Sony is absolutely making sure that PlayStation is the best place to play the upcoming Marvel's Avengers, and it'll prove that from the moment you boot up the game for the first time. You won't have to wait until Spider-Man arrives in 2021 to get your hands on some exclusive goodies because Crystal Dynamics has detailed yet more reasons why you should be experiencing Marvel's Avengers on PlayStation 4, and eventually, PlayStation 5.
First off are Community Challenges. These are tasks that the whole community can work towards in order to unlock a pool of rewards over a certain period of time, and some of these challenges will only be found on PlayStation. Players will also have 30 days of exclusive access to a legendary outfit, legendary emote, epic takedown, and nameplate for each superhero as they are released post-launch -- this also goes for the six Avengers included in the base game. PlayStation Plus subscribers also benefit with a free bundle of 100 Credits and a rare outfit for every hero released after September. This initiative starts as soon as the game launches though with an exclusive Ms. Marvel bundle.
Don't forget that PS4 players can also take part in an exclusive beta weekend starting this Friday. You'll need to have pre-ordered Marvel's Avengers to gain access, so for more information head on through this link. Does this entice you even more into picking up the PS4 and PS5 copies of Marvel's Avengers? Assemble in the comments below.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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Sony's gone mental with this game. There's so many bonuses for playing on PlayStation. I do fully understand why people are upset, but at the same time I'm not sure why you'd play this game on any other platform unless you simply don't own a PS4.
In that sense, I'd say it's probably job done from Sony's perspective.
I like The Avengers but for some reason I'm just not hyped for this game.
I predict much grumbling in the comments from the usual few about this.
Eesh, you’ve got to feel for Xbox owners. It’s one thing getting an exclusive game but for the game to release except it’s a far inferior version? No wonder people are annoyed.
Superhero games have done very well on PlayStation over the last ten years from Batman Arkham to Spider-Man, so Sony want to make sure that you should only be playing these games on PS4 and PS5.
@nessisonett Not really, if it were the other way round they wouldn't be as outraged.
I just think business practices like this has to stop, especially in a big multi platform game like this. Exclusives are one thing but basically giving a platform more content in favour of money, I think it’s indecent of the developer tbh. It’s smart because it does boost the sales on that platform but you can’t deny it’s not fair for fans of of The Avengers that just don’t happen to have a PlayStation.
@AdamNovice If it were the other way round then Playstation players would be outraged. These business practices are completely anti-consumer. Now it basically means that if you own a PS4 there’s no point in getting the PC or Xbox version and if you don’t, you’re tied into getting a worse version of the game. Sony are just throwing their money around to block the competition, which is good for nobody.
@nessisonett But it plays best on Series X. That's something to hold on to.
@nessisonett I remember xbox 360 getting exclusive dlc from grand theft auto 4, so yeah, it's kind of microsoft vault starting this exclusive dlc war with sony.
How much money did Sony spend on this game? Is it even worth it?
Spider-Man is the only real draw there, all the rest is meaninglessness tat that's exclusive for just 30 days and then nobody cares
This game won't be that good, maybe a 7/10, but that name will push it through, it will sell like crazy.
Also, it seems that from leaks the core story mode is pretty small (10-12h) but I'm not sure that's true.
@Athrum That sounds about right. Use the big budget stuff for the adverts then have the endless pursuit of loot. So basically Destiny.
Ooh some people aren't going to be happy!
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@thefirst I liked Rogue, that's Rogue from the 90's cartoon of course.
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None can hold a candle to Wonder Woman though.
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@thefirst If only her children would make an appearance in other media, I’m a huge Wiccan fan. This game would be a perfect opportunity to have costumes for characters in order to implement legacy heroes. So we could have Wiccan for Scarlet Witch, Speed for Quicksilver, the Amadeus Cho Hulk etc. If they put in Miles Morales as another PS exclusive though, I reckon there’ll be even more of an outrage than just Peter Parker already.
I'm completely convinced Sony has done more than a few things to sway Crystal into favoring their platform as opposed to letting them keep parity with the other 2. It's frankly really scummy. I understood the Spider-Man thing to an extent because buying Insomniac gave Sony some control to an extent over Spider-Man's games, but this especially sounds super scummy for a multiplat title. Why not just make this game a PS exclusive if you're going this far? Every time I get slightly interested in this game like the Fraction/Aja inspired Hawkeye campaign, there has to be something else that they announce that just rubs me the wrong way. Even as someone who's been loyal to PlayStation's brand, I do sympathize with Xbox/PC players who feel like they're getting an inferior product, and because of that I don't expect it to do nearly as well as Spider-Man or even Miles Morales.
@thefirst Honestly I'm super happy Kamala Khan is getting the exposure she is. I've always preferred street level Marvel heroes in general and her background and the way her family is portrayed as a result of that made her one of the more interesting characters to come out of the 2010s.
I always thought Scarlet Witch was more interesting when she was a mutant rather than an Avenger tbh
If i buy ps4 copy, will the ps5 upgrade be free? Or no? I'm on the fence about this game
@Cutmastavictory Yeah, they actually confirmed that a while ago. PS5 upgrade will be free.
@thefirst
I always loved Rogue's use of "Ah" for "I".
So this is the end of current gen right? New gen is coming. So if you are a Spider-Man fan I guess , which console would you go for ANYWAY?
I dont feel sorry for xbox gamers. I mean anyone interested in Spider-Man game would have a PS4 or want a PS5 anyway. 🤷♂️
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It's as if there were a Master Chief exclusivity in COD and I'd be crying because I cant play it on PlayStation. 🤷♂️ If I was interested in MC I'd have got an xbox long ago.
So stupid. What gamer cares if they get dumba** emotes and skins 30 days earlier
@Enuo Performance doesn't really have much value when developers are actively being swayed into locking content to other platforms, which makes players on other platforms feel cheated into being given vastly inferior versions not out of necessity, but because of corporate business dealings. If I owned an Xbox system I'd still be pissed that I can't get specific content on another platform because the company in question basically agreed to favor another platform behind the scenes for no other reason than monetary gain, which is going to hurt me as a consumer no matter how much money they end up getting. Add that to the fact that this game has had a much more mixed reaction compared to stuff like Spider-Man and this just cements that even further. And again, if you were one of the non-PlayStation players you'd probably be pissed too that you're missing out on all of the stuff in this article in addition to a whole character, and that you aren't being given something of value on your platform to compensate.
I hate these exclusivity deals tbh..and I'm a Sony fanboy, you guys know that. But it's just ridiculous in multiplat games having console exclusivity deals...
Sony spent so much money on this game they have to push it hard so people will buy it...looks a tad mediocre from what has been shown so far but fingers crossed it ends up being good
Well xbox have done it to quite a few actual games and next gen games already aswell, so I don't feel bad.
I'm not buying it anyway, so whatever.
I'll wait for the reviews before passing judgement, but DC Universe Online has been doing this for almost a decade and looks much more polished.
@nessisonett
I think your forgot the 360 era, also not much outrage back then if I remember.
Exclusive's content or exclusive's in general are not going anywhere and will likely only get worse on streaming is the only option, like Netflix etc. Also expect to not own your games you'll like rent games like GamePass, and will definitely not cost £7.99 per month likely £7.99 per week or even more. That's the future of gaming that'll be pushed from the likes of EA & Microsoft etc, your already watching it being put in place now.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance on X360 had 7-9 Exclusive characters that PS3 never got.
Xbox just doesn't like it when it happens to them, just like we'd be the same if this was happening with Xbox right now.
But it's just the ways of Console business, if you don't like it, then you shouldn't be investing any money in the console space. Simple.
For me? I don't mind it and understand it, so I'm looking forward to this game and accessing all the PS benefits!
@nessisonett How is it anti-consumer to non-consumers ?
does anyone else feel like this game is aimed at little kids and not really for anyone over the age of 12? it strikes me as a lego video game in reverse.
i hope that makes sense to someone.
by lego game in reverse i mean, the play style is the same but instead of looking like legos they look like normal video game characters.
also, who gives a ***** about ms marvel?
@Col_McCafferty Hi there friend. You are a man of culture I see. Rogue from the comics is still very much a stunner. That´s why Gambit was always happy to dance with death because of her 😉
And Wonder Woman will always be my personal favourite superheroine of all time, second by Power Girl and Rogue. Cheers, stay safe and happy gaming to us all
@thefirst Hi there friend. Jean is pretty cool, but I have a soft spot for Mystique. Maybe that´s why I like Liara T´soni so much.
Well that and the fact that she is one of my favourite female characters in a videogame. Sweet and badass at the same time.
Just like Wonder Woman. If you want to check out some of the best stories, I recomend the following comics:
"Rebirth" should be the one you start with. Then "The lies" and then "Gods And Mortals". Cheers, stay safe and all the best
@nessisonett Wiccan is my favourite.
@Cutmastavictory Yes they confirmed that anyone buying the PS4 version can upgrade to the PS5 version at no additional cost when that one launches in the holiday season
You’d think Crystal Dynamics are going out of their way to cannibalise Xbox, PC and Stadia sales with these shady tactics. Has CD learnt nothing from the year-long Xbox exclusivity of Rise of the Tomb Raider? All I’m seeing is people saying they are cancelling their pre-orders, not even going to buy it anymore and giving valid reasons such as why should they pay full price for an inferior version of the game?
I can understand Spider-Man being an exclusive character but to go that bit further to lock out other content on other platforms is really like sticking two fingers up at that platform’s player base, well looks like they will be returning the favour by putting their wallets away when this mediocre looking game releases.
@MaccaMUFC I agree...this game does look mediocre 🙂
Why Sony is so invested is beyond me, what ever money they paid it could have gone towards a real exclusive instead of time exclusive non sense.
I would be interested to see any statistics on how successful this strategy is. So people actually go out and buy a new console just because a game doesn't have all the dlc? With the exception of FF7, I can't think of a game that followed this practice that didn't suffer some underlying issues.
@Cutmastavictory yes
I wish the characters were more comic accurate. Like 90s accurate. They look too much like the movie versions.
Good for us PS4 owners, but if I owned another console I’d be tempted to boycott this release rather than end up with a second rate version of the game. I don’t really agree with this kind of exclusivity and hope it doesn’t backfire on the developers.
Sony looking out for PS4 owners interested in this game but yet some people aren't happy about it. Don't get it.
Xbox and PC players made their choice, if the shoe was on the other foot do you think they'd give a damn about you guys?
I reckon with all the whining (which is becoming a very common theme with the so-called gaming community, always finding something to be outraged about!) Spidey's inclusion will become a timed exclusive only. Will that end the crying? Maybe, maybe not. Until the next Controversy of course!
The usual ***** with exclusive content. I will get it on xbox not going to encourage this practise by supporting Sony in this instance.
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