{"id":1973777,"date":"2026-06-05T12:16:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1973777"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:16:54","slug":"marathon-deluxe-edition-discount-offers-free-trail-players-bonuses-but-not-the-full-game-confusion-ensues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1973777","title":{"rendered":"Marathon Deluxe Edition discount offers free-trail players bonuses but not the full game, confusion ensues"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/marathon-2025\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Marathon (2026)<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Marathon Deluxe Edition discount offers free-trail players bonuses but not the full game, confusion ensues<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Out of de-lucks.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/marathon-triage_PKluLN5.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Triage in Marathon season two cinematic.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"marathon-triage_PKluLN5.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bungie<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-05T12:16:54+00:00\">June 5, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-deluxe-edition-discount-change?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          14 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"22d4da80-cbfb-48da-8b63-ca4c6bd7817c\" data-name=\"Marathon (2026)\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2026)\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Marathon (2026)\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\" title=\"Follow Marathon (2026)\"><br \/>\n  Follow Marathon (2026)<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Some confusion around Marathon&#8217;s Deluxe edition appears to be popping up, as a discounted deluxe edition version of the game bought by many PlayStation users does not actually include the full game.<\/p>\n<p>This discounted deluxe edition has had its game and legal page updated to emphasize the fact that buyers wouldn&#8217;t get a copy of Marathon&#8217;s base game post-trial; just the deluxe edition perks. As such, if they wish to continue playing Marathon after the trial, they&#8217;ll have to buy the full version of the game on top of the deluxe package. Oops.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Marathon - Official Season 2 Overview Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wOhuirZizMI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wOhuirZizMI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Marathon &#8211; Official Season 2 Overview Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Marathon season 2 overview trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wOhuirZizMI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is doubtless a strange situtation. However, the apparent reason this had to be added is because of a quirk of the PlayStation store. If you owned the free trial, it looks as though the PlayStation store saw the it <em>as<\/em> the full game. This enabled a discounted deluxe edition upgrade for Marathon to become available to these players.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They would be able to enjoy the deluxe edition benefits &#8211; including cosmetics, a premium seasonal pass, and some premium currency &#8211; throughout the duration of the free trial. However, their access would be cut off once the trial ends. Therein lies the problem: a much-needed second wave of players who otherwise may be enjoying the game may have found themselves at the centre of a bit of a technical hiccup.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Marathon suffered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-season-2-launch-bugs\">a lengthy period of maintenance on the first day of season two<\/a>. Bungie has attempted to soothe frustrations, extending the free trial for the game and giving players a little bit of free in-game currency, but controversies like this will do little to help a game that hasn&#8217;t seen the launch numbers it was likely expecting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? 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Oops.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Marathon - Official Season 2 Overview Trailer\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wOhuirZizMI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/wOhuirZizMI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Marathon &#8211; Official Season 2 Overview Trailer<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s the Marathon season 2 overview trailer.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wOhuirZizMI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This is doubtless a strange situtation. However, the apparent reason this had to be added is because of a quirk of the PlayStation store. If you owned the free trial, it looks as though the PlayStation store saw the it <em>as<\/em> the full game. This enabled a discounted deluxe edition upgrade for Marathon to become available to these players.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>They would be able to enjoy the deluxe edition benefits &#8211; including cosmetics, a premium seasonal pass, and some premium currency &#8211; throughout the duration of the free trial. However, their access would be cut off once the trial ends. Therein lies the problem: a much-needed second wave of players who otherwise may be enjoying the game may have found themselves at the centre of a bit of a technical hiccup.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after Marathon suffered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/marathon-season-2-launch-bugs\">a lengthy period of maintenance on the first day of season two<\/a>. Bungie has attempted to soothe frustrations, extending the free trial for the game and giving players a little bit of free in-game currency, but controversies like this will do little to help a game that hasn&#8217;t seen the launch numbers it was likely expecting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Marathon (2026) Marathon Deluxe Edition discount offers free-trail players bonuses but not the full game, confusion ensues Out of de-lucks. 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