
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will be here in a flash, with the anticipated sequel releasing exclusively on PS5 tomorrow, 20th October. Something else that doesn't take very long is the game's fast-travel feature, which is shockingly fast, even during this enlightened age of widespread SSD usage.
IGN has a great breakdown of how quickly these transitions take place, with the player able to select anywhere on the New York map and fast-travel there almost instantaneously (once unlocked). It's equally impressive how quickly switching between Peter and Miles is.
In the above clip, note that initiating fast travel requires first holding down the Triangle button for a few seconds. This led some eager Spider-fans to assume it was masking a load screen of some kind; not so. Insomniac's director of core technologies, Mike Fitzgerald, responded to a comment on ResetEra and clarified that the prompt is there for usability reasons, not because of technical trickery.
Internally, Fitzgerald recently floated the idea of removing this hold-to-confirm prompt entirely to address that specific accusation. But as it turns out, players accidentally fast-travelling at the slightest push of a button was seen as the greater of two evils, and we can see why. If we're honest, having to wait for an additional heartbeat doesn't sound so bad, and we could all do with learning to be a little more patient.
What do you think of Marvel's Spider-Man 2's superior load times? Will you be crawling up the walls in anticipation, and are you planning on diving in at launch? Fast travel anywhere in less time than it takes to post in the comments section below.
[source ign.com]
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cutscenes count as loading. lets see a game straight up pop you up there without cutscenes hiding the background loading
*****, i am so excited for PS5 pro now. It's gonna be ridiculous
Talking of games loading fast..lords of the fallen is the fastest game to boot up if you use the continue button on the ps screen. It caught me off guard to be honest and no matter what you think of the game nobody can argue the fact that its currently the quickest booter so far.
I’ve found 99% of PS5 games I’ve played to load so fast it is a bit ridiculous. You don’t even get time to read the tips on the loading screens. That does look really good!
Ghost of Tsushima has the fastest loading even on ps4
This is nothing to brag about. I would expect nothing less from my next-gen experience in 2023. Anything less is frankly unacceptable.
@nomither6 They're in-engine cutscenes so they're not really hiding anything as all the assets are having to be loaded in anyway.
just ordered the deluxe edition after I read this article, the game is downloading right now , 109Gb . I'm sure it will be amazing!
Whilst very impressive, I think between getting the platinum on both Spider-Man and Miles Morales I fast travelled 2 or 3 times as the swinging is just too much fun
@Northern_munkey How long does it take to boot because Resident Evil: Village doesn't even have a load screen from the main menu to in-game. It just fades to black and then you're in the game.
A game with almost instant fast travel, also being the same game you probably won’t want to use it because swinging/gliding is so much fun. The irony 😂
@nomither6 I'm not entirely sure that counts. If you were not to enter a cutscene the game just keeps on running.
How would one continue a story without a cut scene in a game so story driven. It really isn't the game for that.
Its more impressive that fast travel isn't a trick
@ChrisDeku maybe 5 or 6 secs...no splash screen just a brief black screen and you are back pulling your hair out🤣
@Bez87 i’m talking about the video that is talking about fast traveling .
@GreatKwyjibo Yes, the Xbox Series X version has a loading screen, sorry. It’s PS5 only on the no loading screen.
i get so used to these blazing fast load times that I can feel myself being inpatient when playing something that doesn't load as fast lol
Bethesda should take note
@LifeGirl who's bragging? IGN and Push Square are reporting.
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