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[The Chairman]

Spider-Man Miles Morales sold 70% less copies than 2018's Spider-Man

Despite launching on two platforms, the sales of Insomniac's Spider-Man spin-off doesn't hold a candle to the 2018 Spider-Man game.

www.tweaktown.com

The game released on PS4 and PS5, what's the reason behind this big decline in sales? for me i didn't buy it because i was already tired of Spider-Man after spending more than 30 hours on the original game, i think Sony made a mistake releasing it too close to the original game.

 

[THEAP99]

Because it's not a full sequel therefore wasn't marketed as bigly as 2018.

I'm also under the impression people want to wait till ps5 to play it, or they don't know it's on ps4.

 

[Nikana]

Thats actually pretty surprising to me since it was on both PS4 and 5. Yet...I have a PS5 and havent bought it due to the price. I will definitely pick it up on sale.

 

[ethomaz]

Superdata lol

While it is probably true the numbers are just big estimates... most numbers from Superdata are wrong.

 

[killatopak]

Most people actually think it’s a PS5 exclusive.

Anecdotal but I have plenty of friends who wants to play Miles Morales but tells me they don’t have a PS5 yet so they haven’t bought the game yet.

 

[Mr Hyde]

Didn't pick it up due to me getting bored with the first one and Miles Morales looking to be a very similar experience. I also finished Spider-Man just recently so wasn't keen on jumping back in for a sequel. Will probably grab it a few years down the lane when it's cheap. Got so many games already, I'm booked for the whole of 2021 already.

 

[pratyush]

Main reason is people want to play it on PS5. I have PRO but I skipped PS4 version but couldn't secure a PS5. I am sure a huge percentage of people are waiting just like me

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Price is too steep for the amount of content it has. Should have released at $30 instead of being shoehorned-in with a Spiderman (2018) remaster just to keep the price above $50.

 

[Bergoglio]

Superdata lol

While it is probably true the numbers are just big estimates... most numbers from Superdata are wrong.

Like VGCharts?

 

[THEAP99]

I hope Sony see this though and start to evaluate their pricing strategy for next gen

 

[Astral Dog]

It just looks like DLC before the big SpiderMan sequel imo, and no Peter/ugly Peter.

However im surprised at 70% less

 

[Vick]

Because it's not a full sequel therefore wasn't marketed as bigly as 2018.

I think it had enough exposure. I mean this SunhiLegend gif gathered 2.2 million views..




That never happened before.

Bought it today by the way, in physical Ultimate Edition despite only having a Digital PS5 at the moment. But i love the original game so for now even playing the Remastered with DualSense and RT is worth the price.

 

[who_me]

Should have been:

1. Should have just worked on ratchet and had it for a launch title and made this game a full sequel

2. Made it full blown sequel and delayed ratchet next holiday/ early 2022 (my choice)

I honestly wished this was a full blown sequel, as miles is an important character but this is probably setting this up for a character switch/ co-op game for the second main game

 

[Arthimura]

The game is really fun and a great early gen showcase for PS5 hardware and RT.

However spinoffs usually sells less than main games, and i suppose some people didn't bought a PS5 yet and decided to wait to play it in full glory with 4k/RT or RT/60 FPS.

 

[Night.Ninja]

Black lead characters are too woke

 

[x@3f*oo_e!]

I didn't buy it - Spiderman was top 5 games of my last gen.

Just had enough spiderman - nobody gave a reason why I should buy it so I assume it was just big expensive DLC. (and I much prefer Miles to Peter so that's not it)

 

[Fitzchiv]

Because it's a glorified DLC?

 

[MaestroMike]

Purchased the ultimate edition myself never played either version before hand.

 

[Knitted Knight]

Will revisit this thread in the future.

 

[taizuke]

for me i didn't buy it because i was already tired of Spider-Man after spending more than 30 hours on the original game, i think Sony made a mistake releasing it too close to the original game.

I too was a little fatigued after achieving the platinum and it's dlc in Spider-man. It's the main reason i don't care for the Remaster and i thought i wouldn't be excited for Miles Morales but everything I've seen from the game has certainly changed that.

It's my #1 game to get on PS5. But, first i have to get a PS5...

 

[AJUMP23]

Spiderman was also a pack in for the best PS4 deal over a Christmas. That probably drives sales disparity some as well.

 

[Rayderism]

Felt like it was a 70% shorter game. I couldn't believe it ended as soon as it did. Looked and played great, just over too soon.

 

[Roufianos]

Don't forget that even on PS4 it's more expensive than other fall titles like Valhalla were.

At least here in the UK anyway.

 

[Aguero9320]

It’s overpriced DLC packaged as a new game, and just more of the same. I’ll definitely play it, but only when it’s on a massive sale.

Also, I don’t particularly like Miles. Spider-man is Peter Parker to me. And finally, too many QTEs in both games - if they weren’t Sony exclusives they’d get hammered for that weak shit.

 

[Banjo64]

Short expansion priced at £49.99 gets wank sales numbers; shocker.

I didn’t buy it, despite getting the Plat on 2018.

I don’t like it when corporations think they can dick me with no other justification apart from ‘because we can’.

 

[ultrazilla]

Spider-Man Miles Morales sold 70% less copies than 2018's Spider-Man

Despite launching on two platforms, the sales of Insomniac's Spider-Man spin-off doesn't hold a candle to the 2018 Spider-Man game.

www.tweaktown.com

The game released on PS4 and PS5, what's the reason behind this big decline in sales? for me i didn't buy it because i was already tired of Spider-Man after spending more than 30 hours on the original game, i think Sony made a mistake releasing it too close to the original game.

 

[Calverz]

Oh dear. Not good for what people said was an inmissable exclusive sjowing “real”
Ray tracing blah blah blah

 

[Captain Toad]

People want to play it on PS5. PS5's are currently extremely difficult to aquire right now.

 

[BattleMonkey]

Lot of folks act and think it's more of an expansion than an actual new game/sequel.

Also the character of Miles himself just probably isn't as popular especially with older casual fans who only know Peter Parker.

Spiderman was also a pack in game, lot of it's sales were included with pack in sales on reporting sites, Miles isn't a pack in.

And that site is using really a bullshit source for it's numbers, so this 70% number is likely overblown.

 

[hemo memo]

2018’s Spider-Man sold like.... A LOT.

 

[Captain Toad]

Oh dear. Not good for what people said was an inmissable exclusive sjowing “real”
Ray tracing blah blah blah

How are you not banned for trolling PlayStation threads yet?

 

[Batiman]

I think it released too soon. I felt like I had enough with the original not so long ago, and not eager to jump back into more of the same yet. That’s just my reasoning for not getting it yet. I also think it’s a little overrated. Good 8/10 game. Nothing I can’t wait on.

 

[hemo memo]

Lot of folks act and think it's more of an expansion than an actual new game/sequel.

And the messaging from Sony at the beginning wasn’t great. It was like even some bosses there didn’t know what it is either.

 

[01011001]

while Spider-Man was a good game (I platinumed it after all) it wasn't special.

it was a more polished rendition of the Spider-Man formula as it already existed in many older Spider-Man games like Amazing Spider-Man 2 or even older games.

and open world Spider-Man is always set in new york, it always has very similar mission structures and controls, no matter who makes the games.

I guess people aren't interested in yet another one. especially since it's not even a full in sequel but something in-between a sequel and a DLC.

add to that that the first game also had 2 full campaign DLCs and I get why people are not interested.

I also haven't played or bought it yet for exactly the reasons I mentioned

 

[ExpandKong]

Because I hate black people, right? Is that where this is eventually going? White people can't handle a black Spider-Man? Where's that Kotaku headline?

I'll pick it up when I eventually get a PS5 probably first game was dope.

 

[MDSLKTR]

It will have long legs tho

 

[Self High Five]

Superdata lol

While it is probably true the numbers are just big estimates... most numbers from Superdata are wrong.

I don't think the source would have mattered to the OP regardless:

Why does Rurouni Kenshin try to start bait threads that will get them banned

I mean.. just look at this shit. no shadows, less detailed roofs, less cars Even if the PS5 is running in performance mode it's wild that the PS4 pro would have better shadows and details. isn't the PS5 supposed to be really powerful compared to a PS4 with a super fast SSD? Even Sony...

www.neogaf.com

 

[DForce]

Uncharted Lost Legacy didn't sell nearly as much as Uncharted 4.

People shouldn't expect Spider-Man:MM to sell nearly as much as the main Spider-Man video game.

 

[yurinka]

Spider-Man Miles Morales sold 70% less copies than 2018's Spider-Man

Despite launching on two platforms, the sales of Insomniac's Spider-Man spin-off doesn't hold a candle to the 2018 Spider-Man game.

www.tweaktown.com

The game released on PS4 and PS5, what's the reason behind this big decline in sales? for me i didn't buy it because i was already tired of Spider-Man after spending more than 30 hours on the original game, i think Sony made a mistake releasing it too close to the original game.

The thread and article titles are click bait fake news, this is only an estimation.

And of the digital sales only, not of the total sales.

The correct title should be "Superdata estimates that Spider-Man: Miles Morales sold 70% less digital copies at launch than 2018's Spider-Man".

Other than that, it's a spin-off with other main character, so obviously it will sell less. And the other game had the extra of a lot of people hyped to get the first great Spider-Man videogame in many decades.

And well, the original Spider-Man had INSANE sales so it's very difficult to repeat that specially in the middle of a very crowded moment with tons of huge releases like Cyberpunk, ACV, WDL, Demon's Souls etc plus 2 console releases. So many people interested on it maybe decided (like me) to get other stuff instead and wait to get this game later.

 

[StormCell]

As many others have pointed out, I'm just waiting till I have a PS5 to buy it. I'm among that target audience. I love me some Marvel video games. More of us are probably just in that bunch who are waiting post-launch to get a PS5, and when we do we'll be web slinging as Miles Morales. Won't mind if it's $10 by the time I get there!

 

[#Phonepunk#]

what's the reason behind this big decline in sales? for me i didn't buy it because i was already tired of Spider-Man

feel like you answered your own question here.

the first game sold a bunch because it was the first modern HD Spider-Man game.

this is not even a full sequel. it is more a DLC or spinoff.

this is an extremely common sales dropoff from full game to spinoff. no idea why OP is having trouble understanding this.

 

[Fbh]

I don't think it's that surprising.
It's a 7 hours long DLC sold for nearly the same price as bigger and more heavily marketed games like Assassins Creed Valhalla and COD and with a lot of holiday/Black friday sales around the corner, not to mention launching near other big releases like Cyberpunk (before we knew how much the console version would suck).

I enjoyed the original game but if I'm going to spend $50 on games there's a bunch of other stuff I'd rather spend it on than this.

 

[LostDonkey]

People won't pay full price for what is essentially an add on.

I mean £50??? For a 10 hour game??

They also want to play as Peter Parker and not some sideman wannabe.

 

[ethomaz]

Like VGCharts?

That can make a good comparison

But yeap they are not reliable at all... you can look the previous estimates all being wrong.

 

[Low Moral Fibre]

Fewer.

MM is really short for the price (in the UK you can get the Ubisoft PS5 games for £10-£20 cheaper and they are full blown games) so I can understand people waiting until it's much cheaper. If you never played Spider-Man PS4 the Ultimate Edition is a very good deal though.

 

[ShirAhava]

Maybe people aren't as stupid as I thought....but this might have more to do with the general unavailability of the PS5 console

 

[The Time Of Mario]

Yeah, I agree with most about it being too much like the first game. $50 is just too much for an addon of a game, and for that, it's too close to the original.

 

[OZ9000]

Because Sony charged £50 for the game.

Thank god for the huge decline in sales. May all future Sony sales suffer!

 

[AC_Eivor]

I think it is mostly that it isn't a full sequel, and Sony are treating it more as a side title. I personally really enjoyed it, but I'm sure that Spider-Man 2 will destroy it sales wise.

 

[iconmaster]

Fewer.

Thank you.