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PayPalHalo and Destiny developer Bungie confirmed that Marathon will be launching March 5th, but it will most likely be unplayable on SteamOS Linux.
Bungie still have Destiny 2 completely blocked on all Linux platforms, something they have refused to budge on. So we're likely to be in the same position across all Linux platforms for Marathon too. They use BattlEye, which can be enabled for Linux - but they choose not to. This will be a recurring problem for the upcoming Steam Machine from Valve.
I've emailed the various different press teams working for Bungie multiple times to see if we could get a statement — none have replied to GamingOnLinux.
Since the pre-orders went up, Marathon has already become one of the top-selling items on Steam.
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Petethegoat 2 hours ago
Quoting: pbWhat an odd piece of information to publish on GamingOnLinux.What's odd about it? It's an article informing readers about a title that could be the next big popular multiplayer game, and how it will likely not work. This is pretty standard stuff for us.
Last edited by Liam Dawe on 20 Jan 2026 at 1:58 pm UTC
Quoting: Liam DaweWhat's odd about it?It's an article informing readers about a title that could be the next big popular multiplayer game, and how it will likely not work.
Last edited by pb on 20 Jan 2026 at 2:17 pm UTC
Quoting: pbAgain, it's my job to inform people about gaming on Linux. That is why we exist. That includes times where a potentially massive game will not work. For all the people reading, emailing, searching on Google and asking about it across social media and everywhere else. This is normal stuff for us. There is nothing odd about it. This is what we do.Quoting: Liam DaweWhat's odd about it?It's an article informing readers about a title that could be the next big popular multiplayer game, and how it will likely not work.
Nothing to see here, just a shambling corpse. Safe to move on.
That's quite a shame tbh to give money without having a product for couple of months. You will not be able to refund then afaik.
We're not going to be loosing on anything relevant even if that game isn't available on Linux.
mr-victory less than a minute ago
Quoting: XpanderPeople still pre-order games?Refunds for preorders can be made after the product is available, the 2 week after purchase / 2 hour playtime rule works a bit differently for preorders.
That's quite a shame tbh to give money without having a product for couple of months. You will not be able to refund then afaik.
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