Sony exec on Insomniac’s PS5 Spider-Man game: “I guess you could call it an expansion and an enhancement to the previous game”

[Chaserjoey]

The original source is paywalled and I'm not signing up to a conservative U.K. rag to confirm

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This is the full quote from the telegraph

Although at least one of those titles isn't quite what it may have seemed. Show opener Spider-Man Miles Morales looked like an entirely new follow up to 2018's excellent PS4 exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man starring the new, titular protagonist. However Rutter clarified it's actually more akin to an expansion bolted on to an upgraded version of the original title.

"I guess you could call it an expansion and an enhancement to the previous game," he explained. "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 major PlayStation 5 technology and features."

"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," explains Rutter when asked whether such familiarity is actually an important part of transitioning an installed user base from old machines to the new.

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[John Frost]

So basically it's a PS5 enhanced version of the PS4 game but there's an expansion pack too. That's a big disingenuous on Sony's part as the trailer made it seem like it was a new title.

Thought it was impressive how they'd seemingly managed to make a new game in two years when they're also working on R&C!

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It's a standalone game.

 

[Deleted member 224]

People were jumping down my throat in other threads for saying this.

It was very clear that R&C is Insomniac's next "big" game. That's what most of their resources are going to right now and that's the game that had more time spent on it despite not having a release date.

The next major Spider Man game will probably be what they work on after finishing R&C.

I still thought this would be a full game though. Really concerning for the launch lineup.

 

[Dreazy]

Definitely sounds like there reselling the og game but using the miles expansion as a cover hella disappointing if that's the case

 

[Arex]

The tweet seems misleading

 

[MikeHattsu]

The original source is paywalled and I'm not signing up to a conservative U.K. rag to confirm but it sounds like they just repurposed the engine and enhanced it like U4

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It's hard to tell the exact quotes as the actual Telegraph already is paywalled unfortunately.

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You can look at the full article with view-source. It only says this about the Spider-Man game:

Although at least one of those titles isn't quite what it may have seemed. Show opener Spider-Man Miles Morales looked like an entirely new follow up to 2018's excellent PS4 exclusive Marvel's Spider-Man starring the new, titular protagonist. However Rutter clarified it's actually more akin to an expansion bolted on to an upgraded version of the original title.
"I guess you could call it an expansion and an enhancement to the previous game," he explained. "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 major PlayStation 5 technology and features."
"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," explains Rutter when asked whether such familiarity is actually an important part of transitioning an installed user base from old machines to the new.

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[JusDoIt]

Misleading OP.

 

[Ringten]

So what's the "major enhancement to the game" then he's talking about in the next sentence?

"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 major PlayStation 5 technology and features."

Notice how he says "game and game engine".

Really confusing wording there and pretty much the opposite of a clarification.

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Yeh you're right, misread that myself.

Indeed confusing. Let's see

 

[ThisIsBlitz21]

Cut the OP some slack.

Its just that the article has a very clickbaity and misleading title.

 

[Theorry]

This really needs some clarification, the quotes do not give enough info.

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Yeah. The quote says ""I guess you could call it an expansion and an enhancement to the previous game," he said."
But i read now that its a standalone? I missed that. Any official wording on that? Its abit confusing atm.

 

[Uzupedro]

Definitely sounds like there reselling the og game but using the miles expansion as a cover hella disappointing if that's the case

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Its not this. Its a standalone game.

 

[Rodrigues solitaire]

So what's the "major enhancement to the game" then he's talking about in the next sentence?

"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 major PlayStation 5 technology and features."

Notice how he says "game and game engine".

Really confusing wording there and pretty much the opposite of a clarification.

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yup, the way he singles out the morales content and then separates the game and the engine after makes me believe the original is included

I ain't complaining

 

[Milennia]

A lot of people are being misled, should probably just change the entire thread at this point

 

[Amnixia]

The reveal was incredibly misleading if this is true.

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Yeah, I agree. Not a good start, trailer definitely made it seem like a new game.

 

[dunkzilla]

Sounds like he hasn't clarified anything...

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He did. It's OP that caused confusion

 

[Raigor]

Is this PS4 Spider-Man Remastered + Miles content or NEW GAME WITH MILES?

 

[Noppie]

You can look at the full article with view-source. It only says this about the Spider-Man game:

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However Rutter clarified it's actually more akin to an expansion bolted on to an upgraded version of the original title.

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That sounds like a remaster with expansion to me?

 

[Deleted member 52190]

People were jumping down my throat in other threads for saying this.

It was very clear that R&C is Insomniacs next "big" game. That's what most of their resources are going to right now and that's the game that had more time spent on it despite not having a release date.

The next major Spider Man game will probably be what they work on after finishing R&C.

I still thought this would be a full game though. Really concerning for the launch lineup.

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You should read it then, it is a standalone expansio .

 

[JayC3]

This thread seems to be generating a lot of confusion as the article title/tweet does not seem to match what's written in the article. As such, we're locking it. Feel free to make a new thread if there's a clearer source.