It all starts 3 June here in Australia.
Marathon Season 2 will kick off with a free-to-play week on all platforms so new players can experience the extraction shooter at its great reset.
Here in Australia, that means that Marathon will be free-to-play between 3-10 June, or 2-9 June for our friends across the pond in the USA, Canada, and Europe. Those on PC can jump in without any further requirements, while those playing on Xbox or PlayStation will need an Xbox Game Pass or PlayStation Plus subscription for online play.
“During the Open Play Week, the full game will be available to play on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, and any progress you make will carry over into Season 2,” Bungie said as part of a larger statement. “This will be a great time to invite your friends to crew up as everyone will be starting out on a clean slate.”
While players will get a large taste of what Season 2 has to offer — a new map, a new Sentinel shell, new weapons, and new progression systems — its endgame, Cryo Archive, will not be in play. That particular map will open up on 12 June, days after the free-to-play state. Sadface.
Players in the free-to-play week will also miss out on upcoming changes like PvE modes.
Marathon Season 1 is currently available on Windows PC, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, and PS5. We reviewed it here.
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