Ahead of the release of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PC next month, Sony and Insomniac Games have released a new trailer that touches on some of the PC-exclusive features to expect.
The trailer was released with an accompanying post on the Official PlayStation Blog (Opens in a new tab) in which Insomniac Games CTO Mike Fitzgerald explores what Insomniac Games and the studio, partner Nixxes, are working on. Software.
Fitzgerald explains that the studios' priority was "to make this game a visual marvel on the PC platform," which meant "providing extensive configurability for PC users with different hardware, as well as introducing new techniques and tools." to push things further."
In the PC port of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, you can expect to see ray-traced reflections "throughout the game for those with hardware that supports them." These will have "varied levels of quality, one of which is a new, higher quality ray tracing mode that offers even more detail of the city."
There's NVIDIA DLSS (Deep Learning Super Sampling) and NVIDIA DLAA (Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing) support for RTX users, as well as support for a "wide range of display ratios, including 21:9 Ultra Wide, 32 :9 Panoramic and NVIDIA Surround multi-monitor setups.
Fitzgerald adds that "many other rendering systems are more customizable than in the past, with additional quality levels and algorithmic options. These include SSAO, texture filtering, LoD quality, shadows, etc. We support windowing, fullscreen, and exclusive fullscreen." rendering modes.
In addition to graphical features, PC players will benefit from multi-device compatibility. You have the option of using the PS5's DualSense controller in addition to your mouse and keyboard, while Steam Input support means "there are countless remapping options available."
Finally, the post covers the PC specs of the game shown below. They're pretty comprehensive, covering what you'll need from the bare minimum to the specs you'll need for the best ray tracing experience.
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered launches on PC on August 12. The blog post ends by revealing that if you pre-purchase the game before this release, you'll get a pre-purchase item pack that includes three Spider-Man costumes early unlock, Spider-Drone fighting device early unlock and 5 additional skill points to spend on Spidey upgrades.
Sony PC Boost
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is the latest PlayStation title to be ported to PC as part of Sony's push to bring more games to the platform. It follows an acclaimed port of God of War from 2018 and a slightly less acclaimed port of Horizon Zero Dawn.
Sony has been talking about its plans for PC releases for a few years, saying in 2020: "We will explore extending our first-party titles to the PC platform, to promote further growth in our profitability." At the time, PlayStation head of global studios Hermen Hulst made it clear that Sony's new policy at the time was not going to be to transfer all first-party games. I would only use the ones that make sense and fit well on the PC.
This year, it became clear that PC ports work for Sony. At a shareholder briefing in May, it was revealed that the ports had raised €80 million in the last fiscal year (through the end of March). Sony went on to say that in the next fiscal year, it expects its PC games to generate €300 million. It's a pretty big jump, but it does suggest that the company has big plans for the PC platform in the near future.
We already know that Spider-Man: Miles Morales is also getting the PC treatment, as is the Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves collection. We can't wait to see what else Sony has up its sleeve, even if we're not holding our breath for Bloodborne.