Yeah, I don't think #Marathon is going to survive.
The game bleeds 5K gamers each week, currently 30K average.
It sold 1.2M copies, but for the development cost, I don't think #Bungie will stay past the first expansion, unless they can pull out a Realm Reborn (they won't).
It's obvious that Sony will push #Destiny3 into the studio given this failure.
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Well, the guys at #InsideGames took a page of the #Marathon 1.2M copies article.
Is it really a flop?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFbxC2C7h9g
On average, each copy returns $30 to Sony. If the rumored $250M investment is true, they require over 8M copies to sell to "break even", without microtransactions.
We will see what happens in the coming months if #Sony doubles down, or goes full ahead to #Destiny3.
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Seems that #Marathon has found its players and 50K is going to be their ceiling.
I don't know it #Sony is going to take that as a win or a failure, but given how much they poured into #Bungie for this game, I guess the latter.
Games like #ArcRaiders and #Helldivers2 are still going strong, and #CrimsonDesert has 200K players.
Should they stay funding Marathon?
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#LauraFryer asks "Is #Marathon a success"?
Well, that depends on Sony and their numbers. I don't think having 50K right now in PC is "a success", and less on consoles, given how much they invested.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6mJfpERH0s
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Afater a massive marketing campaign, and two weekends, #Marathon numbers look grim.
Their real numbers will be set once #CrimsonDesert releases, making the game:
a) Pay the debt: Ocassional updates, aggresive monetization.
b) Cut the losses: Server shut down in June, layoffs.
In both cases, #Sony will pivot #Bungie to #Destiny3. To me, it will be their "do or die".
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https://mastodon.social/@darkghosthunter/116185687978414972
Told ya.
I'll consider steady ~80K a success for a live service below #ArcRaiders, it could have been worse.
The problem is if #Sony overlords consider this as below expectations or not. Even then, real results will be seen in around 10 days.
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Bungie Promises Changes And In-Game Refunds After Players Denounce Marathon’s Monetization
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