: Is this the bit you're referring to? If you look closely, it doesn't
: actually say that that's what Bungie is going to do. I think what it's
: saying is: I. Halo 3 ends with a cyborg and an AI drifting towards a
: spherical planet covered in lights (apparently cities).
: II. Marathon was about a cyborg and an AI fighting aliens on a planet.
To make my point clearer, I probably should have added more detail: Their argument depends on Marathon being about a an AI named Cortana and a green faceless cyborg crash-landing on a planet.
: III. Therefore, Halo 3 is a prequel to Marathon.
: IV. Therefore, Bungie's next game after Halo 3 will have to be Marathon.