The unofficial details about pricing structure and launch arsenal of Marathon, the upcoming extraction shooter by Bungie, suggest that the game is opting for a nonstandard premium model. According to renowned data miner of Destiny 2 and Marathon, Deakstiny, the base version of the much-anticipated sci-fi shooter is expected to be priced at $40, and there will supposedly be twenty-eight different weapons in the launch roster. These rumored figures are congruent with earlier statements by Bungie, which also indicated that Marathon would not be taking the usual full-price AAA release approach-this being the successful market method used by other prominent live-service titles.
A purported pricing scheme suggests three consumer engagement tiers: $40 for standard retail; the Deluxe Edition would thus be in the region of $60. In such a case, importantly, the leak has specified that any other content, like the season passes, will be strictly cosmetic and around $10. This monetization strategy focused on lower entry pricing and purely aesthetic options shows that Bungie has tactically attempted to build a strong initial player base after almost complete silence on the project. The rumored Deluxe Edition comes with “tokens for the season pass,” although it remains unverified what these will actually do.
The reported twenty-eight launch weapons seem to indicate an emphasis on variety in combat and tactical complexity during the game’s extraction. Among the reported breakdown are four Automatic Rifles, three Light Machine Guns, and a hefty six Precision Rifles, indicating that mid-to-long range combat will play an important role in the eventual gameplay experience. The trio of Pistols, two Rail Guns, three Shotguns, three Sniper Rifles, and the final four, simply dubbed “Other guns,” round out the launch arsenal. If these figures are accurate, players will have numerous tools to adapt and master in traversing the game’s environment.
This latest information, made public on October 7, 2025, couldn’t have come at a better time, just as the closing of the most recent round of closed playtests, which ran from October 22 to October 28. The timing of this report, together with the credibility levels gained by this leaker in the past through leaked development details (including the older revisions that led to DMCA notices from Bungie), adds weight to those findings. All information remains to be confirmed by the developer, and yet, the details in regard to pricing structures and contents tend to reveal that Marathon is well on its way through its development cycle towards a formal reveal regarding its market strategy.
