Remember Marvel's Avengers? Yeah, that came out on PlayStation 4 just over a month ago but you wouldn't think so. Since the hubbub of the game's launch, active player numbers have plummeted across all platforms, providing those who still want to suit up as one of the six superheroes with matchmaking problems. And now, if you want to experience the title on PlayStation 5, that wait has now been extended through into 2021. Crystal Dynamics has today officially confirmed a delay for the next-gen version.
Writing on the Square Enix blog, the developer said: "We’ve also made the decision to shift our PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S launch to next year to ensure that we give our team the time to deliver a next-gen experience showcasing all that this game is meant to be. More details to come." The first free post-launch content drop centred around Kate Bishop has also been pushed out of this month to a later date.
Crystal Dynamics promises that Marvel's Avengers will still look and run better via backwards compatibility on PS5 with faster load times and improved frame rates. You'll also still be able to play with friends on PS4. However, if you were looking for a superhero undertaking beyond Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales to really utilise the next-gen system, you'll now have to wait until next year.
[source avengers.square-enix-games.com]
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'shrug' was this unexpected???
"if you were looking for a superhero undertaking to really utilise the next-gen system, you'll now have to wait until next year."
What did poor Miles Morales do to deserve such a snubbing!
@CJM How did I forget about that game?
Theirs a side of me that feels joy when these live service games fail.
Lol this game is a disaster.
Somethings should stay in the 8th gen xD
Fortnite is currently a better Marvel videogame than Avengers. Don't @ me.
I think pushing the new character back is the bigger problem. Obviously they need to make sure with any new content they add they do it properly, but... From what I hear, the game really needs new content.
This game is a joke
Anthem looks like Red Dead Redemption 2 compared to this streak of p*ss, how could someone fumble the bag when given the most powerful IP in the world BAFFLES ME.
They should all hang their heads in shame, funny how the content that was meant to convince players to come back has also been pushed back, just turn off the servers and leave this to rot.
These lazy hollow shelled excuses of games stink worse than your annual sports titles that get blasted on every forum.
No thanks. Insomniac has been running circles around Crystal Dynamics with how much they respect the characters I grew up with compared to them. Even Spider-Man in Avengers will definitely lack all the euphoria I had when experiencing Spider-Man PS4 or even the Activision games like Ultimate Spider-Man
I traded in some old games for this, and while the campaign was well done, everything after that was very unappealing to me. I don't think I'll be going back to this game again any time soon.
I don't care about 2021 PS5/Series X upgrade they is fine even Cyberpunk is doing that. The biggest problem is most new content doesn't actually have any kind of roadmap. So Kate Bishop's character story is supposed to lead to Tachyon Storms but we get a random update yesterday for them but no story to explain them other then 2 seconds of Maria Hill saying "there here". They are unfortunately spinning their wheels so much with fixes and bug repairs they can't release their content on time.
Still tempted to pick up Avengers when it's much cheaper just to go through the singleplayer campaign. It's a tough one and I feel for them, because the idea of a live service Avengers game is actually pretty cool. But the finished product just didn't quite hit the right notes, and the poor technical performance of the beta on my base PS4 didn't help.
How about they just make the whole grindy "game as service" part free2play, while continuously adding well done episodic campaigns with a 10-30 quid price tag depending on the volume? And that it's not a slap in the face to those who bought it, make a "welcome back package" at a reduced price.
I mean the engine is good and has solid looking production value. Just have to push this whole shoddy wannabe destiny crap in the background.
If I start the PS4 version on PS5. Will I be able to transfer my saved date to the PS5 version when it arrives?
It's tragic. A whole lot of Marvel / Avengers fans old and young have been let down by this incompetent, wet fart of a game. If only SE - CD had stuck to a solid campaign mode and sold us extra story content further down the line. I would have paid good money for that.
The problem with this game is Crystal Dynamics wasn't a great a developer as we thought. Just imagine a Avengers game made by Platinum games, how freaking delicious would that look and play.
Heck Insomniac with have done pure magic with all these toys to use and would have used allot of the great Marvel villans instead of generic robots. The end result unfortunately is mediocre garbage that was forgotten in two weeks.
I would love to find out how much money they've made off the microtransactions, because that's obviously what they care about the most.
Should’ve been a Single Player / Story focused game and it would have sold WAY more. The excessive grinding is really off- putting. I’ve already sold my copy. No incentive to keep playing and unlocking new costumes. Shame really.
As expected, a lot of exaggeration in the comment section.
The people who have actually played the single player content know that the game is great. It's all the additional content/missions that is not. It still doesn't make it a bad game by any means.
@naruball Thank you for that !
Everybody is saying that this game is trash, etc... but in fact, very few of those people have actually played the game.
If you want to experience a great solo adventure with the Avengers, this is quite a ride.
So i'm really looking for the next-gen versions. And off course I'm disapointed by this delay...
Just pull the cord already, putting more recourses into a flop isn't going to revive it as we have seen time and time again. I feel bad for the developers who were forced to make this corporate product instead of a game they may have had passion for.
@naruball I mean the game is sitting on a generous 67 score so is universally recognized as mediocre. You loving it and having fun is fine, I personally enjoyed and had a blast with Duke Nukem Forever (seriously) but that doesn't change the reception 😅
The jim sterling clip comparing this game to anthem makes me think most of the road map of content for the live service bit will get binned. Has this even got a confirmed ps5 physical launch alongside any digital upgrade?? Might try the campaign down the road when this either hits plus to sort the player base out or bargain bin at cex. Just reinforces that if you buy at launch, you pay the most for the worst version of the game
Hmmm, so let me get this straight they delay this to give us a "true next gen" experience but they don't delay Marvel's Avengers to give us a "true superhero experience." What a joke this game is.
@Juanalf Insomniac would've done this game justice. Crystal Dynamics is one of the worst developers now.
Sorry guys, but I have a personal question. How much are you paid for mentioning that fu(king Morales or TLoU or Ghost of Tsushima in EVERY article??? You really act as there are no other games...
They could just release the single player campaign in a next-gen remaster if you will. Based on reviews, the campaign is solid despite the fact they forgot to market it.
It was one of the main reasons I bought the game for PS4...now after finishing the campaign I think this game is dead for me! The multiplayer is really really boring but I was hyped to try it on PS5 with reduced load times. Now...oof
@Rossif3r You're a bad friend :/
@Ryall Would think so, since we'll all be playing the PS4 version on PS5 by the time it releases.
And the roadmap to nowhere begins . . .
Marvel should've given a company like Koei Tecmo/Omega Force the license for this game and make a Marvel Comics version of a Musou game - continue to support it with new content like new characters and story events plus other cosmetic dlc.
Anyone else expect marvel avengers game to be a disaster even before it came out?
Sony didnt acquire full rights to use the voice actors for marvel movies.
It was made by crystal dynamics the people who make tomb raider games. Would have been better to make insomniac games do it instead with their success of marvel spiderman.
Also live service models are gross. It means they can release broken games and fix it over time with little to no updates. Just look at Anthem and Fallout 76 a pile of hot garbage.
@BansheeNorn Its not a Sony game why should they aquire the rights?
@Ridwaano Opposite reaction for me, since I'll be playing Miles Morales first.
(I started to play Avengers then dropped it, in favor of waiting for PS5 upgrade)
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