It Looks Like the Marathon Release Date Has Leaked via the Xbox Store

We already knew that Bungie’s delayed extraction shooter revival, Marathon, was toying with a March 2026 merchandise model and a $39.99 terms point, but it seems arsenic though an advertisement connected the Xbox Store has prematurely announced the large day: March 5, 2026.

It was Redditor TheJuiceBaba who spotted it first, providing a signaling of a now-deleted Marathon teaser trailer connected Xbox, which ended with: "Coming March 5, 2026. Pre-order now."

In quality improbable to astonishment you, soon thereafter the trailer was yanked from Xbox, and TheJuiceBaba's station is obscurity to beryllium seen (if not rather earlier radical were capable to rip and reflector it), giving america our strongest hint yet that the trailer could beryllium authentic.

Marathon has surely endured a troubled improvement and has suffered aggregate delays. At the extremity of past year, genitor institution Sony said Bungie had failed to conscionable its income and idiosyncratic engagement targets, resulting successful a $200 cardinal impairment charge, and the workplace recovered itself battling yet much accusations of plagiarism backmost successful May aft an creator accused Bungie of lifting aspects of her artwork for Marathon (the contented has since been resolved).

Last June Marathon was delayed into 2026 arsenic Bungie worked to respond to feedback from playtests. Things went acheronian until Marathon re-emerged successful October, erstwhile Bungie announced the extraction shooter was acceptable for a limited, invite-only playtest for players successful North America and Europe crossed PS5, Xbox Series X and S, and Steam.

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