With Marathon getting delayed, we need to have a talk about extraction shooters
Marathon, Bungie's upcoming extraction shooter, has been delayed indefinitely, leaving one less PlayStation exclusive to look forward to in 2025. Announced in a blog post, Bungie delayed the game to continue developing it, improving the survival aspects and improving the intelligence of the AIs. While the delay of Marathon can be blamed on PlayStation's failing live-service push or Bungie's continued controversies, including a recent issue of Bungie using stolen artwork in Marathon (via PCGamer), part of the blame should be placed on the genre. Extraction shooters have become the latest cash cow, or at least perceived cash cow, for video game companies, but the current successful games in the genre suggest that extraction shooters won't be the next mainstream hit the way battle royales were before that.
