One of the stranger moments last week was when Sony uploaded a PlayStation 4 specific trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the open world spin-off game which launched last year. You may recall that the game was originally announced for the PS5, before the “we believe in generations” debacle started and it was quietly confirmed for the PS4 as well.
Said trailer is now approaching one million views after being uploaded less than three days ago.
The video includes footage from the game captured using a PS4 Pro specifically, and is targeted directly at last-gen console owners. We suppose, with Christmas approaching, Sony is hoping to sell a few more copies of the critically acclaimed game – especially with PS5 stock still difficult to find. We wonder if games like MLB The Show 21 will get similar trailers moving forwards.
Commenters on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel have, at least, been having fun: “Can’t wait to play this last year,” one wrote. Another added: “I can’t wait for this to come out! It looks awesome!”
[source youtube.com]
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Sony always innovate. Trailer for a year old game will be the new thing…. Although not sure Xbox released an exclusive last year did they? Not a AAA one anyway… so they can’t join in…
It’s marketing to the average parent though.
One of the dads at work asked me last week ‘I think I am going to buy my boys Fortnite for Christmas, can you help me find the best one’
The majority of people who buys games are not us Push Square readers.
So putting a spiderman game advert out, focusing on the ps4 version… as the average parent will not be able to afford/find a ps5.
I think it’s clever marketing
Would help if you could find a reasonable priced copy. I remember it being available for £35 a few months back and I wasn’t able to buy it then but hoped Sony would keep it well stocked. Now I only hope for a restock followed by an equivalent sale period.
It feels like PS5 stock must be improving in the States. I've had at least two opportunities to buy one in the past week without even being on the hunt.
@Stocksy This one always have the 'only on PlayStation' not on the box?...
I still am yet to play a true PS5 exclusive
Yooo, this game looks amazing, shame we have to wait until next year for it to release.
@FX102A Black friday is just around the corner
@Icey664 you should play Astro's Playroom. It's a great game.
@Icey664 Demon Souls and Rachet and Clank, Returnal with some great Crossgeneration games.
Maybe Jim isn't satisfied with the millions of sales the game has done already and he is trying to reach that 'Cloud Cuckoo Land' BILLIONS of people playing PlayStation games he thinks he is going to get Just stick it on PC Jim, that will get you closer to er erm Cuckoo Land...NOT!
The 1M thought it was a new Spiderman or DLC.
@Ralizah soooooooo….did you get one?
@Milktastrophe
Actually thank you, I forgot about that one. So that is the only tue PS5 game I've played lol
@Flaming_Kaiser
I really don't fancy any of those.
I might play R&C down the line, but I'll wait till it's much cheaper. Souls games are just a flat out no for me.
So i'm at a loss here..what am i missing exactly? The article almost sounds as if its a bad thing that this is being released on the ps4..also the comments so far seem a bit odd too..does it matter if ps5 games get a release on the ps4 if they are able to run them at a somewhat lower fidelity? I'm a ps5 owner and i dont feel its a threat to have ps4 owners sharing what we have had for almost a year..i'm confused by this article and the responses..
I genuinely enjoyed Miles Morales more than the original Spider-Man (which I loved)! Compared to Miles, Peter is just so...plain Haha
Hoping that we'll be able to play as both for the 2023 game!
@Northern_munkey the game already came out on PS4 last year. It's weird that Sony is uploading a new trailer for a year old already released game.
@Milktastrophe yes you are right..i just couldnt figure this out..the phrasing of the whole article felt weird..i'm tired and not really taking anything in..thanks for pointing out my faux pas...🤣
@danzoEX Nah. I'm not planning on getting one until it has a few exclusives I'm excited about.
Until now, though, I've not had ANY opportunity to get one, so I'm hoping this is a good sign for the people who want one.
It nice that Sony finally remembered that this game released on PS4. The marketing last year for this game was trash. In the sense that it was only really marketed as a PS5 game, not a PS4 and PS5 game. Every trailer and tv trailer shown was always captured on PS5 and had a massive PS5 advert at the end.... with a tiny * that whispered 'Also on PS4'.
Gotta please all those sad children who didn't get to play miles morales last year. Due to their parents thinking that they need to buy a PS5 in order to get the game cause there was never any actual ads for PS4 version.
Hey, if Nintendo can advertise Sega games from 1993, I guess Sony can market Disney games from 2020.
Pretty sucky that their marketing for a year old game features footage from a console discontinued a year and a half ago, though. At least they should make it an honest PS4 ad. A PS4 Pro ad in late 2021 feels like 90s PC game bullshots.
@Stocksy
Xbox is doing just fine. Gloating is unwarranted. 🤔
@Icey664
There's Demon Souls and Returnal, I think? I got my PS5 on day 1, and yet I own zero PS5 games. 🤦♂️
@EVIL-C
As I said in another comment, I have no interest in Souls like games unfortunately. I'm waiting for the likes of the Naughty Dogs of the world to release stuff!
@Icey664 Me too, on both accounts. 🙂
@Icey664 No true PS5 games or not your thing are not the same things. If we are going this route then there are no games that are not possible in some way on older consoles.
@Icey664 There's also Deathloop but it's a timed exclusive...admittedly not many PS5 only games right now.
This should change by Summer-Fall 2022 though, or sometime in 2023 for sure.
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