Sony executives have announced a new edition of “State of Play” for September 24, 2025. Apparently not included: the online shooter Marathon from Bungie.
What has been officially announced? Sony has announced through official channels a new edition of “State of Play” for September 24, 2025. It will start on YouTube and Twitch at 11:00 PM and is expected to run for just over 35 minutes.
According to the announcement, there will be games from third-party developers, indie developers, and some PlayStation studios on the schedule. As a highlight, there is expected to be almost five minutes of gameplay for the new game Saros from Housemarque (Returnal, RESOGUN).
News likely only in late autumn (so … maybe)
What is being unofficially rumored? Well-connected industry insider Paul Tassi has apparently immediately reached out to his sources after the announcement to inquire whether Marathon could also be part of the State of Play.
After all, it was stated in a June statement on bungie.net that there would be an update on the status quo of the shooter in the autumn. At the time of the announcement, the executives had postponed the planned release of Marathon on September 23, 2025, indefinitely.
On forbes.com, Tassi reports that according to several anonymous sources, this is not the case: Marathon will probably not be a topic at the State of Play. Fans are not expected to see an update before November, and behind this timeframe there is apparently still a “maybe” according to Tassi’s sources.
For context: The meteorological autumn this year runs from September 22, 2025, to November 30. So Bungie has very little room for further postponements if they want to stick to their communicated plan to the fans.
This is even more true since Sony’s CFO stated during an investor call in August that Marathon is still expected to be released in the current financial year, i.e., by March 31, 2026.
What do I need to know about Marathon? The new extraction shooter from Bungie, which draws from a game series from the 1990s, has experienced turbulent months. Many of the players who have already been able to try Marathon showed little enthusiasm. There was also trouble with an artist, who pointed out that a former developer simply used her works.
In June, the postponement followed because they want to use the feedback from testers to significantly improve Marathon. The game already did several things right during the alpha phase. Our shooter expert Dariusz Müller highlighted a potential strength in this article: Many extraction shooters bore me, but an innovative idea from Marathon even makes me curious.
