After the announcement of Spider-Man: Miles Morales at Sony’s the Future of Gaming event, there has been a lot of miscommunication and misinformation about the game. Now, clarifying statements from Sony have left fans with a few more questions, like a price tag.
Marvel’s Spider-Man was a huge success back in 2018, beloved by gaming and comics fans alike. It was the typical Peter Parker story, where the young web-slinger has to save Manhattan and the rest of the world from certain doom with his Spidey Sense and bravery. But there was also a tease of more at the end, of Miles Morales taking up the webs.
Sony announcing a Miles Morales story on PS5 isn’t terribly surprising considering the young protagonist’s role in Marvel’s Spider-Man and how the game ended. But nevertheless, Spider-Man: Miles Morales’ reveal was met with much enthusiasm and excitement. That excitement was quickly muddied by a lack of clarity over the nature of this game.
Amid multiple reports from Sony, it was unclear exactly where Spider-Man: Miles Morales would fit in relation to Marvel’s Spider-Man. A lot of stories have been bouncing around, leaving Spider-fans with a lot of questions: will Miles Morales be a true sequel or a mere expansion, how much will it cost and how long will it be?
Sony has officially set the record straight: Spider-Man: Miles Morales will be a standalone title, but not as long as Marvel’s Spider-Man. The length of Miles Morales has been compared to Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, a standalone expansion from the main Uncharted series. Given the fact that Miles Morales will be shorter than Marvel’s Spider-Man, there are now questions swirling around about how much this new game will cost.
There are a lot of factors at play when it comes to how much this game will actually cost. Popularity of the character and an eagerness from fans to play through his story versus the length of the actual story are the dueling dynamics here. Sony is going to have to toe the line and weigh the value of this game before slapping a price on it.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales will be available this holiday season, and the world will be watching for news on just how much this gift will set them back.
Source: Game Rant, Twitter, CNET
