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Spider-Man 2 goes gold

Insomniac Games: "WE ARE GOLD! We're thrilled to share the news ahead of #SpiderMan2PS5's launch on October 20, 2023 with a few words from the game's cast! #BeGreaterTogether"

Felix_Argyle_Catbro979d ago

It's a shame that they made me a fan with the PC versions of Spider-Man 2018 and Miles Morales, but now I would need to spend 600€ to play the 2nd one. By the time it comes to PC it will have been fully spoiled.

Exclusives can't die fast enough.

northpaws979d ago

You are contradicting yourself, if exclusives died, you won't get games in this quality. You love them so much that you want them die, very twisted thinking.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro979d ago

Nonsense. A game being exclusive has nothing to do with the game's quality. It all depends on the team and their effort and skill behind it.

mkis007979d ago

Feliz. You are saying all things being equal a game having to target multiple systems will becthe exact same as if it was targeting 1? That....doesn't make sense. Its literally multiple systems you have to plan for vs 1 exact hardware config.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro979d ago

mkis007

You are talking about a game's performance optimization. It's easier to make sure the game runs well. That's it. Being exclusive doesn't affect the contents of the game at all. If Sekiro came out as an exclusive it would be the exact same game.

KilluaX3979d ago

If Elden Ring was an exclusive game it would be the exact same game it is right now. Exclusivity has nothing to do with a game's quality other than it's almost guaranteed to run at a stable frame rate.

TheViltsuZ979d ago

@mkis007
It has nothing to do with having to target multiple or just one system. It has everything to do with the Sony money that the developers get access to when they pay for them to make a high budget exclusive PlayStation game. If Sony had allowed Insomniac to make the game to multiple platforms then it would be just as high quality, if it has the Sony money behind it.

InUrFoxHole979d ago

Lol. That is the wildest thing I seen someone type in a bit. You're saying that games are made good because they're exclusive? Guess it's not the devs at all but the platform they're tied to

mkis007974d ago (Edited 974d ago )

You are forgetting about the ssd difference which seems to be a big deal...compare starfield's loading to what we saw in the trailers for Spiderman 2. If it isn't possible in the exact same way than something changed because it was on 1 less platform.

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BehindTheRows979d ago

You clearly don’t want the game then.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro979d ago

Because I don't want to spend 600€ to play it? I guess I don't then.

P_Bomb979d ago

Think of it as an investment rather than an expenditure.

CobraKai979d ago

@Felix
Yes. That’s correct. You don’t want it as badly you make it seem

I wanted Miles Morales I bought a PS5. I wanted Forza Horizon 5 i bought a Series X. I wanted Legend of Zelda I bought a Switch. If you really want it. You’d actually get it.

BehindTheRows978d ago

@Felix_Argyle_Catbro

Uh, yeah. That’s how exclusivity works. Buy the device it’s available on.

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lucasnooker979d ago

To be honest it’s great business… the reason Sony released those titles on PC is to get gamers like yourself to buy the PlayStation for the next title…

Tacoboto979d ago

By the time you became a fan with the PC versions of those games they would've already been spoiled by having released in 2018 and 2020 originally... another contradiction

Vengeance1138979d ago

A game being exclusive has everything to do with quality. Would you rather split all your resources between 2-4 other platforms or hyper focus on only 1 to ensure it's the best. Why do you think Sony 1st party games are commonly leaps and bounds ahead of most other games on the market in terms of quality. Ragnarok, Horizon, Spiderman, GT, Returnal... a multiplatform game on everything won't match those.

Felix_Argyle_Catbro979d ago (Edited 979d ago )

What about Red Dead Redemption 2? Resident Evil 4 Remake? Elden Ring? Sekiro? Baldur's Gate 3? Armored Core VI? The list of fantastic high quality multiplatform games goes on.

It has nothing to do with a game being exclusive, it has everything to do with the team behind it. The only thing being exclusive affects is the game's performance optimization. If Sekiro came out as an exclusive it would be the exact same game.

Also, Returnal certainly doesn't belong on that list lol.

Take off your fanboy goggles, they make you say the dumbest crap.

Vengeance1138979d ago

@Felix

Oh boy what a comical list! Perhaps you should heed your own advice and remove your own goggles as all I see in your response is the biggest pile of crap i've seen today.
Going to ignore the rampant performance issues of Elden Ring are we? Took a while to work out those kinks, Red Dead 2? Oh boy lmao, thats cute. Not to mention literally 50% of your list is from the same studio lol

Sit down fool, you're only embarrassing yourself.

TheViltsuZ979d ago

Returnal? That game was being made with or without Sony's interference and it's not any higher quality than the average game that comes out.

Exclusives get access to money from Sony and Microsoft. That's the reason games like God of War are so high quality. It has nothing to do with multiple platforms vs one platform. It's all about the money.

Tacoboto979d ago

@Vengeance Somehow you have an even worse take than Catbro. RDR2, Elden Ring, and Baldur's Gate 3 can each take turns saying how many people think that title is a GOAT.

Vengeance1138979d ago

@TheViltsuZ
No higher quality than the average game that comes out? Really, thats fascinating, so you're saying the average game constantly is winning a pile of awards? Very interesting, never saw that.

Just the fact that terrible AAA titles exist, instantly proves you wrong. Halo Infinite had all the money backing in the world, was awful. Redfall... beyond terrible. Look at the old PS3 exclusive LAIR, beyond awful, the last Twisted Metal game... no quality. Money is a low factor.

Seraphim979d ago (Edited 979d ago )

being an exclusive does not equate quality. There are an arsenal of reasons and contributing factors that go into any given game that dictate whether it is quality or not. You can spend hundreds of millions of dollars, make the game exclusive, and still come up short on quality. PS Studio games are leaps and bounds ahead of most because they have talented teams, strong leadership, and invest the resources to make it happen. Even then, not all games are created equally. For instance, Days Gone, while solid in it's own right was not as polished or good as most PS studio games. btw I platinumed and loved the game. The Order 1886 was quality, but lacked a gameplay component. MLB The Show is now on XB, does that mean it lacks quality? No, it's still the same great game. I love PS, but to tie exclusivity to quality is asinine.

Crows90979d ago

@felix

Returnal is Sony's best exclusive PS5 game to date.

You obviously had a hard time with it or didn't bother.

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Oobah979d ago

I think its easy to avoid spoilers. I still don't know how spider-man 2018 or miles morales ends. I haven't finished any of them

CobraKai979d ago

You just gotta deal. I got a PS5, Series X, Switch. I can get whatever game i want. No use crying about it. It’s there if you want it or just wait. It’s the price you gotta pay as a pc gamer. Just like not having ultra quality graphics is the price i pay for being a console gamer.
Exclusives are better cuz time, energy, money are all focused on one system.

RNTody979d ago (Edited 979d ago )

Question: who invested actual money into this game, acquired Insomniac and gave them the resources to grow into one of the best developers in the industry today?

Now tell me again how exclusivity and quality has no relation.

The game gets ported to PC. It's made for PS5.

I have a gaming PC and a PS5 and I ain't crying about it because I'm glad this game exists.

KwietStorm_BLM979d ago

Been gaming a long time. I never seen so many people cry about exclusives, particularly PlayStation games, more than now, after Microsoft ran and cried wolf to everyone who would listen. It's mind boggling.

Crows90979d ago (Edited 979d ago )

A game being exclusive has a lot to do with the games quality. Look at your typical triple A experience. Many of them suck beyond reason. There are outliers but in terms of quality, bugs, and performance...exclusivity helps a lot. Look at Nintendo as well. If they had to optimize some of their games for multiple platforms they'd have a tougher time and we'd see a lot more bugs in their games.

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victorMaje979d ago

PS4 version was amazing. The PS5 remastered & MM were spectacular. Judging by what they announced so far in terms of gameplay I have a feeling I’m going to be very happy come October 20th.

raWfodog979d ago (Edited 979d ago )

Hopefully another gem to add to my collection. Earliest I’ll probably pick it up will be in 2024, if no DLC is announced for it.

repsahj978d ago

So excited! less than a month to go!!

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PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for February

The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for February includes:

🕷️ Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
🏎️ Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
🐲 Monster Hunter Stories
🐉 Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
🐺 Neva
🚲 Season: A Letter to the Future
⚔️ Echoes of the End: Enhanced Edition
🍛 Venba
🏉 Rugby 25

And joining the Classics Catalogue:

🤖 Disney•Pixar Wall-E (PS2)

All of these will be available to play 17 February

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maximusprime_103d ago

Solid line up.

I knew TDU SC eventually come on PS Plus. Glad I cancelled preorder for Astro or instead.
I heard TDU SC was a mess at launch. Did it improve? I'm going to give it a try

Grayson076102d ago

This is unrelated to the actual post, but can anyone tell me what happened to this site? It used to be the best place to get news, but now it seems like barely any big news comes through, there's little discussion, and it seems to be dying overall. I know there was awhile where I couldn't access the site, but that's been taken care of for a long time. What happened?

Nyxus102d ago

There are a lot of technical issues and it doesn't seem there are many people left who approve stories, so they take a long time to get approved, if they get approved at all.

Eonjay102d ago

Money. It was sold to someone who wanted to maximize the ad revenue while investing nothing into the actual site. Money killed it.

lodossrage102d ago (Edited 102d ago )

I'll add to what Nyxus and Eonjay said

Another reason is trolls are allowed to run rampant. So the few times discussions might happen, they get derailed fast.
There's also the fact that they're more strict on what gets approved now compared to what they were back in the day.

1nsomniac102d ago

Site’s been slowly turning to garbage over the past 5 years. It’s currently almost unusable. Full of utter shit adverts covering everything. You cant even access your profile notifications and it’s been like that for what must be over a year now. It really has become an amateur shit show here.

maximusprime_102d ago

True, I tried opening "my submission" and it opened someone else's list of submissions...

Chocoburger102d ago

An endless amount of rude trolls, along with terrible and inconsistent moderation. I once got banned for saying S***, but then there are other people who can drop F-bombs and not get banned. Mods also punish the wrong people often, just stupidity all around. I stopped submitting stories and I rarely comment these days due to the lack of proper moderation.

DEKUX12102d ago

Always thought this was just a Sony pony troll site lol. But it used to be nuts. I used to check this site every day same as siliconera. I do still check here and there but yeah ain’t what it used to be

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Eonjay102d ago (Edited 102d ago )

Love the article description!

Also someone had the foresight to put Neva on there... and monter hunter Stories. Solid additions all around.

MrBaskerville102d ago

They had a strong classic library last year, I don't hope they plan to double down on disney releases again this year, like they've done before.

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The 10 Best Superhero Games To Play Right Now

From Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Batman: Arkham City to breakout hit Dispatch and new Marvel Cosmic Invasion, these are 10 of the best superhero games you can play today.

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Here's How Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Holds Up on the $1,000 ROG Xbox Ally X

YouTube tech analysis channel ElAnalistaDeBits has made a comparison video, showing off Marvel's Spider-Man 2 running on Steam Deck, ROG Xbox Ally X, and PS5 (performance mode)

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Christopher223d ago

A noticeable improvement over the Steam Deck, but those reflections are hilarious. You're definitely paying for better quality with that hefty price tag. I do like that density isn't really affected by quality, though.

darthv72222d ago

For the performance they were going for, increasing the reflections would not have been viable. The deck and rog can certainly be taken further into the quality mode, but obviously performance takes a huge hit..... but it does look good on a little screen.

shadowT223d ago

Yes, it runs somehow in low graphic resolution and with very limited effects. $1000 for this quality?

drivxr223d ago (Edited 223d ago )

Looks impressive for a handheld that lets you play anywhere other than a living room or a desk.

XBManiac222d ago

It works best with Steam OS, so don't despair.

darthv72222d ago (Edited 222d ago )

...or the PS portal