Marvel's Spider-Man Could Have Been An Xbox Game, Not PS4
A new report claims that the PlayStation exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man could have ended up in the hands of Xbox, not Sony. Ratchet & Clank developer Insomniac wowed gamers and comic book fans with its 2018 open-world action title that many felt captured the freedom and excitement of playing as Spider-Man like no other. This work would continue in the 2020 spin-off Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Both these games are exclusive to Sony-owned consoles, with Miles Morales even serving as a PS5 launch title.
Before the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4, video games based on the iconic web-slinger were largely multiplatform affairs that were published by the now-controversial Activision. While this partnership initially provided gamers with beloved titles like Spider-Man (2000) and the Spider-Man 2 movie tie-in game, later releases would decrease in both quality and sales. This ultimately led to Marvel Games severing ties with Activision in 2014, not too long after the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 game that was seen as just as derided as its theatrical source material.
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According to an excerpt from Steven L Kent’s 2021 bookThe Ultimate History of Video Games Vol 2, shared by ResetEra userNightengale (via VGC), the decision to part ways was mutual, with Activision higher-ups reportedly telling Marvel Games CEO Jay Ong, “good luck finding your unicorn,” when Ong explained that he would “find a better home” for the Spider-Man video game license. It's claimed Ong moved into talks with both Xbox and PlayStation to see if either company would be interested in having Spidey as a console-exclusive property — an offer that Microsoft reportedly
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