Spider-Man 2 leads PLAY Magazine’s Hot 50
PLAY #30 is out now! And it’s time for the annual Hot 50, where we rifle through PlayStation’s sweat-inducing oven of upcoming hits to bring you the PS5 & PS4 games that need to be on your radar. While it’s a special issue, there’s much more besides as well (like plenty of retro content, and some sizzling news), but first let’s take a peek at The Hot 50…
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We won’t go beat by beat through the whole thing as there’s just too many great games crammed into The Hot 50. But here’s the 12 that sit at the top of the list:
It may come as no surprise that Spider-Man 2 takes both this issue’s cover and the top spot in the Hot 50. Insomniac have proven themselves the masters of PS5 hardware, and Spider-Man 2 looks set to establish the pace of current-gen exclusives. In some ways, it’s more of what you expect, but it’s SO much more of what you expect. Venom, Kraven, and Lizard as villains, both Peter Parker and Miles Morales, plus the symbiote suit, all wrapped up in a bigger map to explore with new powers? Sign us up.
Just as Final Fantasy 16 lit up our world with its fiery Phoenix flames, yet another brand new FF is set to do the same early next year. And yes, we do mean ‘new’, as the FF7 Remake trilogy is just as much a reinvention of the PS1 RPG we fell in love with as it is a retread. While much of what know of this middle-part only raises more questions, the more open environments combined with greater party synergy in combat is reason enough to be excited.
It’s been a long time since Armored Core 5, and to say FromSoftware’s profile has increased since then would be an understatement.
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