This article was updated at 11am BST with additional clarification and at 5.45pm BST with added comment from Insomniac.
Sony has clarified thatInsomniac’s PS5 Spider-Man game announced on Thursdayis an “enhancement” of the PS4 original with a “substantial” expansion.
Announced during Sony’s PS5 reveal event on Thursday,Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Moraleswas described as “a new adventure fromInsomniac Games,” with little further detail offered.
However, in a new interview,The Telegraphdescribes Morales as “more akin to an expansion bolted on to an upgraded version of the original title.”
Sony Interactive Entertainment’s EVP head of European Business, Simon Rutter told the publication that Miles Morales would include “major enhancements” to the 2018PS4game.
“I guess you could call it an expansion and an enhancement to the previous game,” he said.
“There’s a substantial Miles Morales component – which is the expansion element – but also within the game as well there’s been major enhancements to the game and the game engine, obviously deploying some of the majorPlayStation 5technology and features.”
UPDATE:Insomniac Games hasreleased a statementwhich says that Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a “standalone game.” As yet it has not provided further clarification.
UPDATE 2:According to aBloombergreport, which seeks to clear up the confusion around the new Spider-Man game, Miles Morales will be “smaller than a traditional console game” but sold as a standalone product.
“Spider-Man: Miles Morales is not an expansion or enhancement but a new video game, the person said, comparing it toUnchartedLost Legacy, a game fromNaughty Dogthat was smaller in size and scope than a mainline Uncharted title.”
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ORIGINAL STORY CONTINUES:Asked whether such familiarity was an important part of transitioning an installed user base from old machines to the new, Rutter said:
“I think what is very interesting for everyone to see is how familiar games might be to some degree changed through the workings of PlayStation 5.”
Released in September 2018, PS4 exclusive Spider-Man was widely praised by critics andhas now sold 13 million units worldwide, according to publisher Sony.
The huge success of the title contributed toSony Interactive Entertainment acquiring California-based Insomniac Games, the developer also known for Resistance and Ratchet and Clank.
Significantly, SIE has been using Spider-Manto demonstrate PlayStation 5’s new SSD tech.
During its corporate strategy meeting in May 2019, CEO Kenichiro Yoshida showed a video comparing load times inMarvel’s Spider-Manrunning on bothPS4 Proand its next-generationPlayStationhardware.
As described in the firstPlayStation 5 detailsarticle, the next-gen PlayStation demonstrates dramatically reduced load times compared to PS4 Pro, with the camera able to fast travel near-instantaneously and speed through the city without pausing for asset loading.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales will release for PS5 at the end of this year.
