Sony løftede sløret for en række live service-titler under PlayStation Showcase, men det var alle med CG teasere, der ikke bød på skyggen af gameplay. Men heldigvis lader insider Tom Henderson til at vide lidt mere om hvad Bungies kommende spil, Marathon, er for en størrelse.
Angiveligt begiver du dig ind i fjendtligt territorie med op til to andre venner, og skal derefter "extracte" med ressourcer og grej - deraf navnet "extraction shooter", som Escape from Tarkov eksempelvis også er.
"So what exactly is Marathon? Marathon is a 3-person extraction shooter with features that you might find familiar if you play games like Escape From Tarkov. However, if you're not a fan of playing as a team, it's understood that you can jump into a server as a duo or solo if you wish, but you'll still face bigger teams. Extracting without your team is also seemingly a feature."
En feature der angiveligt adskiller spillet fra andre i genren er oxygen-systemet:
"One of the biggest and potentially controversial features within the game is an oxygen system. All players have a limited oxygen supply that essentially acts like the match countdown timer - Once the player loses oxygen, you begin to lose health. Extracting before you run out of oxygen and health is the goal, but players can also find O2 canisters in the match, or subsequently buy them at an expensive price on the market before heading into battle."
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