Marathon pre-orders somehow caused Destiny 2 to begin installation on Steam - Eurogamer
Google News • 1/21/2026
Summary
A bug related to the pre-orders of the game Marathon caused Destiny 2 to begin installation on Steam without user permission. This issue was noted by multiple sources, including Eurogamer and Forbes, which reported that Marathon was listed as a Destiny 2 expansion. Bungie has since fixed the bug, and pre-orders for Marathon no longer automatically attempt to install Destiny 2 on PCs, as confirmed by Rock Paper Shotgun and IXBT.games.
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Lindy Score Breakdown (V4.2)
84d
Age
1
Sources
from cluster
2025
Hours Since Seen
Final Score0/100
CategoryAntiLindy
StatusArchived
Recency Multiplier0% (0.5^2025/48)
Hero EligibleNo
Score is 0 because recency decay (0.5^2025/48 = 0.000000) reduced it below 0.5
Score BreakdownRisk 50
Source Reputation: Low-trust source (6/20 pts)
Consensus: Single source - no independent confirmation yet
Age: 84 days - proven survivor
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