{"id":432397,"date":"2026-02-18T14:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/432397\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T14:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:20:10","slug":"marathons-collectors-edition-may-have-the-best-packaging-weve-ever-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/432397\/","title":{"rendered":"Marathon&#8217;s Collector&#8217;s Edition May Have the Best Packaging We&#8217;ve Ever Seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Marathon&#039;s Collector&#039;s Edition May Have the Best Packaging We&#039;ve Ever Seen 1\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/6f5be523dba8e\/marathons-collectors-edition-may-have-the-best-packaging-weve-ever-seen-1.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/marathons-collectors-edition-may-have-the-best-packaging-weve-ever-seen-1.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"507\" alt=\"Marathon's Collector's Edition May Have the Best Packaging We've Ever Seen 1\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whatever your thoughts on the game itself, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pushsquare.com\/games\/ps5\/marathon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marathon\u2019s<\/a> aesthetic is being universally lauded.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the kind of game you will want to buy the art book for, because it\u2019s so distinctive and unique. Everything from the colours to the character designs to the little world details sing, and that\u2019s all represented by the release\u2019s ridiculously beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/bungiestore.com\/products\/marathon-collector-s-edition-playstation-americas\/MAC24001-500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Collector\u2019s Edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Marathon Collector&#8217;s Edition takes you through Sekiguchi Genetics&#8217; shell-weaving process, revealing a Thief shell deployed to Dire Marsh. <\/p>\n<p>Pre-order Marathon on the Bungie Store with the Marathon Collector\u2019s Edition, now available for purchase.  <\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc1b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jWRbiEXUHh\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/jWRbiEXUHh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kp7QBhg4yr\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/kp7QBhg4yr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marathon (@MarathonTheGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarathonTheGame\/status\/2013280379512266868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is premium stuff, with the packaging among the best we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p>It focuses on the Thief class, and is presented in a hexagonal box with a gorgeous transparent sleeve. On the inside is a lenticular poster showing some stunning character artwork from several different angles.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Marathon&#039;s Collector&#039;s Edition May Have the Best Packaging We&#039;ve Ever Seen 2\" href=\"https:\/\/images.pushsquare.com\/e4c37d883ed02\/marathons-collectors-edition-may-have-the-best-packaging-weve-ever-seen-2.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/marathons-collectors-edition-may-have-the-best-packaging-weve-ever-seen-2.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Marathon's Collector's Edition May Have the Best Packaging We've Ever Seen 2\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then inside you\u2019ll discover a statue of a Runner dispatched on map Dire Marsh. The statue includes USB-powered LED lights to really bring it to life. You also get a silkworm miniature, six art cards, and an embroidered patch.<\/p>\n<p>The Marathon Collector&#8217;s Edition takes you through Sekiguchi Genetics&#8217; shell-weaving process, revealing a Thief shell deployed to Dire Marsh.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-order Marathon on the Bungie Store with the Marathon Collector\u2019s Edition, now available for purchase.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc1b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jWRbiEXUHh\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/jWRbiEXUHh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q3sLnTNdIs\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/Q3sLnTNdIs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marathon (@MarathonTheGame) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarathonTheGame\/status\/2023094962712203338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 15, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s worth noting you won\u2019t get a physical copy of the game with this bundle, but a digital code will be delivered to your inbox if you plump up for the option which includes one.<\/p>\n<p>At $229.99, <a href=\"https:\/\/bungiestore.com\/products\/marathon-collector-s-edition-playstation-americas\/MAC24001-500\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this is an expensive novelty<\/a> \u2013 but as we noted in the headline, it\u2019s probably one of the best Collector\u2019s Editions we\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text source\">[source <a class=\"external\" title=\"External Link: https:\/\/bungiestore.com\/products\/marathon-collector-s-edition-playstation-americas\/MAC24001-500\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bungiestore.com\/products\/marathon-collector-s-edition-playstation-americas\/MAC24001-500\" target=\"_blank\">bungiestore.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>\tRelated Games<\/p>\n<p>\tSee Also<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759573209_524_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Sammy Barker\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He\u2019s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Whatever your thoughts on the game itself, Marathon\u2019s aesthetic is being universally lauded. It\u2019s the kind of game&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":432398,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[3666,81053,59,29458,112,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-432397","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-bungie","9":"tag-collector","10":"tag-gb","11":"tag-marathon","12":"tag-ps5","13":"tag-technology","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/432398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}