Here’s a hot take for you: Spider-Man Being a PlayStation exclusive character forMarvel’s Avengerssucks. And while this is an opinion being passed around bystalwarts in the Xbox community, a few members of our team (who are primarily PlayStation gamers) share the same opinion. Specifically, that console-locked in-game content is a bad practice that ruins the broader gaming space.
In the video below, DualShockers' Managing Editor (Logan Moore) and Video Manager (Mario Rivera) give their hot take about the business decision by Square Enix. Specifically, they look to see ifMarvel’s Avengerscontent could be better implemented to promote PS4 and PS5 products, and why even PlayStation fans should seem bummed by it.
You can catch the full discussion, below:
And hey, if you disagree with our opinions, let us know why in the comment section below (or on YouTube).
If you totally missed the news, it was revealed (originally by leak) that Square Enix’sMarvel’s Avengerswould be adding Spider-Manas a PS4 exclusive. This was later confirmed as the only platform-exclusive character in a follow-up interviewwith the development team. Understandably, this came with a significant PR blowback from many in the Xbox community that tried to boycott the game (though, in turn, drove it to the #1 pre-order spot on Amazon for all consoles).
All in all, we really liked our hands-on preview withMarvel’sAvengers;in ourmost recent write-up, we noticed that the game has some similar vibes as vanillaDestiny. In other words, the gameplay fell somewhere in the middle of “not bad but not blowing us away” – definitely not something that will stand head-to-head against Insomniac Games’Marvel’s Spider-Man.
Marvel’s Avengersis set to be released on Google Stadia, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X; if you are looking to pre-order the PS4 version (to get Spider-Man, obviously), you can grab the gamephysically from Amazonto help support DualShockers.
