Overview

• Hermen Hulst reaffirmed Marathon’s September 23, 2025, release date during Sony’s June business presentation.
• Sony said it remains very committed to building a diverse live-service portfolio despite last year’s Concord underperformance.
• The company introduced more rigorous protocols for validating creative, commercial, and development assumptions on future live-service titles.
• Bungie’s closed alpha yielded varied feedback that Sony plans to use to further iterate the game before launch.
• Following an art plagiarism scandal, Bungie conducted a thorough asset review while keeping Marathon on schedule.