Marathon could be released next year, but Sony has not excluded further delays

Earlier this year, Bungie delayed indefinitely marathon in the middle of reports of plagiarism and admitted that it “needs[s] More time “. The studio said it would share a new release date during the fall, but Sony CFO Lin Tao has given us a clue a little early.

“We expect the launch to happen within the financial year,” she told a concerned caller under a question and answer to the company's latest financial results (reported by VGC). “We are now making changes to the development and, based on progress, within the autumn's time frame, we believe that we can communicate when we can launch, either from Bungie or Playstation.”

We expect the launch to happen within the financial year.

The current financial year ends on March 31, 2026, which gives us a window for when Marathon can be launched. However, Tao emphasized that the game could meet further delays. “This is not a commitment,” she explained. “No official announcement has been given yet.”

Sony limits Bungie's independence and plans to better integrate the team into Playstation Studios

With Marathon delayed from its original edition on September 23, and with controversy bubbles over not only the game's alleged plagiarism but Destiny 2's latest expansions, Sony has decided to stretch and better integrate the team into Playstation Studios.

“At the acquisition we offered a very independent environment,” Tao said. “But then we have undergone structural reform, which we announced last year, so this independence becomes easier, and Bungie switches to a role that becomes more part of Playstation Studios, and integration continues.

“So in the long term, if you can see this as an ongoing process, the direction [for Bungie] is to become part of Playstation Studios. “

Concerns also arose about the worst case where Marathon is interrupted directly, to which TAO replied: “We are now fixing the problems, so we believe this launch will happen. If this launch is interrupted, we would have to revise the valuation; but now this is not expected.”