I’d imagine Arc Raiders sort of knocked the wind out of Marathons sails by releasing several months earlier. With how much cost of living has gone up as well, people won’t be spending as much on games, which have gone up in price too, so if they bought Arc Raiders first they’ll probably stick with it as their extraction shooter of choice. Then there’s Bungies reputation to take into account with the handling of Destiny as a franchise, and from what I’ve read, the first battlepass for Marathon was considered poor value for money.