Speaking during an interview with PCGamer, Marathon Game Director Joe Ziegler revealed that proximity chat won’t be featured in the game, as the studio wants to ensure it is creating a safe space for players — but made it clear the developer isn’t outright opposed to the idea.
When it comes to prox chat, I don’t think we’re against the experience of it, to be fair. I think the challenge is how to make sure we’re creating a safe environment for players inside of that space. I don’t think anyone really has a good solution to that just yet. Because we’re so dedicated to making sure that we’re creating a safe space where we don’t have players just flaming each other or doing terrible things to one another, I think we’re not ready to invest in prox chat until we have a solution.
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I think that’s where we stand right now. Like, if it was magical and we could somehow come up with that solution, I think we totally would do it. But right now, it is a challenge that many companies are trying to figure out.
Bungie announced over the weekend that Marathon will launch on September 23, 2025 for PS5, PC, and Xbox Series X/S. The developer previously revealed that PC and Xbox owners will not have to links to a PlayStation Network account in order to play the game.
[Source – PCGamer]