Helldivers 2 Xbox Announcement Prompts Avalanche of Spider-Man Port Begging
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Image: Push SquareIf you have an active interest in PS5 and havenât abandoned X (or Twitter) yet, then youâll no doubt have found yourself inundated with an avalanche of Marvelâs Spider-Man port begging this week.
In the aftermath of Helldivers 2âs announcement for Xbox Series X|S, the social media platform is absolutely awash with posts about Insomniac Gamesâ superhero outing getting ported to Microsoftâs machine.
Itâs unclear exactly where the speculation started, although an innocuous post from the Burbank-based developer does appear to have sparked the surge.
In it, the studio sent out an image of Peter Parker along with the comment âHey, how are ya?â
But this has prompted an absolute snowball of comments from Xbox fans, with many either asking for a port of the game or assuming the post is teasing some kind of incoming announcement.
âLooks good wrapped in green,â one fan wrote with a mock-up of the game using Xbox branding.
âSo, Spider-Man 2018 is coming to Xbox?â another mused.
Itâs important to underline that this isnât just one or two responses: weâve seen dozens, perhaps even hundreds, of similar posts these past few days. Many of them have likes and shares totalling in the thousands.
So, is Marvelâs Spider-Man coming to Xbox?
Well, our guess would be no â but we also would have said the same about Helldivers 2 just a few weeks ago.
We suppose the difference is that Arrowheadâs co-op shooter is a live service game where 50% of its revenue comes from microtransactions, so the economics just arenât the same for a one-and-done single player campaign like Marvelâs Spider-Man.
But the series has already been ported to PC, and the first game in the franchise is now almost seven years old.
For what itâs worth, PS Studios boss Hermen Hulst said very recently that Sony needs to be âreally thoughtful about bringing our franchises off-console to reach new audiencesâ. These comments pre-dated the Helldivers 2 announcement, however.
If we had to bet either way, weâd say thereâs little chance of tentpole first-party games like Marvelâs Spider-Man coming to Xbox, but Sony has ripped the band aid off now. This kind of speculation is only going to continue, at least in the short-term.
As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. Heâs an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.
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