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Bungie extends Marathon free play week amid pricing confusion

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Bungie has extended the open play week for its game Marathon due to widespread confusion regarding the Deluxe Edition pricing on the PlayStation Store. Players were led to believe they could purchase the Deluxe Edition for $14, but this price actually only granted them a cosmetics bundle, not the full game. This pricing issue, stemming from how the PlayStation Store displays upgrades after a free trial is added to a library, adds to recent challenges for Marathon, including server problems during its free week and a struggle to maintain player interest despite positive reviews. AI

RANK_REASON The article discusses a pricing confusion and extension of a free play week for a specific game, which falls under product-related issues rather than a major industry-wide event.

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  1. Engadget TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Max Miller) ·

    Bungie extends Marathon's open play week amid Deluxe Edition confusion

    There's a lot of confusion among Marathon players at the moment.

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