Last week, Sony unveiled the projected lineup of upcoming PlayStation 5 games, featuring a healthy dose of both launch titles and early 2021 titles. While several titles looked promising, including Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Resident Evil: Village, and Horizon Zero Dawn: Forbidden West, many were immediately intrigued by Insomniac Games' Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a standalone title picking up where Marvel's Spider-Man left off.
Set to arrive at launch, Miles Morales was confirmed to be an original story, roughly the same length as acclaimed expansion Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Now, Brian Horton, Creative Director of Insomniac, has opened up about the studio's new game, sharing further details about what we can expect. "As we continued with the Marvel’s Spider-Man universe, we knew that Miles’s origin story as a Spider-Man was something that needed its own game," he explains. "Miles’s multicultural background reflects a more modern, diverse world and we wanted to give players a new story, with new set-pieces, fresh villains, and unique quests across Marvel’s New York City."
"It’s now wintertime, about a year after the events of the first game," he continues. "Marvel’s New York is covered in snow, and just before Christmas break, a war between an energy corporation and a high-tech criminal army has broken out. Miles’s new home in Harlem is at the heart of the battle." He also teases how the PS5's powerhouse specs will be a game-changer, promising "near-instant load timing," as well as ray tracing and character-model improvements. In case you missed it, be sure to check out the reveal trailer for Spider-Man: Miles Morales above, and look for this one to drop alongside the PS5 this holiday season.
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