It’s been a lengthy three-year wait for Marathon after Bungie first announced it in 2023, and the road to launch has been rocky, rife with controversies and negative optics after the poor reception to last year’s alpha testing. After a delay and a major overhaul with reworked gameplay, visuals, and additional features, though, the extraction shooter has made a huge comeback — and its full release is imminent.
The long-awaited multiplayer FPS reboot of Bungie’s classic franchise is now just hours away from its release across Xbox Series X|S, Steam PC, and PS5, and hype leading into the game’s launch is sky-high.
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Time zone |
Launch time |
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PDT |
Mar. 5, 10 a.m. |
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EDT |
Mar. 5, 1 p.m. |
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BRT |
Mar. 5, 3 p.m. |
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GMT |
Mar. 5, 6 p.m. |
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CET |
Mar. 5, 7 p.m. |
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KST |
Mar. 6, 3 a.m. |
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JST |
Mar. 6, 3 a.m. |
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AEDT |
Mar. 6, 5 a.m. |
The above graphic (shared by Bungie itself) as well as the table beneath it show the official release dates and launch times for the game. Specifically, Marathon is coming out on March 5 at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET, with the developers releasing it at the same time globally across Xbox, Windows PC, and PS5.
That means depending on the region you live in and the time zone you have, it could be coming out as early as the morning of March 5 or as late as the middle of the night on March 6. Note that if you don’t see your time zone above, you can use tools like this time zone converter to figure out when Marathon unlocks in your area.
Another thing worth highlighting is that if you’ve preordered Marathon, you can preload it ahead of its launch so you can start playing the game as soon as it releases. Preloads are available now across Xbox, PC, and PS5; the FPS’ file size is quite small at just 23-25GB, so it shouldn’t take long for most players to download and install.
If you haven’t preordered yet but want to so you can preload Marathon, you still can. It’s available for $39.99 on all of its platforms, though notably, you can get the PC version for just $33.89 at Loaded thanks to a nice deal.
Will you be playing Marathon?
Now that Marathon is just hours away from its full release, I have to ask: will you be playing it yourself? I wasn’t expecting to like it very much myself since I don’t play many PvP games, but I had a ton of fun playing Marathon with my friends during the Server Slam, and I’m looking forward to doing so again. Let me know how you’re feeling about the game in the comments.
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