'Spider-Man' Game For PlayStation 4 Releasing This Year, But Not As A Tie-In To Upcoming Film

An executive of Marvel said that a new Spider-Man game is planned for a 2017 release for PlayStation 4. However, the developer of the said game, Insomniac Games, doesn't actually have an estimated timeframe yet on when the game will be available for launch.

According to a report from GameRant, the VP and Executive Editor of Marvel Digital Media Ryan Penagos made the confirmation during Marvel's THWIP show, in which the executive was the host. The show has been known to give out previews of upcoming media from Marvel.

The report said that Penagos surprised everyone when he announced the "Spider-Man" video game to come out in 2017 for PlayStation 4 because Sony and Insomniac have all been quiet about the game's release date. Speculations have been making rounds that the game could even be expected in 2018.

But a Best Buy ad hinted at a 2017 release for the game and Insomniac even refuted the 2018 release, saying on Twitter that it wasn't a certainty. One thing is certain, though, if the game is released this year, it won't be because of a possible tie-in with Marvel's upcoming movie "Spider-Man: Homecoming."

Polygon reported that Jay Ong, Marvel's vice president of games, said last year that tie-ins don't work anymore. This is because trying to rush the development of the game so that it can be in-line with the release of a movie is detrimental to the overall quality of the video game.

Ong said that games cannot be "under-resourced" and developers should not be given time. He said they always think about how to make the game better and how they can help the developers achieve that.

The report also has an update about the "Spider-Man" game that's coming from the developer Insomniac. The developer said they don't have an estimated timeframe on when the game will be released.

So even if the information was already stated by Marvel, it should likely be taken with a grain of salt, considering the developer themselves don't have a timetable yet for the launch. With the E3 coming this June, more information about the "Spider-Man" game will likely come out. In the meantime, check out the trailer for the upcoming "Spider-Man: Homecoming" movie in the video below.