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'We all thought we were bringing extraction to the masses, and we didn't'

Q: What is "'We all thought we were bringing extraction to the masses, and we didn't'" about?

Bungie laid out its plans to bring more PvE to Marathon over the next six months.

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Published September 24, 2026 · Category: Games

Overview

A few illustrative quotes from the "Future of Marathon Part 1" video that Bungie published today. The team (recently reduced by Sony layoffs) were candid in their plans to transform Marathon from purely an extraction shooter to something more Destiny-shaped: Easier onboarding, dedicated PvE options, a wider variety of PvP (Including a team deathmatch mode), and a greater emphasis on story. This upcoming vision for Marathon sounds less hardcore and, ideally, more broad in its appeal.

Details

The two major milestones for Marathon's future will be the December Symbiosis update and a March 2027 update. Here's what Bungie's laid out for those:

Marathon: Promotional art for Sentinel's UESC-style skin, showing them reloading a weapon over their shoulder.

The next 6 months of Marathon

December: Symbiosis introduces Marathon’s first permanent PvE experience, an expanded Perimeter, a new shell, improved onboarding, and a social space.
March: These pieces come together through connected PvE, PvP, and PvEvP experiences, deeper progression, a refactored Cradle, more narrative, new enemies, and an entirely new zone.

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