Spider-Man PS4 Release Date, Details & Characters

Spider-Man PS4 Release Date, Details & Characters

The Spider-Man PS4 release may be reason enough to switch to the  PlayStation 4 later this year.

Spider-Man PS4 is a super-hero title in development from Marvel and Insomniac Games. Insomniac Games previously worked on Sunset Overdrive, an exclusive game for Xbox One. Sony has locked out all other consoles for the new Spider-Man game. Xbox One won’t get a version. Even PS3 users will need to upgrade to play the game.

The Spider-Man PS4 release is only getting closer. Here’s what we know about the game’s release date, pre-orders, characters and story.

Spider-Man PS4 Release Date

Marvel, the company that created the comic book character, has a year of festivities planned for Spider-Man fans. A new movie, Spider-Man Homecoming, arrives in theaters on July 7th. Spider-Man PS4 will back up the movie’s release.

We don’t have an official Spider-Man PS4 release date. The game does have an official release window. Ryan Penagos, Marvel Digital Media’s Vice President & Executive Editor, listed the game as a 2017 release in a statement last April. The confirmation came during a livestream discussing what video game projects Marvel Digital Media would launch in 2017, according to VG24/7.

Spider-Man PS4 Characters & Story

Perhaps because it’s such a high-profile game, Sony and Insomniac are staying very quiet about it. We don’t know the game’s release date. We don’t know the game’s real title either. The Spider-Man PS4 moniker is just a working title, Sony says.

We do have some small story details. Peter Parker is Spider-Man in the game, but he’s different from the versions we’ve seen in movies and cartoons. The game’s description hints that the Peter Parker in Spider-Man PS4 is an adult that’s already made it through high school and maybe college. He’s very focused on his career and personal life. PlayStation.com also describes him as “masterful at fighting big crime in New York City.” These are big departures for the character. Usually, he’s depicted as a teenager learning to fight crime.

The game uses parkour to let players move along the rooftops of New York City. Insomniac says the game’s combat system is very different from other Spider-Man games. Unfortunately, we haven’t seen any footage of the character taking on enemies.

Spider-Man PS4 Pre-Orders & Pre-Order Extras

Spider-Man PS4 pre-orders are available at some retailers and not available at others. Amazon and GameStop are both taking early purchases. The PlayStation Store, which only sells digital games for PS4, isn’t taking any pre-orders. Sony may not make the game available to buy there until it has a final release date to share.

Right now, buying options are slim. The pre-orders at Amazon and GameStop are for a $59.99 standard version of the game. Big fans of the character should wait for enhanced versions with collectibles to arrive before placing a pre-order.

There are no pre-order extras for Spider-Man PS4 that we know of yet. At least, GameStop and Amazon don’t mention any in their listings of the game. Usually, games this anticipated have exclusive missions to lure gamers into buying a new copy at launch instead of a used copy months later.

Again, the PS3 won’t get a version of the game. There are no Xbox One versions because Sony Interactive Entertainment of America will publish Spider-Man PS4. Everyone needs a PS4 to experience this game.

Spider-Man PS4 DLC and Add-On Content

Spider-Man PS4 for doesn’t have any add-on content that we know about. Expect that to change around the same time that Sony shares the Spider-Man PS4 release date. Most games have add-on content that extends their life well after their launch. It’d be very strange if a game as important to PlayStation as Spider-Man PS4 didn’t have any DLC.

A season pass is possible. Spider-Man PS4 is an action-adventure game, and publishers usually offer season passes with them. A season pass gets gamers all a title’s downloadable content for one price. Often, season passes offer a slight discount compared to paying for every piece of DLC separately.

When We’ll Learn More About Spider-Man PS4

Read: PlayStation E3 2017: How to Watch, Games & Predictions

Expect Sony to have plenty to say about Spider-Man PS4 during its PlayStation Media Showcase at the Electronic Entertainment Expo on June 12th. Executives will want to show the game to the dedicated fans watching its livestream so that they can tell their friends about it.

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The Crash Bandicoot games were synonymous with the PlayStation during its formative years. Past games in the series let players use jumps and spins to take on enemies. Long levels offered combat, crates and fruit that players needed to collect. There are three games in the series. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy includes all three older games. It has Crash Bandicoot, Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot Warped. The original experience of all these games are there, but developer Vicarious Visions has added in a checkpoint system and a manual save system across all the games in the trilogy. Checkpointing ensures that gamers don’t lose progress when they forget to save. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy has upgraded audio and 4K visuals to along with the updated saving features. This game arrives for PS4 on June 30th for $39.99. [ Buy Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy from Amazon for $39.99 ]

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