Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales Has Already Outsold The Last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima in the US

I remember its sales being reported as "disappointing" at launch. Turns out many waited to get in on PS5 rather than PS4.

how?!!! lol

what about demon SAAAULS?

People love Spider-Man and the original sold insanely well.

I preferred the first Spiderman game as i liked the variety of different bosses. The miles game kept repeating fights with Rhino which got boring for me. Still, a good game but it didn't live up to the hype in my opinion.

Deservedly so. Among the three, Insomniac deserved to win the most, with Ghost of Tsushima coming at a close second.

For me Tsushima is the best of the 3. Had a lot of fun with that game. But obviously the Spider-Man IP will sell. Literally it baffles me how Square Enix could screw so badly with the Avengers IP

Thats unreal. That insomniac acquisition appears an increasingly shrewd business move by the day

@AlexSora89 How's that possible when TLOU2 is the best game out of the three?

Kinda not too surprising as Spiderman enjoys a broader audience and the game was technically cheaper at release than either of the other two but still cool.

Given Miles' growing popularity it'd be nice to see a dev commiting to a full fledged game or Sony going in on a live-action film.

Well you mix Marvel / Spider-Man with a talented developer then that’s we get and juggernaut of a game.
Did you get that 😂

Insane. Good for Insomniac though. Was my favorite PS5 game until Yakuza: Like a Dragon came out.

So does that mean the remakes due in 2028?

I've watched several gameplay videos of the 2018 Spiderman to consider a purchase but still doesn't look interesting to me I don't know.

Very nice. Amazing game.

Also, AC Valhalla is killing it. Great to see.

I’m just curious how they are going to continue this franchise naming scheme with the games being segmented. Like one could assume the next Insomniac game is Spider-Man 2, but after that will it be Spider-Man: Miles Morales Again or something!?

2020 GOTY right there! Glad it's still selling well!!

@LTPenguin Chip shortages aren't expected to ease up any time soon so I'm thinking we've all still got awhile before PS5s are readily available. My guess is very late this year or early 2022.

I'm just planning on getting one around this time next year personally.

@Total_Weirdo Sounds like you didn't complete all the holo trainings

Spider-man 2 with coop seems cool, also I want venom, I have no problems with $70 pricetag if it's made only for ps5

@get2sammyb Only if the entire game is Into the Spider-Verse graphics.

When I read dollar sales that to me implies made more money, sold less copies otherwise you would say sold more copies.
Guessing most people who got a PS5 got this game as it was the advertised system seller.
Not taking anything away from the game as I intend to get it one day as I enjoyed the original. Need a good sale or when I can get a PS5 without having to monitor the internet like a full time job.

@alixx I don’t honestly think that one goofy Vulture fight that’s completely optional really affects the variety of bosses

@Goat_FromBOTW It adds another boss meaning it affects the variety of bosses plain and simple

@TheArt it's incredibly fun, I 100% recommend it

What a year we had with TLOU2, GoTSU and Spider-Man: MM!

I think it's easy for parents to pick up Spiderman, Batman, Mario or most Switch games for kids than picking up 18 rated games like TLOUII. I mean Switch games dominate the charts week in week out.

@GraysonG263 Maybe one day.

I’ve heard this game has a crazy high ps5 attachment rate but that’s still quite a staggering statistic.

I just finished it today and it really is great! I think I preferred this game to last spiderman. Its not just the venom powers, the story was better for me too.

Spider-Man prints money, the first game sold insanely well and Miles is becoming very popular so whose honestly shocked by this news?

I just hope we don't have to wait 3 years for Spider-Man 2.

@redd214 More like DLC (packaged as a retail game) of the year, but, yeah,, that doesn't quiet have the same ring to it.

@Arugula Agreed. Basically an expansion to the first game with a new Spidey, not worth AAA price admission but bargain bin definitely.

@Gamer83 Liked for YLAD not Spidey DLC.

@tselliot whatever floats your boat champ. Was my favorite gaming experience of 2020. Hope you enjoyed it as well

@WallyWest Actually, Spider-man alone doesn't print money.

Some of the movies did well, while others flopped. There have been many Spider-man games over the years and it was only with Insomnianc's Spider-man that it found great success. And considering that Miles Morales is not that popular and that the game is much shorter than the original, there was always doubt over its success.

It's not like Pokemon or Mario that sell well no matter what.

@tselliot
To each their own. Cool we can agree that YLaD is a great game.

I managed to get the platinum in around 20-25 hours (you have to beat the main story twice).

It was pure fun and the perfect length, never outstaying its welcome.

Not surprised it sold so well. Who the hell has the time to play 150 hour slogs these days?

@fR_eeBritney you'd be surprised. Just looking at the most successful games, seems likes the vast majority.

@naruball yeah it does seem that way (unfortunately 🙄) but the vast majority never finish them so it seems so pointless.

@TheArt Obviously it all depends on what you're into (and I should probably point out that I'm not completely neutral regarding spiderman, I REALLY wanted to get bitten by a radioactive spider when I was 10) but these games both play sublimely. Particularly on PS5 at 60fps. The feel of swinging around the city is just great.

@WallyWest I'd say Miles is becoming popular largely BECAUSE of this game. There was only the one film just before it that introduced him to most people.

I just finished it on PS5, and can reveal that It's basically a DLC for the Spider-Man game sold for £50. The campaign is about a fifth of the size of the original game. And they make you pay for the Spider-Man remaster on top of that cost. Shame on you Sony. Very disappointing.

Insomniac used a modified version of the "Sunset Overdrive" engine for these Spider-Man games. Boy, would I love a sequel to "Sunset Overdrive" on next-gen. That game was amazing!

@DISC0KINGZ no I don’t want a sequel to sunset overdrive. I rather see insomniac work on a new ip after spider man 2.

I only bought it because the only PS5s for sale that I could find had it included in the bundle. I wonder how many others were in my situation and that's why it outsold many other games.

@naruball Spider-Man is the biggest selling superhero in the world, he brings in more money then even Batman.

@Welsh_Will Into The Spider-Verse made Miles mainstream popular not this game and his comics have been getting more popular over the years as well.

@Voltan Have you played the game yourself? If so, what platform?

@DISC0KINGZ I'm waiting on a HEAVY discount on this one. Half the length, for same price... No thanks.

@fR_eeBritney I'll be honest, I don't have time. But I sure as hell try. 😉

Now if they could put this kind of love and commitment into a 'Superman' game, I'll be 'appy.

@Texaschainsaw83 it was the first game I installed on my PS5 (but I played the Spider-Man remaster first). I loved it and got the platinum trophy.

@LiterallyDoNotCare.... Lol demon Sauls...... Yep atleast now Sony and Fromm Software will realize that they NES to put in an easy mode for other types of games..... Not everyone has time to waste on a game to "Get Gud"...... Sure the "Get Gud" croud are pissed.....

This means atleast we will get a Very Good EldenRing and not a "Get Gud" too oriented..... Lol

It's not even close to being as deep as either of those games. People love their button mashers.

@GREGORIAN get gud u piece of trash

@fR_eeBritney they may never finish the campaign of most games, but they still play insane number of hours of certain blockbusters (COD, Minecraft, Fortnite, Rocket League, GTA, Overwatch, League of Legends, Skyrim, Assassin's Creed Valhalla come to mind). Some of the most popular games are played for hundreds of hours each.

@WallyWest Again. That means nothing. For some bizarre reason, you're missing the entire point.
Yes, Spider-man is the most popular superhero (who said otherwise?)
No, every Spider-man game is not guaranteed to sell well. Just looking at sales of past Spider-man games clearly shows that.

And so do the sales of The Avengers. A brand can only help a game sell so much. If the game is not perceived as worth the purchase, it will not sell well.

The success of Miles Morales was never guaranteed.

@LiterallyDoNotCare I love "Demon Souls" but i can't get a PS5.

@GREGORIAN Nobody has to do anything thats up to the makers how will you balance the PVP when you add a easy mode?

The fact that Miles Morales was a very easy platinum probably helped sales.

@Flaming_Kaiser you mean you can't?

@Total_Weirdo Respect your opinion but I don't think bosses are everything. Also we only fought rhino two times so not really. I really enjoyed it and thought it lived up to the hype imo.

@get2sammyb I would love to see one with Silk or Spiderwoman.

@LiterallyDoNotCare Yes thats what i mean.

I, or one, am glad to hear Insomniac bested ND's sales. Maybe PS won't be as bent on retooling their entire output around the ND formula.

OTOH, Miles was lots of fun, what was there, but there wasn't a whole lot there. It's barely bigger than a DLC for $50. The missions were linear and on rails, and there was a lack of almost any use of the open world for anything but navigating and the repetitive pop up crimes. I'm glad the content itself is so successful, but I'd hate for it to set a precedent that you can sell so little product for so much money.

Hopefully Sony knows that if it weren't accompanying a console launch as basically the only "new gen" game for it at the time, customers would have been a little more demanding at the price. The package deal for people who hadn't played Spiderman at all was a much more compelling offer.

@Arugula Yeah, I'm definitely waiting for a sale. Played the original, loved it but it gets kind of repetitive. (Kind of a staple of open world games.) I doubt a new person behind the suit makes that any better. So, will definitely play at a discount.