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Confused about the relationship between Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered and Spider-Man: Miles Morales for PS5? Here's what you need to know:
Excitement quickly turned to confusion when Sony announced that a remastered version of Marvel’s Spider-Man would be released for PS5 as part of the upcoming Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition. What should have been a simple cause for celebration was complicated by questions regarding how this remaster would fit into the sometimes confusing world of next-gen upgrade options.
See, if you buy the recently confirmed PS4 version of Spider-Man: Miles Morales, you can upgrade to the PS5 version of the game at no extra cost. By that logic, some fans assumed that those who own the PS4 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man would be able to upgrade to the PS5 remastered edition of that game at no extra cost.
However, it turns out that’s absolutely not the case. Well…at least that’s most people’s first read of a lengthy (and only vaguely helpful) statement that Sony sent to Kotaku regarding the upgrade options of both Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. In what we hope is a somewhat helpful attempt to make sense of this madness, here are a few of the things you need to know about the relationship between these various versions of the game.
Got all that? Good. Now explain it to us.
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In all seriousness, the basic idea here is that Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered is tied to Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition for PS5. There is currently no way to play the remaster outside of accessing that edition of the game either by straight-up purchasing it or using some kind of upgrade path to gain access to it via another edition of the game.
The problem here, then, isn’t just that this upgrade system is confusing, but that much of the confusion stems from Sony refusing to make Marvel’s Spider-Man: Remastered more accessible to those who own the base game on PS4 or those who simply wish to purchase it outright. It’s possible they will change their mind on this subject and offer more expansive upgrade options as news of this policy spreads. At the moment, though, there’s been no indication that will be the case.
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Matthew Byrd | @SilverTuna014
Matthew Byrd is a freelance writer and entertainment enthusiast living in Brooklyn. When he's not exploring the culture of video games, he's wishing he had a…
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