Arc Raiders' Success and Challenges Highlighted by Marathon's Beta Tests
TL;DR
Arc Raiders' successful open beta has significantly impacted Bungie's upcoming game Marathon, as it has attracted millions of players and become a top seller on Steam, complicating Marathon's release and potential success due to its earlier launch and overlapping genre.
- ‘Arc Raiders’ Is Now An Even More Serious Problem For Bungie’s ‘Marathon’ Forbes
- Arc Raiders designer says Marathon's reception'was a great A/B test': 'They made decisions that we didn't, and vice versa … we could compare and contrast how some of those things shook out' PC Gamer
- Arc Raiders Ends 'Server Slam' Playtest With Big Steam Concurrents, Suggesting Strong Launch Ahead IGN
- Marathon's disastrous beta test was "a very great A/B test" for Arc Raiders, according to technical director Eurogamer
- ARC Raiders “Kind of Falls Apart” if Played in First-Person, Says Design Director GamingBolt
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