"The genre name is awful. I hate the phrase 'extraction shooter'. When I was working on Marathon, I kept asking marketing, 'Can't we come up with something else?' It's ridiculous. It's the only genre where the name is a mechanic."
According to the developer, too many different projects are being squeezed into the genre. For example, Helldivers 2 also contains extraction elements, but it is completely different in spirit from Escape from Tarkov or ARC Raiders.
"Comparing ARC Raiders and Tarkov is pointless. They are about completely different things. The only thing that unites them is the extraction mechanic."
He admitted that the name causes confusion:
"The genre itself doesn't understand what it is. Players don't know what to expect, and that's the main problem."
Later, Sides said that Bungie was closely following the development of ARC Raiders from Embark Studios. According to him, the project has become much better and even inspired the Marathon team.
ARC Raiders developers call it a "social extraction shooter" - the game focuses on collaboration, communication, and team synchronization. This is the formula that Bungie was aiming for when creating Marathon.