As a developer and publisher, Sony has created some showstopping first-party titles, with games like Horizon Zero Dawn, God of War and more serving as tentpoles for the perfect balance of creative and impactful storytelling and fun gameplay. While Sony's history with first-party titles goes as far back as Tomb Raider and Crash Bandicoot, more recent creations like Marvel's Spider-Man have pushed gaming to new heights, showing that just about anything is possible. Recently, more of PlayStation's mainline titles are getting the PC port treatment.
Among its gaming library, Sony has given games like God of War and Days Gone PC ports, allowing them to reach an even wider audience. As a result, these titles can be explored even more deeply and run more smoothly thanks to the capabilities of PCs. With more titles from PlayStation hitting PC, now is the perfect time for a game like Marvel's Spider-Man to join the collection and reach an even larger audience.
Marvel's Spider-Man is one of the most recent and most immersive adventures featuring the web-head and offers a comprehensive and definitive story and gameplay loop for the character. When the PlayStation 5 was released, many of its capabilities received an upgrade that allowed for smoother web-swinging and shorter load times. But with PC, these capabilities could be improved even more, along with the game's overall look. Because of advanced PC specifications and their ability to run huge titles like Days Gone without crashing, Marvel's Spider-Man could have even more fluid movement and combat that could mirror the game's early gameplay demos. Furthermore, the graphical quality could be significantly boosted to offer an even more realistic experience.
Another great feature that comes from the PC format is mods. With games like Grand Theft Auto V and Skyrim, players have created almost entirely new games within the games themselves. A great example of this is a newly released Batman mod in GTAV. With Marvel's Spider-Man, modders would get the chance to introduce even more suits from the character's storied history. Some mods could also allow the skins of the villains to closely resemble any of the game, comic or movie iterations from the past. These changes could add a new level of immersion to the game and scratch the itch of longtime fans who love every version of the character.
The impact of Marvel's Spider-Man helped kickstart a new era of superhero games centered around the Marvel Universe, with Marvel's Spider-Man 2 set to release on PlayStation 5 next year. Now is a perfect time for PC gamers to explore Spider-Man's unique world before it continues to expand. Part of the problem with console exclusivity is that for those without a PlayStation, it's games like Marvel's Spider-Man become missed opportunities.
While the same situation would arise for the sequel, offering the first game to a broader audience would potentially help PC gamers decide if they want to try and play the sequel when it comes out or wait for it to become a port itself. Nevertheless, it's nothing if not beneficial to offer PC gamers the chance to experience the original before the sequel drops.
Marvel's Spider-Man is a triumph in the superhero game genre, not to mention a fun character study of Peter Parker and his belief in the importance of power and responsibility. A PC port feels like the next step in the game's lifecycle, as it would allow the gaming community to explore the title in new ways. In turn, fans can check out modded and improved versions that consoles couldn't allow for. That said, bringing Marvel's Spider-Man to the PC feels almost like a necessity.