Spider-Man: Miles Morales is not a
sequel or expansion.
So...what is it?
Yesterday, Sony finally pulled back
the curtain on the PlayStation 5 by
not only revealing what the console
looks like, but a ton of new games
coming to the system.
One of them, and one many were not
expecting was Spider-Man: Miles
Morales. The announcement trailer
features Miles and his iconic black
and red Spidey suit swinging through
what is presumably New York City,
saving people and kicking butt.
You know, friendly neighborhood
Spider-Man stuff.
As soon as the trailer dropped, many
assumed this was the sequel to
Insomniac's 2018 game
officially titled Marvel's
Spider-Man. In that game, you played
mostly as Peter Parker, but the game
did introduce Miles Morales and,
spoilers if you haven't played it
yet (What's wrong with you?), the
post-credits scene featured Miles
revealing to Peter that he, too, has
spider powers.
So Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the
upcoming sequel, right?
Not quite. Sony's V.P.
of European Business, Simon Rutter,
previously stated to The Telegraph
that the game is, quote
So it sounds like this is a DLC or
expansion for the Peter Parker
Spider-Man game, right?
And if it is, how would this work
for gamers who own the game for PS4?
How exactly would these PS5
enhancements work?
Insomniac then had to clarify exactly
what Spider-Man: Miles Morales is.
On their official Twitter, Insomniac
specified the game as a standalone
adventure.
And speaking to Bloomberg News, a
Sony spokesperson further clarified
that it is not a full sequel and
not a DLC add-on,
but an 'expandalone', similar to how
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy served
to expand the Uncharted universe
with a full-on but short game.
This does raise a few more questions
about the Miles Morales game, such
as how big the game's world will be.
Like, can you swing through all of
New York City or are you confined to
a specific burrough?
What the retail price will be?
And if this game is coming to PS4 at
all, considering the game engine
enhancements were made to take
advantage of the PS5.
And it's probably safe to assume
that this expandalone model can be
used for other Spider-Man adjacent
characters, giving them their own
separate adventures on a smaller
scale, rather than putting the years
and money into a full blown a title.
The IP has a ton of Spider-Man
allies to draw from, such as Black
Cat, Spider-Gwen, Silk,
Venom (if we're talking about the
Flash Thompson version) and each
could now theoretically get their
own standalone game.
Not too hard to imagine a series
like Arkham going this way in the
future as well.
Personally, I'd love to see
Insomniac and Sony run with this.
Give the expandalone treatment to a
few Spider-Man friends, then for the
official big-budget,
years-in-the-making Spider-Man 2
sequel, they bring all the heroes
and villains for a huge mash up,
similar to how Marvel Studios
structured the MCU.
And—just throwing it out there—this
could totally work if we wanted to
adapt to the Maximum Carnage
storyline again.
Anyway, what do you think?
How hyped are you for a stand alone
Miles Morales game?
By the way, the only correct answer
is 'very hyped.' And what
other characters or storylines would
you'd like to see brought into the
Spider-Man PlayStation universe?
Let me know in the comments and for
a full breakdown on everything
revealed at the PlayStation 5 event
yesterday, check out The Daily Fix.
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