Insomniac Games’ Spider Man Confirmed PS4 Exclusive, Open World; More Info Shared

Today, during the YouTube Live broadcast hosted by Geoff Keighley, Creative Director Bryan Intihar provided more color on the newly announced Spider Man game.

[Germany7]

Great news, the amazing partnership is back.
Can't wait for this game, one the best games of this E3.

[IamTylerDurden1]

The best part is that Sucker Punch still has a game to announce. Sony had an epic e3.

[Germany7]

Exactly, also i was really surprised when i saw that Insomniac is making the game.

I would love to play a new Infamous, i really love the series. Anything coming from Sucker Punch will be great.

[slappy508]

Hell yeah now I get an amazing spiderman game AND perhaps another Infamous. Hell yeah I just woke up and watched the conference.. Too many awesome stuff to take in

[Deadpooled]

Epic E3, no nonsense with people coming out and talking for 5 or 10 minutes per game, just game after game after game!

[Yi-Long]

Very happy Insomniac will be handling this. They have nice character-design and their games are always very colourful, funny and 'light', which suits Spider-Man.

[Sunny_D]

I wonder if they will make a brand new ip? Or will they continue Delsin's story?

[Inzo]

Any word on when said announcement will happen?

[I_am_Batman]

I completely agree. I thought the idea of a good Spiderman game souded great but I didn't want Sucker Punch to make it cause they're one of my favorite studios and I'd rather see them make a new Infamous game or a new IP. I'm also a big fan of Insomniac games and honestly I'd rather see them working on a new Resistance game but Insomniac are usually working on multiple games simultaneously so that's perfect. Not to mention that the chances of a new Resistance by Insomniac are much smaller than the chances of a new Infamous game by Sucker Punch.

The Spiderman trailer looked great. Hopefully we'll get a gameplay demo soon.

[Kratos0Ace]

1.Sucker punch (unknown game with melee combat)
2.Sony Cambridge (multi-million dollar franchise they were advertising to be making some years ago in job postings)
3.Studio Japan (Inevitable announcement of Knack 2 and Bloodborne)

Yup. Everything is possible when you own 15 studios.

[bouzebbal]

what i was about to post..
Happy that IG are trying different things this gen.
Sign me in for this Spiderman game.

[miyamoto]

This Spidey totally caught me by surprise! Sony and Marvel really made a great partnership!

[Fatal-Aim]

'Sony can't take a notorious, third party game that is multi platform and make it completely exclusive. That's a pipe dream to you Sony sheep'

I guess like Street Fighter 5, that pipe dream just came true. This is what happens when you underestimate a competitor like Sony; they end up laying you flat on your behind all the while you're wondering how the heck you got on your butt to begin with. http://youtu.be/OuiEKm5dDrY

The point here is they APPEAR one way so that you CAN underestimate them. But their true form is a force to be reckoned with, hence why they are still standing and you on your azz.

[Majin-vegeta]

Another game to preorder

[Gardenia]

It seems like we finally get a good Spiderman game

[crazychris4124]

The new movie is coming July 2017 so Im sure the game will come out sometime next year.

[DragonKnight]

Nope. Not a movie tie in.

[crazychris4124]

I know that but they still want the game out the same year because it increases revenue. Mad Max game had nothing to do with the movie but they still tried to release it alongside the movie. They had to delay it but it still came out the same year.

[DragonKnight]

Won't increase revenue when people know that the game has nothing to do with the movie. It doesn't work that way. Mad Max tanked.

[Ceaser9857361]

And all this while I was thinking its Sucker Punch making this game.. Insomniac is a great dev. Hope we get an Amazing Spidey game.

[starchild]

I actually prefer it this way. I think that Insomniac can do an excellent job on a game like this. And it also leaves Sucker Punch free to work on whatever they're working on, which I think will likely be great.

[Ceaser9857361]

exactly... Insominac is a good dev... loved SSOD , so looks like SP is either working on Infamous or a new game..

[exkalibur97]

i agree insomnaic is a great dev, but i still think sucker punch would have been the better choice with there experience with "superhero" games like infamous.

[Ceaser9857361]

Insomniac's SSOD was good .. Their wackiness will compliment Spidey

[Kratos0Ace]

It's better that Insomniac does it. That way Sucker punch can do another exclusive for ps4. Let them roll

[ninsigma]

"It’s not part of the films"
Everything I wanted to hear about this game right there!

[BlakHavoc]

Agreed!

[Sunny_D]

Agreed! Now the story can be whatever they want to make it. So it won't be predictable if it was based off the movie.

[Angeljuice]

More importantly it won't be compromised in order to shoehorn in elements of the film that detract from the game experience.

[NotanotherReboot]

I'm glad to see one my favourite childhood developers back on track

[starchild]

That's true, they've had some great success with their last two games. I think they have the potential to do a great job on this Spider Man game.

[mkis007]

Ya I really think this had to be because of some sort of MCU deal. It is funny they had so much to show that this was only a small snippet at the end.

[Deadpooled]

it got one of the biggest cheers of the conference, I saw insomniac and was thinking 'yes ps4 exclusive', heard the word 'Queens' then saw Marvel and was like 'YESSSSSSSSS SPIDERMAN!!!!!'

[Sunny_D]

I sooooo wanted to see gameplay demo. I hope they show something real soon. My hype level is high. The last good Spiderman game I played was Spiderman 2 and Ultimate Spiderman back in 2004 and 2005...

[IRetrouk]

Its great that they are getting a bit of freedom to do spidy justice, hopefully that means we get an open world version of spiderman two.

[Letthewookiewin]

Holy crap this is going to sell systems.

[FallenAngel1984]

I'm just excited we're finally getting AAA Marvel based games on consoled again

[BattleAxe]

I'm surprised to see that its Insomniac that's making this game. Looks interesting!

[IamTylerDurden1]

If the newest R&C is any indication of what Insomniac can do with the hardware then I'm excited.

[ZombieGamerMan]

You know this is pretty huge news that this game is exclusive to Sony and being made in house (yeah Insomniac's not first party but the fact Sony is the one funding it means they must have the rights) Spider-Man is a highly popular superhero and now that he is part of the MCU he's now blowing up even bigger than before with Civil War.

[Sunny_D]

This game alone can sell systems especially if it comes out with the Spiderman movie next year. Spiderman is the biggest Marvel comic book character ever, so this is huge.

[ShadowWolf712]

@ricosuave

Tone down the salt there bro.

[StormLegend]

Made my day with this trailer! Game looks amazing!

[ginsunuva]

Is Insomniac making like 4 games at a time?

[IIFloodyII]

This is going to have the biggest team they've ever had for a game, so seems the other stuff are mostly finished or close to being, and they are slowly going to all in on Spidey.

[rainslacker]

Insomniacs a huge studio. They have two separate studios. Insomniac, and Insomniac East.

[Sunny_D]

Wow never knew that. For some reason I always thought independent devs happen to be small and can't afford large teams due to not having the budget that first party studios tend to have.

[ginsunuva]

I know, but they just finished R&C. They have some sidescroller. They're about to release a VR game. And now this. 4 games for 2 studios

[rainslacker]

Insomniac East tends to make smaller games, mostly what most people refer to as Indie type games. I think they're working on a bigger project as well, but haven't talked to anyone over there in a while. Insomniac is one of the more efficient studios out there TBH. 4 games may actually be kind of low. Their main office should be able to work on 3 AAA games at one time with the overlap of downtime between departments and production schedules.

But yes, they likely have been working on AT LEAST 4 games right now. I'm kind of surprised they haven't become their own publisher by now to be honest.

[tulholdren]

Wow one if my favorite devs doing Spider-Man this going to be another explosive exclusive if R@C is how they use the tech. Just games and games that is what I'm happy about.

[Tdmd]

This was probably my favorite surprise in this years E3! Insomniac making a new Spider-man? Hell yeah!!! :D

[Gazondaily]

This looked great. Sucker Punch would have been a better studio for this though imo. Still looked hella fun.

[SquidBuck]

do you own a ps4?

[Gazondaily]

Yes. Wanna play some games with me? ☺

[Kiwi66]

Does it really matter if he does

[Liqu1d]

He does but he doesn't really play any games on it.

[Gazondaily]

True...Uncharted was good but the mp was blegh...

Plus Liquid and Iamtyler are too busy posting propaganda on the community page to play Rocket League with me 😔

[hells_supernova]

I agree with you on Sucker Punch don't know why you are getting downvoated for that.

Insomniac are fantastic but super heroes has been Sucker punches thing for 2 generations now.

[Deadpooled]

It's getting downvoted because it's septic the sceptic. And also this being a HUGE announcement (along with the God of War, Kojima partnering with Sony and the Crash Bandicoot HD Remaster) any attempt to downplay it would definitely be downvoted to hell.

[ShadowKnight]

Don't worry we'll get another great game from Sucker punch lol

[IIFloodyII]

I think both would do fine, both have nailed movement in 3D environments, and both are pretty creative with powers/guns. I'd prefer Insomniac because I think they'll have the better Peter Parker, their sense of humour is a perfect match for that type of character.

Do wonder what Sucker Punch are up to though, maybe if it's a success they'll get another Marvel I.P to mess with.

[HawaiianDreads]

Why are you getting down voted by saying Sucker Punch? I honestly agree with you, especially with their track record of making games where special powers are involved.

Edit: Not saying that Insomniac is a bad choice just surprise that's all.

[Gazondaily]

Haters gonna hate ☺

Sucker Punch are mad talented. Not saying Insomniac aren't. Just thought Sucker Punch would be a wicked match tis all.

[Fez]

Didn't Insmoniac do Sunset Overdrive? That game looked very Sucker Punchy in gameplay style. Although I never did play it, it looked good in terms of traversal and fun which is two important parts of a Spidey game. I think they can do it justice.

[SquidBuck]

septic the skeptic. lol we found you a new nickname

[jznrpg]

Septic tank?

[Sunny_D]

My hopes and dreams for E3 came true. I can't wait. In Insomniac we trust. They are on a roll now since the released the critically acclaimed Ratchet and Clank. I can't wait man.

[Tross]

Please be awesome like the PS2 Spider-Man 2. If done right it has the potential to be even better given that this is an 8th gen title. I'm glad Insomniac is handling this one.

[Skankinruby]

Wad hoping sucker punch would be doing it but still totally stoked

[ninsigma]

I think a lot of people were. 1. because it was rumoured :P and 2. because they'd actually make a great fit for a spider man game considering the infamous series. Having said that, insomniac are a great dev (R and C reboot was great) so I believe they are going to do an amazing job with this :D

[iiorestesii]

First person web swinging free roam Queens FTW!!!

[cell989]

Thank the Lord it's not tied to the movie, Insomniac gots this down. Insomniac coming back to the Sony family with a vengeance

[Ozmoses]

So damn stoked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SynestheticRoar]

Exclusive nice, spiderman sweet. Insomniac back awesome.

[Rhezin]

really wanted this to be a new Resistance, but yeah time to move on ... :'(

[Angeljuice]

Really?

[Relientk77]

I love Spider-Man and this looks so sick!

[C-H-E-F]

This is awesome, I hope they find it within themselves to do static shock next :D

[tapmybuttons]

Daaamn Sony bagged a big one right here and I couldn't be happier that a seasoned developer is making the game (how wrong the rumours were). From the trailer it would seem their treating the city like a character itself; an aspect previous developers failed to act on.

[Omar91]

Im actually super relieved it wasnt sucker punch making this game. Although the infamous series is great, the missions are repetitive and there isnt really much to do in the world. It feels kind of empty. The mechanics are great and presentation is amazing but for a open world game and for a spiderman game of this magnitude, i think insomniac can do it justice. It already looks great and if you look at the trailer there is a lot of gameplay in it. Heres hoping its the spiderman game we've been waiting for

[mafiahajeri]

Excited to see them actually mentioning Peter Parker, could be pretty interesting to see if you play as him and not just spiderman.

[LiViNgLeGaCY]

Hell yes! So freaking stoked for this game. The hype is real!

[Jamaicangmr]

it's called Spidermanps4, the @#$k thought it wasn't exclusive?

[DivineAssault]

Insomniac will do a great job with this i think.. This might be the Spiderman game people have been waiting for.. Theyve been pretty crappy for a long time but this seems like a great change.. Since its an exclusive, theres a good chance the game ends up using PS4 to its potential.. Multiplats usually need to make different sacrifices to make the game playable on all platforms

[Rhezin]

Funny how everyone on game websites is clamoring about the game. Comic websites? They're all complaining about the freakin costume. Who gives AF about the costume..The gameplay looks awesome.

[2cents]

I wanted to ask actually, if that suit was from a particular comic line in the cannon or if it was new for the game.

I thought it was pretty cool, I noticed how the eyes narrowed like in civil war. No matter, I totally agree...
It really looked awesome!

[ShadowWolf712]

It's an original design for the game.

[2cents]

Finally, a Spideman game that looks... GOOD!

[Realms]

Sucker Punch is definitely working on a new IP this announcement all but confirms this. I don't think anyone new Insomniac was the one developing the new Spider Man game.

[jznrpg]

A proper Spider Man game , nice

[MasterofMagnetism]

This game is definitely on my list. Can't wait to see more.

[Livecustoms]

Cant Wait !, i'm more of a DC fan but always have had a soft spot for Spider Man ;)

[Majister-Ludi]

Hmmmm I got half what I wanted. I'm sure insomniac will do a great job but I was hoping for sucker punch. Looking at the two studios, SP to me creates higher quality visuals and cinematics, while creating a more lived in world. Insomniac games to me feel a little less grounded. Either way excited and hopeful since I haven't played a good spiderman game since spiderman 2.

[llMurcielagoll]

I would love to play this when it comes out, this will definitely take me back to Spiderman2 on PS2 days

[mysteryraz11]

playstation is the best brand

[NirvanaInChains]

Sunset overdrive with spider man skin?

[thelaughingwiseman]

This is now one of my most anticipated games of 2017 :DDDD

[MagicBeanz]

A real "console exclusive".

[jiggyteddy]

Correct me if I'm wrong... But doesn't Sony Pictures distribute the movies?

Exclusive seems like a no brainer to me here especially since it's not a movie tie-in.