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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PS5 Bundle Will Be Available Starting Oct. 20

Sony Interactive Entertainment has revealed that the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PS5 console bundle will be available starting October 20, 2023, which is day and date with the launch of the upcoming superhero sequel.

Jin_Sakai952d ago (Edited 952d ago )

These Spider-Man 2 bundles are going to sell like hotcakes.

Aloymetal952d ago

October 20th can't come soon enough!

purple101952d ago

Anyone else get the impression this is going to be the best selling game of the year.

The first one, Spiderman 2018 on ps4, sold, waaait for it ....

33 million.

eagle21952d ago

Spider Man 2 and Mario Wonder will fly off shelves. 33 Million sold is AMAZING!

andy85952d ago (Edited 952d ago )

I think hogwarts has that locked in to be honest. It's still flying high in the charts several months on. I doubt even SM2 will be as popular as the juggernaut that is the HP world. Especially since its only on a 40m install base vs a 300m one.

Vits952d ago

I will be really surprised if it ends up being the best seller.

Zelda: ToK already has close to 19M and that is with a 130M console base.
Hogwarts Legacy was at 15M back in May and that is with PC + Xbox Series/XOne + PS4/PS5.

So for Spider-Man 2 to beat those guys it would need to be bought by half of the total number of PS5 owners. And that is a tall task. Especially because that 33M figure is for Spider-Man (PS4) and Miles Morales (PS4/PS5). https://blog.playstation.co...

Eonjay952d ago

'So for Spider-Man 2 to beat those guys it would need to be bought by half of the total number of PS5 owners.'

Not really. After all if you look up to the top of the page you will see a Spiderman Bundle. If this is the main SKU for the holiday, that's a good 10-12 million on its own easily. Hitting a 20%-25% attach rate on the units already out there is still a mighty tall order but it is very doable. Lifetime Spider Man 2 will outsell both Hogwarts and Zelda but as far as end of the year goes I agree with you.

Vits952d ago

@Eonjay

You are even more optimistic than Sony themselves with that prediction. But what do I know, I'm not a videogame market analyst.

andy85952d ago

There isnt a chance on this planet Spiderman 2 will sell more than Hogwarts tbh the franchise and audience is too big. Hogwarts was at 15 million just on PS5, XB and PC sales. Then there's PS4/XONE on top of that and it's not even out on Switch till next month. That's a massive amount of people buying it and its not even really had a proper sale yet. SM1 likely hasn't even hit 25 million sales yet and I'd guess hogwarts has. That games doing 50m lifetime. As big as much as I love Spiderman it ain't getting close to that, especially being NG only.

Eonjay952d ago

Spiderman 2 will be the best selling game on the PS5.
Mario Wonder will sell a ton too. Switch is harder to predict because I don't know if it will overtake Zelda but it can.
The best selling game of the year will still probably be multiplat so I think either Call of Duty or Hogwarts.

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eagle21952d ago

Sony's quiet CONFIDENCE. :) IGN already has the Spider Man 2 game for review confirmed on Game Scoop last Friday. Sony has nothing to hide....lol. :)

Aloymetal952d ago

Insomniac's confidence is off the charts and rightfully so, hard working top tier devs. Can't wait!

eagle21952d ago

I'm always excited for their games! Insomniac is legendary! :)

Hofstaderman952d ago (Edited 952d ago )

Don't understand the downvotes, this is fact based on their metacritic scores across various titles. This game definitely won't be scoring 71%.......

Tekkers952d ago

The tweet from Playstation says 'The New PlayStation 5 Console – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Bundle will be available starting Oct 20'.
The wording 'The New Playstation 5 Console' is strange and seems to be hinting at the rumoured PS5 slim.

Hofstaderman952d ago

One would think they would have advertised it already? It certainly would make sense to bundle it with this title as it's set to do really big numbers.

Tekkers951d ago

I thought that but Sony seem to be discounting the current PS5 model to clear all stock of it so an annoucement of a new PS5 model now would likely deter people from buying the current model as a lot of people would wait for the new model, Sony don't want that so i assume that is why it has not been announced.
I agree it would make sense to bundle a new model with Spiderman 2.

Eonjay952d ago

No. The model number is CFI-1215A. It is not a slim.

Tekkers951d ago

May I ask where you got the model number from to be so sure?

Eonjay951d ago

Its on the image of the bundle if you zoom in.
He is a direct link to the image. The model number is listed by the 'T' game rating on the box.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media...

Tekkers951d ago

Well spotted but my thinking is the image of the current PS5 is just to keep the 'new' PS5 a secret until the 20th. Also in the bottom left of the picture is the image disclaimer saying 'Design and specifications are subject to change without notice'. Why title the tweet 'The New playstation 5 Console' if it's not a new PS5? I accept you could be right, I am just leaning towards it being a new PS5 model because of the title wording, rumours and price cut to the current PS5. It could always just end up being the same PS5 but with a slightly bigger SSD rather than a 'slim'.

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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_87d 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

Grayson07687d 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?

Nyxus87d 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.

Eonjay87d ago

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

lodossrage87d ago (Edited 87d 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.

1nsomniac87d 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_87d ago

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

Chocoburger87d 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.

DEKUX1287d 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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Eonjay87d ago (Edited 87d ago )

Love the article description!

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

MrBaskerville87d 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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Christopher208d 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.

darthv72207d 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.

shadowT208d ago

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

drivxr207d ago (Edited 207d ago )

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

XBManiac207d ago

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

darthv72207d ago (Edited 207d ago )

...or the PS portal