{"id":57013,"date":"2026-06-01T01:58:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T17:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57013"},"modified":"2026-06-01T01:58:01","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T17:58:01","slug":"what-time-does-marathon-season-2-start-in-your-time-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=57013","title":{"rendered":"What time does Marathon Season 2 start in your time zone?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.polygonimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/marathon-season-2-start-time-header.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Marathon <\/em>S<\/strong><strong>eason 2 <\/strong>is almost here, after a rocky first three months for Bungie&#8217;s sci-fi extraction shooter. The game itself is brilliant, but unfortunately it has struggled to retain players, with some citing how unforgiving it is, others claiming the onboarding isn&#8217;t effective enough, and with the ongoing feud between <em>Marathon<\/em><em> <\/em>and <em>Destiny 2 <\/em>players\u2026 it&#8217;s all resulting in a need for the player base to climb.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>One step Bungie is taking to make this happen is &#8220;open play&#8221; week, which essentially means <em>Marathon <\/em>is going free-to-play for one week only, at the same time Season 2 begins. If you&#8217;re wondering exactly when that is, here&#8217;s when <em>Marathon <\/em>Season 2 will start time in your time zone.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"marathon-season-2-start-time-in-your-time-zone\">\n                        Marathon Season 2 start time in your time zone<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>While Bungie has not confirmed this officially, based on previous updates, <strong><em>Marathon <\/em><\/strong><strong>Season 2 will likely start at 1 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 2. <\/strong>Here&#8217;s how that looks in your time zone:<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-vignette\">\n<div class=\"polygon-countdown\" data-polygon-countdown=\"\" data-game-name=\"Marathon\" data-release-label=\"Season 2\" data-release-utc=\"2026-06-02T17:00:00Z\">\n<section class=\"polygon-countdown-card\" aria-label=\"Marathon s2 release countdown\">\n<h3 class=\"polygon-countdown-kicker\">Marathon Season 2<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"polygon-countdown-title\" data-role=\"title\">\n      Countdown to Season 2 launch<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"polygon-countdown-grid\" aria-label=\"Countdown\" aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>\n        <span class=\"polygon-countdown-number\" data-role=\"days\">0<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"polygon-countdown-label\" data-role=\"lbl-days\">Days<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"polygon-countdown-number\" data-role=\"hours\">00<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"polygon-countdown-label\" data-role=\"lbl-hours\">Hours<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"polygon-countdown-number\" data-role=\"mins\">00<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"polygon-countdown-label\" data-role=\"lbl-mins\">Minutes<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"polygon-countdown-number\" data-role=\"secs\">00<\/span><br \/>\n        <span class=\"polygon-countdown-label\" data-role=\"lbl-secs\">Seconds<\/span>\n      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"polygon-countdown-done is-hidden\" data-role=\"done-message\">\n      Marathon Season 2 is live now.\n    <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        <strong>10 a.m. PDT on Tuesday, June 2 <\/strong>for the west coast of North America.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        <strong>1 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, June 2 <\/strong>for the east coast of North America.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        <strong>2 p.m. BRT on Tuesday, June 2 <\/strong>for Brazil.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        <strong>6 p.m. BST on Tuesday, June 2 <\/strong>for the United Kingdom.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        <strong>7 p.m. CEST on Tuesday, June 2 <\/strong>for western Europe.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        <strong>2 a.m. JST on Wednesday, June 3 <\/strong>for Japan.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        <strong>3 a.m. AEST on Wednesday, June 3 <\/strong>for the east coast of Australia.\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When the release time rolls around, make sure you update <em>Marathon <\/em>to the latest version to ensure you can play the new season without issue. However, as <em>Marathon <\/em>is a live-service game, the update may encounter a delay. Make sure to check out the official server maintenance and update status page for <em>Marathon<\/em> to see the most recent updates.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-to-expect-in-marathon-season-2\">\n                        What to expect in Marathon Season 2<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Since this is the first time a season has finished in <em>Marathon<\/em>, it&#8217;s somewhat uncharted territory, but Bungie hasn&#8217;t been shy about letting us know what to expect. The first, and most important, thing is that you&#8217;ll lose all of your accumulated gear so far. This is because from one season to the next, everyone&#8217;s inventory and progress is wiped to make sure players start on a level playing field again.<\/p>\n<p>There are plenty of new additions coming to Season 2 though, including but not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n                                        A new shell, the Sentinel: this archetype is focused around controlling and defending space, and its abilities, such as the Defender System and Snare Mine, are all about trapping enemies and protecting allies.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        The Dire Marsh map is getting a night variant, which will require mastering a few new tools, including a flashlight, vector rounds and grenades which illuminate the environment, and darksight scopes.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        There are two new weapons coming into the fray, including an SMG and a battle pistol, alongside eight new chips.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        The Cradle is the name of a new skill point-esque system, where you can improve your runner throughout the course of a season. Turn any items you don&#8217;t want into Cradle experience, then level up the Cradle to earn energy which you can spend on stat buffs.\n                        <\/li>\n<li>\n                                        Cryo Archive will be returning on June 11, and ranked mode will be back on June 14.\n                        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While those are the highlights, that&#8217;s by no means everything coming in Season 2, so check out the official Bungie blog post to learn more.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/marathon-season-2-start-time-release-edt-pdt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marathon Season 2 is almost here, after a rocky first three months for Bungie&#8217;s sci-fi extraction shooter. 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