Insomniac Games’Spider-Manis one of the best games of the year, giving Marvel fans a chance to swing around New York City and take down famous villains in absolutely gorgeous fidelity. It seems PlayStation 4 owners have taken notice, as the game is now the fastest-selling exclusive in the system’s history.
In just three days, Spider-Manmanaged to sell more than 3.3 million copies, making it the fastest-selling first-party PlayStation title ever. This number is about 200,000 more than what previous record holderGod of Warmanagedearlier this yearover the same amount of time.
According to USA Today, theSpider-Mangame had a significantly bigger launch than the filmSpider-Man: Homecoming, which raked in $117 million in its opening weekend. With the $60 price tag of the game, it took in at least $198 million, and this number will only continue to rise over the coming weeks and months, particularly during the holiday season.
There’s a long history between Insomniac and the PlayStation family, with the studio’s Ratchet & Clank franchise dating back to the PlayStation 2 and the Resistance trilogy releasing on PlayStation 3. The remade 2016 gameRatchet & Clankwas the fastest-selling game in the entire series, and itearned big salesthanks to terrific action and platforming. A tie-in film was released in theaters at the same time, but it flopped both critically and commercially. Some things just lose their charm when you take the interactivity away.
The success ofSpider-Manall but guarantees we’ll see a sequel in the future from Insomniac, but we’re also hoping the developer returns to the Xbox-exclusiveSunset Overdriveat some point. Insomniacwas proud of the original game, but its exclusivity to the less-popular Xbox One likely didn’t help it get exposure. That’s a shame, as some of the traversal and open-world ideas inSpider-Manfeel like an evolution ofSunset Overdrive‘s mechanics.
Spider-Manis the latest in a growing list ofgreat exclusivesfor the PlayStation 4. Just this year, we’ve already gottenGod of War,Detroit: Become Human,Shadow of the Colossus, andMLB 18: The Show— and with several others on the way, there’s no better time to own a PlayStation 4.
