Marvel's Spider-Man is one of the best things that has ever happened to the web-slinger. Created by Insomniac Games, this video game won many fan's hearts thanks to the acrobatic gameplay, stellar voice-acting, and immense respect to the source material. The game garnered so much success that following the sequel coming out on the Playstation 5, Marvel's Spider-Man will have a fully done remaster. As such, there are certain changes that fans and newcomers should know about.
These are some of the differences that everyone should know about for Marvel's Spider-Man for the PS5. All differences listed come from the Playstation Blog.
8 Overhauled Graphical Fidelity
Starting off with some more surface-level differences, Marvel's Spider-Man has been completely remastered for the PS5. Thanks to the stronger hardware, Insomniac decided to enhance the game environment through a variety of means. All of which helped to improve graphical fidelity.
These include ray-tracing, improved lighting, enhanced models, and more. These additions will be elaborated on later in the list, however, these additions alone will help enhance the game experience in ways that weren't originally available before. Hopefully satisfying any consumer old and new.
7 Ray-Tracing
One of the biggest changes that Insomniac added to Marvel's Spider-Man is raytracing. Through this, the game is able to render Spider-Man's reflection on reflective surfaces. The most notable ones include the windows on buildings and the reflections on vehicles. These combined with the other inclusions mentioned later on will truly make the game more stunning than it already was.
6 Improved Lighting, Environments, And Weather
Thanks to the PS5 hardware, the lighting of Marvel's Spider-Man has been dramatically improved. Combined with the ray tracing and the weather, there are brand new ambient shadows to help enhance the world. Not only that, but every model in the game has been enhanced to include better skin, teeth shaders, and the hair strands being individually modeled. On top of that, the sky and weather have also been changed to make the game to better suit the Playstation 5.
5 Brand New 3D Audio, Haptic Feedback, And Adaptive Triggers
One of the new features that Insomniac has been promoting for the game is the inclusion of 3D Audio. With this, players are able to listen to things that they originally weren't able to hear before like the traffic below the New York buildings. On top of that, the new PS5 game will have haptic feedback and adaptive triggers from the new Dualshock controller. Allowing players to feel even more like Spider-Man. All of this together helps immerse the player further into the world.
4 Fast-Loading Times
Another great addition to the PS5 version of Marvel's Spider-Man is the fact that the game has almost instant loading, thanks to the new systems SSD. Although some might fear that fans will miss the Subway loading screens for the fast travel, Insomniac has gone on to state that the game will still have them. Players have the chance to wind back the loading screen to see the animation still.
3 New Photo-Mode
Although Marvel's Spider-Man already had a photo feature implemented in the game, Insomniac went the extra mile by showing off the newest version that will be included in the game. Players will now have the opportunity to place lights around the environment and even change Spider-Man's costume once the photo has been set. Thus making the perfect shot get even better, especially since the Amazing Spider-Man costume is coming to the game along with two more suits.
2 Performance Mode
In the standard mode, Marvel's Spider-Man for the Playstation 5 is already an impressive powerhouse. Running with strong 4K and HDR so long as the player has a compatible display, players can enjoy roaming through New York better than ever from both a graphical and lighting standpoint.
However, for those that want to have a fully powerful experience but more focused on performance, Insomniac allows the player to choose that option. Giving the player, not just 4K resolution but also a solid 60 FPS. This means that fans are able to play Spider-Man even faster than ever before.
1 New Peter Parker Face Model
Finally, the biggest change that players will receive when getting the newest version of Marvel's Spider-Man is also arguably the most controversial. On top of the newer models that allow for better lighting and textures, Peter Parker's face model has been changed. For better or for worse depending on who one asks.
This is to allow for the game to better capture Yuri Lowenthal's performance. As a result, despite the praise of John Bubniak, he has been replaced by Ben Jordan. Although the quality is still there, it has left much to be desired due to fans being used to the previous model.