06-13-2020, 09:06 AM
Despite Confusion, PS5's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Is A Standalone Game
<p><strong>Update: </strong>The exact nature and scope of PS5's Spider-Man: Miles Morales remains unclear, but one thing has been straightened out--it <em>is</em> a standalone game, as confirmed by Insomniac's James Stevenson. This is despite the suggestion from a Sony exec that it would be an "expansion" of sorts to the existing Marvel's Spider-Man game. You can read those original comments below.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/JamesStevenson/status/1271468426129743873"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">For those who keep asking - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MilesMoralesPS5?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#MilesMoralesPS5</a> is a standalone game. <a href="https://t.co/t49Uti06sF">https://t.co/t49Uti06sF</a></p> — James Stevenson (@JamesStevenson) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesStevenson/status/1271468426129743873?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 12, 2020</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>Sony introduced its <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-reveal-event-all-games-and-console-details-ann/1100-6478266/">new PS5 titles during its latest event</a> with what looked like a sequel to Insomniac's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/marvels-spider-man/">Spider-Man</a>, which launched in 2018. But in statements made after the stream, Sony has clarified that it's in fact an expansion to the original title.</p><p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/marvels-spider-man-miles-morales/">Spider-Man: Miles Morales</a> will reportedly be a substantial expansion to the original game, which is being enhanced for the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-everything-we-know-design-launch-games-playsta/1100-6466357/">PS5</a> with the new console's hardware in mind. In an interview with <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/features/ps5-launch-plenty-promise-questions-still-hang-sonys-new-console/">The Telegram</a> (and <a href="https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1271366287692873730">reposted by Twitter user Nibel</a>), Sony's EVP head of European Business, Simon Rutter likened it to an expansion that uses an upgraded version of the original.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/despite-confusion-ps5s-spiderman-miles-morales-is-/1100-6478367/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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<p><strong>Update: </strong>The exact nature and scope of PS5's Spider-Man: Miles Morales remains unclear, but one thing has been straightened out--it <em>is</em> a standalone game, as confirmed by Insomniac's James Stevenson. This is despite the suggestion from a Sony exec that it would be an "expansion" of sorts to the existing Marvel's Spider-Man game. You can read those original comments below.</p><div data-embed-type="tweet" data-src="https://twitter.com/JamesStevenson/status/1271468426129743873"><blockquote align="center" class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-mce-disable-toolbar="true"><p dir="ltr">For those who keep asking - <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MilesMoralesPS5?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#MilesMoralesPS5</a> is a standalone game. <a href="https://t.co/t49Uti06sF">https://t.co/t49Uti06sF</a></p> — James Stevenson (@JamesStevenson) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesStevenson/status/1271468426129743873?ref_src=twsrc^tfw">June 12, 2020</a></blockquote><text></text></div><p>Sony introduced its <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-reveal-event-all-games-and-console-details-ann/1100-6478266/">new PS5 titles during its latest event</a> with what looked like a sequel to Insomniac's <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/marvels-spider-man/">Spider-Man</a>, which launched in 2018. But in statements made after the stream, Sony has clarified that it's in fact an expansion to the original title.</p><p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/marvels-spider-man-miles-morales/">Spider-Man: Miles Morales</a> will reportedly be a substantial expansion to the original game, which is being enhanced for the <a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/ps5-everything-we-know-design-launch-games-playsta/1100-6466357/">PS5</a> with the new console's hardware in mind. In an interview with <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gaming/features/ps5-launch-plenty-promise-questions-still-hang-sonys-new-console/">The Telegram</a> (and <a href="https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/1271366287692873730">reposted by Twitter user Nibel</a>), Sony's EVP head of European Business, Simon Rutter likened it to an expansion that uses an upgraded version of the original.</p><a href="https://www.gamespot.com/articles/despite-confusion-ps5s-spiderman-miles-morales-is-/1100-6478367/?ftag=CAD-01-10abi2f/">Continue Reading at GameSpot</a>
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