The announcement of a brand new Marvel's Spider-Man game on PS5 has made a lot of PlayStation gamers happy. Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales releases this holiday, starring the protagonist of the recent cartoon film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The introduction of Miles Morales as the new standalone game's protagonist has some fans worrying what that means for Peter Parker, the original game's Spider-Man. Recently, Insomniac reassured fans that Peter Parker is just fine.
In a thoughtful writeup from the creative director of Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Brian Horton touched on the topic. Horton says to fans worried about Peter Parker's fate, "Don't worry." He goes on to explain that Insomniac still has plans for Parker, with much of his story left to tell. Whether that means Peter Parker will return in Spider-Man 2 or in some other capacity isn't clear, but can probably be assumed.
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, however, is all about the man himself. Horton says that the new game is "all about Miles" and describes his story as a "critical part of our Spider-Man universe." That hopefully means that Miles will continue getting games alongside Peter Parker going forward, as opposed to just becoming a side-character in Peter Parker's games.
It's also significant for Insomniac to make clear how important Miles is to the studio and the franchise for other reasons. Some haven't been impressed that Insomniac decided to make Miles' story a spin-off from the main game, even if it is standalone and visually upgraded for the PS5, it's still not Marvel's Spider-Man 2. It's good that Insomniac is willing to talk about its aspirations for Miles, even if it can't provide specifics.
Spider-Man fans were worried for Peter Parker with good reason. In the comics, Miles becomes Spider-Man after something happens to Peter Parker, though this is in the alternate Ultimate universe and not the main Spider-Man universe. Miles suddenly becoming the protagonist of the new Spider-Man game implies that something similar could happen to Peter Parker here. And even though Peter Parker may come back later, he might still be in danger in the immediate.
To find out what's happened to both Peter Parker and Miles Morales, fans will have to buy a PS5 and experience Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales for themselves.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales releases holiday 2020 on PS5.
Source: PlayStation Blog
