GTA Online’s FiveM Just Peaked At Over 200,000 Players On Steam – More Than Double Marathon’s Peak
Yes, FiveM is highly competitive with Marathon.

Yes, FiveM is highly competitive with Marathon.

One of Bungie's founders is still in there, working on Marathon.

This means we can't assume Marathon has that much more players than we can see in SteamDB

This seems like a self sabotaging move.

Bungie launched Marathon on a messy note.

This is not the final word but we can't spin this.

It's a harsher policy than the industry standard.

This open beta won't just be testing the servers - it's a test if the game itself will hold up.

Marathon still needs help rehabilitating its image.

It looks like Marathon has won the fans back, so far.

Bungie may have more beta and early access play periods before this.

If Bungie has to release Marathon this March, this is the right decision to make.

It's now available to pre-order too.

This date may be valid, but it can always change.

There's even a shell you can use if you want to build up loot before entering PvP.

We will be parsin' Parson as part of Bungie's history now.

Sony is making sure they have control over the Marathon situation.

It sounds like there is reason to hope for the best.

This seems to be an absolute necessity to get development back on track.

This comes days after Sony claimed in a presentation the game was still coming in this financial year.

Sony already sees themselves as a successful live service publisher.

Looks like Marathon is still releasing right on schedule (oh no).

Sony may be more careful about their live service push now.

There wouldn't be so much dirt out there if not for these layoffs and company exits.
