TechGamingSpider-Man 2 proved to me the true power of PS5With great power, comes great loading timesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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(Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment)
(Image credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Next month thePS5turns three years old. Where has the time gone? We’ve seen some great games on the platform, but it’s only with the latest bigSonyexclusive that I’ve really come to appreciate the power of the PS5.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2is a game of the year contender with brilliantly fluid combat, exploration and a terrific story worthy of a blockbuster movie, but that’s not what’s impressed me so much. It’s all completely seamless.
I’ve lost count of the times when I’ve said to myself “And here comes the loading screen” when instead I’ve been dropped straight into the action. There’s an almost imperceptible difference between where a cutscene ends and gameplay begins. The really impressive thing however is something that doesn’t normally get considered sexy. Fast travel.
(Image credit: Insomniac Games)
(Image credit: Insomniac Games)
When fast travelling you feel less like Spider-Man and more like the Flash, because it’s almost instantaneous. In fact, many people speculated that the fact you have to hold the X button for a couple of seconds to confirm your destination is masking a loading screen, but even that isn’t true. On theResetera forum, Insomniac’s director of core technologies, Mike Fitzgerald, clarified that even that isn’t necessary.
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