United Kingdom, Nov. 11 -- Sony has said Marathon is still aiming to launch by March 2026.

Despite ongoing development challenges and a turbulent production history, Sony CFO Lin Tao reaffirmed that both publisher Sony and developer Bungie remain "fully dedicated to launching the title to schedule".

The sci-fi multiplayer reboot - based on Bungie's classic 1990s franchise - was indefinitely delayed in June 2025 following backlash from playtesters and a plagiarism controversy involving outsourced artwork.

In October, Bungie held a new technical test to evaluate gameplay balance and player retention.

Tao said: "We are in the process of analysing the performance against those KPIs", adding that Bungie will make "corrections as needed" ba...