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Edited by Times Vengeance:
5/8/2026 2:01:01 PM
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Sony lost almost $800 million due to Marathon
[url=https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-reports-765-million-impairment-loss-due-to-underperformance-of-marathon-developer-bungie]Sony Reports $765 Million Impairment Loss Due to Underperformance of Marathon Developer Bungie[/url]
Even more details are on page 12.
[url=https://www.sony.com/en/SonyInfo/IR/library/presen/er/pdf/25q4_sonypre.pdf]FY2025 Consolidated Financial Results[/url]
It's sad, very sad. The trend has been foreseeable for several years. I think there will be consequences.
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6 RepliesWhere is that Jherm dude who glazes for Bungie, he'll get a kick out of this.
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10 RepliesOh well, guess that’ll be a £20 rise on PS+ subscriptions.
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12 RepliesI'm looking forward to all the speculative chatter about this. LOADS of articles are covering this story. Many are pointing out that Sony has yet to reveal M's sale numbers or player count, which with this new (and expected) information, likely means it's abysmal. Someone is going to take the fall for this. Let's hope it results in a resurrection of Destiny.
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4 RepliesHeads will roll out the studio, sadly it won't be the ones that matter. Just a guess.
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Marathon was meant to fail from the start. No one asked for it, people were hungry for more destiny. Greed is a real thing, nothing mills a business faster than a business that fails to cater to its main consumer. People will just go somewhere else
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1 Reply😂 no Destiny 3 money now!
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1 ReplyThat’s not what it says. They didn’t loose 800millions, they acknowledged they overpaid 800millions for Bungie and had to write off the excess as a loss. It just says the studio isn’t worth as much as they paid for it. Which of course is tied to how miserable both games are doing at the moment, but they did not loose 800 mills because of Marathon.
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iFibuhLayoffs coming 31st July 2026...... 👀 - old
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Don’t fret. They have a plan to turn it all around: Marathon 2
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14 RepliesThat is so far, final write down will probably be closer to 2B. Marathon will never make a profit, Bungie should move everyone on to Destiny 3 which has some chance at a wider audience. D3 should take the best parts of D1 and D2 and create a new story arc.
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Atonement time for Bungo! How long will the studio last...
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Bungie thought neglecting D2 over Marathon was going to magically have us (who left D2) come back and buy that game. When we have been telling them for years about all the content they vaulted (stolen) in D2. Was going to make us forget about all that and play Marathon. Some of Bungie's detractors told us to "move on" "get over it" "that's how live services games work". Well look what's happening now, would I care if Sony pulled the plug on Marathon? No I wouldn't, now would I come back for D2 with all the vaulted (stolen) content back & FOMO seasonal content? Yes I would in a heartbeat.
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If they put all that effort and money in Destiny 2, then this game would still be relevant.
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Oh well... Better use up my time to finish up all those uncompleted quests. The HALO ERA is over, the DESTINY 2 ERA is nearly over.... what's next? IRL ERA... Nah. Halo: Combat Evolved drops in December! 🤣
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Matt Karch, CEO of Saber Interactive, makers of Space Marine II, told everyone how to avoid this. [spoiler]"Just make a good game."[/spoiler]
