As we've written a couple of times now, there's no reason to believe that Sucker Punch is making a Spider-Man game other than the fact that it sounds like a match made in Marvel heaven. But that's not stopped people from losing their minds over a fake Amazon screenshot which was posted by PSU earlier today and has found its way onto NeoGAF. It's not real, so just chill.
The rumour purports that Sucker Punch is working with Sanzaru Games to bring remastered versions of the original inFAMOUS games to the PlayStation 4. That's feasible, but a $59.98 price tag seems steep. Even more questionably, the supposed box art includes a Spider-Man logo, suggesting that you'll get access to a pre-release demo if you pick up the package.
Of course, it's all completely fake. There's no evidence of this listing having ever existed, and it's certainly not online right now. Moreover, the release date is listed as 10th August, which is a Wednesday – a strange day for an American launch. In other words, don't believe what you read around the web – this is complete and utter bull.
That doesn't, of course, rule out the possibility of Sucker Punch working on a Spider-Man game, but there's simply no evidence to corroborate that rumour at all right now. Yes, Shuhei Yoshida may be playing with PlayStation fans on Twitter regarding this, but do you think he'd be teasing if the inFAMOUS maker really was working on a Spider-Man game? No.
[source psu.com, via neogaf.com]
Comments (11)
The frustrating thing is, the more I hear about this baseless Sucker Punch Spider-Man game rumour, the more I want it to be true.
@Quintumply I'm exactly the same.
@get2sammyb
Hmm, I see where it makes sense given Suckers talents.....but I would like to see them tackle a new IP.
There are a couple of things that make people like myself think that this might be true.
Wasn't there a job listing saying they were working on a spectacular open world game? That's a pretty specific word to use. And weren't they looking for people with a background or knowledge of costumes?
These are thin, don't get me wrong. But I just want so badly for it to be true that I'm willing to hold out some hope. Sucker Punch would make a Spider-Man game the way Rocksteady made a Batman game.
Can you remember Batman games before Rocksteady? Of course you can. But when someone says Batman game, you think Rocksteady's series. I think Sucker Punch could do that for Spidey.
I really want the next infamous game but a spidey game could be good too.
I'm okay with a remaster as long as a different company like sanzaru does it.
@glassmusic They were indeed mate. On the latest PS I Love You podcast they said that Activision have lost the Marvel rights now so it's quite possible, though Colin thinks it's a colossal waste of their talents.
@get2sammyb
Why do you think Sony "gave" Spider-Man back to Marvel/ Disney for them include him in the MCU and get his own Marvel directed feature film? I haven't seen anyone bringing this up so far, but getting exclusive rights for a video game in return sounds plausible; Disney has relatively little to lose with the PS4 dominating and Marvel wants only the best for their games, which you could argue Sucker Punch is.
@Boerewors
I know I can't think of another studio I would rather have working on a Spider-Man game. Maybe Rocksteady since they actually made Batman games that didn't suck but other than that, Sucker Punch is the perfect fit. I hope it happens but I can't allow myself to get too excited about the possibility because it's very likely I'll be let down.
I just picked up inFamous Second Son and First Light on PSN a few months ago and I’m in love with them. Right now I’m on my second play through of Second Son cleaning up the expert difficulty and evil karma trophies. I never played the original two games and standalone expansion as I did not own a PS3 last generation. If Sony ever did do a remaster I would hope it would be a collection and include all three Cole games in one package.
I'm looking forward to seeing what Sucker Punch does next. They are a truly talented studio.
@LuckyPenguin yes which is exactly the more reason for this to be perfect for sucker punch to do. A spider man game. @glassmusic is right, it would be rocksteady and batman.
Damn, a SP Spidey game would indeed be a match made in heaven.
Remasters? Hmm, I own both the first and second game (and both free thatnks to the Great PSN Disaster a few years back and the sequel thanks to Plus), but only played the first one about 3/4 through.....Always meant to get back to those 2 games, but other games kept coming in between and now that I have a PS4.....well, it's hard to go back to the PS3 (except for Borderlands).
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