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Debunking the Spider-Man 'downgrade'

Eurogamer's Digital Foundry: Those expecting confirmation of a downgrade to Marvel's Spider-Man when assessing final code should probably look away now.

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UltraNova2807d ago (Edited 2807d ago )

Insomniac, you out-did yourselves!

Oh crow supplies will be depleted in no time...

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Obscure_Observer2807d ago

Some "Youtubers" will get flack for this. While losing some followers and credibility in the process. Lol!

Congrats Insomniac Games! Thank you DF!

Christopher2807d ago (Edited 2807d ago )

Actually, no, those YouTubers will move on to the next controversy and will see increased viewership as their goals aren't accuracy as it is just controversy that their viewers want to be a part of. It's like a soap opera, and we just got done shooting the scene where the evil twin comes back from getting shot in the head and now we move onto the next irrelevant plot.

Ceaser98573612807d ago

Ignore the trolls...

Preload has begun....

UltraNova2807d ago

I on the other hand will be waiting for that sweet sweet call from my trusted brick and mortar store that my pre-order has arrived and its ready for pickup. That 5 min drive there, picking my brand new game and the drive back, anxiously waiting to peelnoff the wrap and put the disc in my console is a huge part of the enjoyment. 25 years on and I still feel the same exact giddy way!

alb18992806d ago

It is a good news and I hope that DF keeps been so trusted here on n4g.

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UCForce2807d ago

Yup, I knew it and these people who claimed is “downgraded” got backfire.

Nyxus2807d ago

Seriously, this happens for every big PS4 exclusive. When will these people learn?

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Kribwalker2807d ago

While i was thinking the game looked upgraded by the clips they showed last week, the pic with the puddles (not the puddles but the whole scene looked off) definitely showed they made changes and DF does state this

“So what's the real takeaway from this demo comparison? Well, honestly, I feel that Insomniac has does a tremendous job delivering on their promises. Visually, there are changes - the effectiveness of which may well be down to personal preference - but this is simply a matter of process and refinement during game development, something we've seen many times before.”

So that does show that people were seeing differences, but they aren’t downgrades

UCForce2807d ago

@Kribwalker it’s more about manpower, not hardware limitations. And Kofi on twitter going to get a lot of backfire for this. Kofi just damaged his reputation.

Christopher2807d ago

@Krib

Absolutely no one said there weren't differences... You say that as if it's some major realization, it's not. The conversation had nothing to do with differences but claims of downgrade. Don't try and ignore that by inferring differences is what people were talking about.

It's clear people were misinformed and using bad logic that multiple game artists from various studios explained but were ignored because obviously everyone was trying to lie to the gamers and it was all a marketing ploy to sell the game to begin with.

Notice how DF also clearly mentioned how the same scene was improved from the original, from clothing reacting to the helicopter blades, increased building interior details, and the like.

IRetrouk2807d ago (Edited 2807d ago )

Krib you were one of many saying the game looked downgraded, one pic verses plenty on reddit claiming otherwise, not to mention the proof in the article itself, and you still posted the below comment.

"i do think you should really look at the pic this guy was tweeting. he has a retail copy of the game and was talking about it, and it looks like it could be downgraded more then just a couple puddles

https://twitter.com/pressst...

until the games out we won’t know but the quality in the new picture is clearly worse then the 2017"
Admit you were wrong and move on.

MasterCornholio2807d ago

@Kribwalker

You were pushing the notion that it was downgraded quite a bit. I mean you even made claims that the textures, colors and AA looked worse from a single pic.

We all make mistakes but you should at least own up to it.

Kribwalker2807d ago (Edited 2807d ago )

@retrouk

funny you bring up one comment but not the other

“Kribwalker7d ago
i agree. it doesn’t look downgraded to me either. You can even see it in his hair between the two videos. Way more detail in his hair and the background and better looking character models as well. The downgrade talk definitely seems premature”

http://n4g.com/news/2197822...

Like i said before, “until the games out we won’t know but the quality in the new picture is clearly worse then the 2017” At no point was i screaming “this game is downgraded” rather i said let’s wait and see

@cornholio

“You were pushing the notion that it was downgraded quite a bit. I mean you even made claims that the textures, colors and AA looked worse from a single pic“

Lol, i made 3 comments in total on downgrades. The first where i said it looked better then before, and then 2 where i said the pictures the guy that had the game posted looked worse, where they legit did (not as bright and vibrantt the AA looked worse in that pic too as did the textures on the walls) and all of them i said we should wait until the game is out to see if it is or not.

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UCForce2807d ago

@Kribwalker Digital Foundry already done their research. There is no downgraded.

Kribwalker2807d ago

@ucforce

and i agree with that. I said let’s wait and see, and now we have waited and seen that it wasn’t.

Why o why2807d ago

Relax people. . Despite kribs initial campaign he did in fact admit there was no downgrade which is more than what 90 percent of Xbox die hards have done. . . Time to game, well done insomniacs. . . This seems like the best Spiderman game to date. Sony smashing it again with another gem to their ever-growing library

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sizeofyou2807d ago

Merry Christmas Bioware... 😉

Christopher2807d ago

Bioware was making fun of the critics, not Insomniac...

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Microsoft Gaming Revenue Drops 7% Year-on-Year, Content and Services Down 5%, Xbox Hardware Down 33%

Microsoft announced its financial results for Q3 of fiscal year 2026, including an update on its gaming Xbox business and more.

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Jin_Sakai13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

Not looking good. Hopefully Asha Sharma is able to turn Phil’s disaster around.

dveio13d ago

To me it's still quite remarkable how they can cash-in 5.3bn in revenue in a single quarter, since their hardware is basically dead.

Jingsing13d ago

The stock mark is what makes Microsoft remarkable, They have convinced every institutional and retail investor to just keep piling money into them. Like many big tech giants they are just a big growing pyramid scheme. As long as people keep dropping money into ETF's that cover the market Microsoft will always be liquid. At the same time it is completely stifling innovation and competition. People need to start being more discreet in how they invest their money as it's killing the system.

Tanktopmaster9213d ago

Once they re-evaluate exclusive all will be fine….

S2Killinit13d ago

Riiiiight because people will just flock back to them for one or two games per year.

Jingsing13d ago

15+ years of bad performance is what they call irreparable in business. It is time for them to sell off the assets and get out of entertainment.

Tanktopmaster9213d ago

These declines are on the back of extra revenue received from releasing games like Forza horizon 5 on PlayStation. So I’m being sarcastic here when I said they should go back to exclusives. Killing off a revenue stream from Ps5 sales will only make things worse

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Spiders Studio, Developers of GreedFall: The Dying World, Announce Liquidation of the Company

Spiders: "We're going to cut straight to the chase so you're not left wondering: After a long period without clear answers, we have received confirmation that Spiders is being liquidated.

What does it mean? This means the company as a whole no longer exists. We'll cease our functions immediately. The planned DLC will release via Nacon, and then-- well, that's it.

We're sorry that it's come to this and would like to thank each and every one of you for your support over the years.

If you have any questions or run into issues with your games, please contact Nacon directly as we'll no longer be able to reply."

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Koei Tecmo Announces Record Financial Results After Releasing Many Big Games

Today, Koei Tecmo announced its financial results for the full fiscal year 2025, related to the period between April 2025 and March 2026.

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