Bungie’s Marathon reboot will reportedly launch with a $40 price tag, despite the recent failure of Sony’s similarly priced Concord – with development “too far along” to pivot to free-to-play.
That’s according to Forbes’ Paul Tassi, who, citing a “source with knowledge of Marathon”, claims Bungie’s uncertainty around monetisation came to a head after free-to-play live-service shooter The Finals underperformed. The subsequent success of Sony’s live-service shooter Helldivers 2, which launched with a $40 price tag, is said to have ultimately convinced Bungie and Sony this was the right approach for Marathon too.
That, however, was before Sony’s second live-service shooter of 2024, Concord, took the same $40 monetisation approach and proved so commercially disas…
Read more Amazon has dropped a free 18-minute behind-the-scenes peek at the making of the first season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout TV show.
“Good morning, Vault Dwellers!” the team announced on the show’s Twitter/X account. “Please enjoy this new 18-minute look at the making of Fallout Season 1. For Your Consideration.”
You can check it out via the video below:
Inside Season One | Fallout | Prime Video
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