Summary

  • Bungie’s new live-service game Marathon is on track for release before March 31st 2026, according to Sony chief financial officer Lin Tao.
  • While Sony has not made any official announcement about the game, it has been factored into the company’s financial forecasts.
  • Sony is expecting to announce a release date for the game in the autumn.
  • Bungie’s live-service games have contributed to a significant percentage of Sony’s recent revenue, with the company upbeat about the genre.
  • Tao acknowledged some problems with the development of live-service games, but said that five years ago the genre was nearly non-existent for PlayStation Studios.
  • However, two live-service games from Sony studios in Oregon (Sony Bend) and Texas (Bluepoint) have recently been cancelled.

By Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

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