Marathon is Bungie’s first PS5 and PC PlayStation Studios game, and its first new game since Destiny

It has been a very long time coming, however we have lastly acquired phrase on what Bungie has been cooking up over the previous few years.

After being dedicated to the Future salt mines for the higher a part of a decade, the (unique) Halo developer has lastly unveiled its first new venture in years: Marathon.

However, cling on, hasn’t Bungie made a Marathon sport earlier than? Sure. Marathon was a first-person shooter online game developed and printed by Bungie approach again within the hazy Mac gaming years (sure, actually) of December 1994. The sport takes place a number of centuries into the longer term in outer house, and was very well-known for being fairly fiendish in its puzzles and distinctive, cerebral tackle fight.

The latest sport is not fairly the identical as its forebear, although; from the trailer we have seen to date, it appears to be like like this iteration of Marathon is an extraction shooter that is in the identical universe as the unique, however all dolled up with new bells and whistles.

Per a publish on the PlayStation Weblog:

“A sci-fi PvP extraction shooter, Marathon will discover gamers participating each other as cybernetic mercenaries generally known as Runners, exploring a misplaced colony on the planet of Tau Ceti IV searching for riches, fame, and infamy. Marathon is presently in improvement for PlayStation 5 and PC with full cross-play and cross-save.”

Marathon Common Supervisor Scott Taylor and Sport Director Christopher Barrett added some details about the title, saying:

“It’s our intention to create one thing unbelievable each for gamers who’re utterly new to the Marathon world and for these which have been ready years for extra tales within the Marathon universe. You don’t have to know something about Marathon to know or play this sport, however in the event you do, we’re making the expertise with references and deep cuts you’ll acknowledge.”

So, in the event you’re a fan of the unique sequence – regardless of the massive variations in type and style – it appears to be like like there may nicely be one thing right here for you.

No launch date was introduced for the sport throughout the PlayStation Showcase.