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Multiple outlets report that Marathon’s Season 2 is launching with a free-to-play week across platforms, aimed at helping new players try the extraction shooter. The same coverage highlights Season 2’s horror direction (including a new Sentinel class and a spookier cinematic trailer) and notes early player-number concerns on PC.

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Key Takeaway Marathon Season 2 launches with a limited free-to-play week, while the game leans harder into horror and adds new content—even as PC launch numbers are reportedly lower than a prior test.
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Marathon Season 2 launches with a limited free-to-play week, while the game leans harder into horror and adds new content—even as PC launch numbers are reportedly lower than a prior test.

Multiple outlets report that Marathon’s Season 2 is launching with a free-to-play week across platforms, aimed at helping new players try the extraction shooter. The same coverage highlights Season 2’s horror direction (including a new Sentinel class and a spookier cinematic trailer) and notes early player-number concerns on PC.

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  • ● Free-to-play week — Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Eurogamer
  • ● New Sentinel class — Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Eurogamer

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Top 5 signals · Marathon Season 2 launches
Eurogamer · 9h ago
Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too
Rock Paper Shotgun · 4h ago
Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear
PC Gamer · 9h ago
Marathon season 2 is kicking off with a free week so new players can try Bungie's extraction shooter out on a 'clean slate'
KitGuru · 9h ago
Marathon is going free-to-play for one week alongside Season 2 launch
GameSpot · 6h ago
Marathon Is Going Free-To-Play, But Not For Long

Briefing Findings · Marathon Season 2 launches

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Season 2 feature Adds a new Sentinel class
New player access Season 2 includes a free-to-play week
Platform mention Free-to-play week on PS5 (full week)
PC performance note Launch player numbers reported about half of the Server Slam (PC)

What to Watch

  • Check Steam/PC player counts during the first week to compare against the prior Server Slam baseline. VG247
  • Watch for the Season 2 end-of-current-iteration challenge ramp mentioned ahead of the new season’s cycle. Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Revisit the new Sentinel class coverage and patch details as Season 2 content rolls out. Eurogamer

What Changed

  • Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear Rock Paper Shotgun
  • Marathon Is Going Free-To-Play, But Not For Long GameSpot
  • Marathon season 2 is kicking off with a free week so new players can try Bungie's extraction shooter out on a 'clean slate' PC Gamer
  • Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Eurogamer
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Rock Paper Shotgun · 1 article

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kitguru.net

Marathon is going free-to-play for one week alongside Season 2 launch - KitGuru

With Bungie officially moving on from Destiny 2, and its other projects in very early stages of deve

9h ago Mustafa Mahmoud
kotaku.com

Marathon Goes Free-To-Play For Just One Week During Season 2

Some fans have been wondering if the game would go free-to-play

1d ago Ethan Gach
pushsquare.com

Bungie's Maligned Shooter Marathon Goes Free-to-Play for a Full Week on PS5

No PS Plus required

1d ago Push Square
wccftech.com

Bungie Deep-Dives Into Marathon Season 2: Nightfall, the New Progression System, Weapons, Runner Shell and More

Bungie dives into Marathon Season 2 Nightfall in a new developer insights video and blog post on the new progression system, weapons and more

1d ago David Carcasole
blog.playstation.com

Marathon Season 2 arrives June 2

Check out what’s coming and play for yourself during Open Play Week June 2 - 9.

1d ago Brian Ekberg Principal Content Marketing Manager, Bungie

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Rock Paper Shotgun 3 articles

Tracking: Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear / The first, cinematic look at Marathon season 2 paints it as the horror game it always should have been

Bungie are making it easy for you to try Marathon by launching its new season with a free week, right when veteran players lose all their best gear The first, cinematic look at Marathon season 2 paints it as the horror game it always should have been
+1 more Bungie set a date for Marathon season 2 and ramp up the challenge for the end of the current one
Eurogamer 2 articles

Tracking: Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too / Marathon's Season 2 cinematic trailer promises things are about to get spookier on Tau Ceti IV: "Moon's EXTRA haunted"

Bungie details Marathon Season 2 and the new Sentinel class, with a free-to-play week and special sale planned, too Marathon's Season 2 cinematic trailer promises things are about to get spookier on Tau Ceti IV: "Moon's EXTRA haunted"
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What's Next for Marathon?

In the following section, Marathon's Game Director then breaks down some of the key changes coming in Marathon Season 2 and 3, some of which should help to alleviate the problems mentioned above. These changes include: Adding a new matchmaking system that helps players find better quality matches with more flex for higher-end players (Season 2) Expanding the max size of the player's Vault (Season 2) Experimenting with two new modes; one focuses more on PvE with just a light touch of PvP, the other is PvE-only (Season 2) UX improvements to help make setting goals and getting into

Marathon Devs Reveal How They're Tackling the Game's Biggest Problems
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