battle on its hands to win over PlayStation’s most engaged users.
How do you feel about Marathon at this moment in time? Attempt to gaze into the future of Sony’s live service shenanigans in the comments section below.
Is Marathon doomed? (411 votes)
- Yes, this is set to be another live service disaster69%
- Maybe, let’s wait and see26%
- No, I think it’ll actually end up being a success5%
[source News: Talking Point: What Are Your Most Anticipated PS5 Games for the Second Half of 2025?, via kotaku.com]
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Robert (or Rob if you’re lazy) is an assistant editor of Push Square, and has been a fan of PlayStation since the 90s, when Tekken 2 introduced him to the incredible world of video games. He still takes his fighting games seriously, but RPGs are his true passion. The Witcher, Persona, Dragon Quest, Mass Effect, Final Fantasy, Trails, Tales — he’s played ’em all. A little too much, some might say.