Former Bungie Destiny CM just said the quiet part out loud: SUPPORTING MARATHON IS YHE BEST SHOT AT KEEPING BUNGIE AND FUTURE PROJECTS ALIVE [Destiny 3] RIGHT NOW. “Half the community is going to hate me for saying this, but the only way to keep Bungie alive right now is to support Marathon.” Please read her thread but I’ll summarize below. She immediately cleared up that Marathon was never designed to pull Destiny numbers. Marathon is an extraction shooter in the Tarkov/Arc Raiders genre, a completely different target audience with some natural overlap from the huge Destiny player base. Expecting it to perform like a live-service looter-shooter is missing the point entirely. Liana pushed back on the “just let Bungie die” takes and the “I’m never touching Marathon” crowd. She reminded everyone that there are real developers behind the name, passionate people who didn’t make the big corporate decisions. She talked about the nuance of the acquisition, how Bungie’s value to Sony isn’t only Marathon, and how the studio could potentially shift into more of an expertise/service role across Sony if needed. Very cool to see was that a Destiny player asked her for reassurance to give them her word with a hand on her heart that playing Marathon actually helps, she replied with a photo hand over her heart, shown below. Whether you love Destiny, are still excited for Marathon like me and the rest of the community, or are somewhere in between, her thread is worth reading. It’s real, emotional, and highlights why player support for Bungie’s current projects actually matters for the future of the studio and the people who work there. Marathon is amazing. Season 2 Delivered so well (outside of the servers being ehh) and the community is still so passionate. To the @DestinyTheGame crowd we love you! I love Destiny, I love Marathon, I still play Halo for god sakes. And. I LOVE BUNGIE. SO supporting Marathon might be the best way to keep Bungie (and whatever comes next) alive. What do you think? Will you Destiny players give Marathon a/another shot? @Aztecross ? #Marathon #Bungie #Destiny

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