The PS5 Slim is coming out very soon across the Atlantic and Sony seems to want to pull out all the stops for the launch. A pack with a game from a legendary license has been revealed in advance.
It’s no longer a rumor, the PS5 Slim is real and will be launched at the end of the year, but unfortunately not in Europe. A new model which will not be more powerful, but which will offer a new design. During the announcement, PlayStation announced a “volume reduced by 30%” and a decreasing weight between “18% and 24%” in comparison to current consoles (with or without disk drive). An aesthetic revision which is the subject of mockery, but as usual, all this will quickly be forgotten. Especially since the machine arrives with one of the biggest Sony exclusives.
A first PS5 Slim pack with a huge exclusive has leaked
For now, the PS5 Slim is announced for $499 in November in the United States. The maximum recommended price for the model with 4K Ultra HD blu-ray player, while the digital edition will be sold for $449. And according to a leak from user billbil-kun (Dealabs), Sony plans to release its new consoles November 10, 2023 on the American market, just before Black Friday 2023. A crucial event there, since it is during this period that people do their Christmas shopping and / or treat themselves with slashed prices. Tom Henderson (via Insider Gaming) corroborates this release date, but we still don’t know when the console will be launched in Europe.
In addition to the release date, the leaker reveals that a PS5 Slim pack with disc reader is in the pipeline. And to be sure to attract people and break records, the manufacturer has not recycled an old game. No, according to information from billbil-kun, a PlayStation 5 Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 bundle will be offered at $559.99 on November 8, 2023. Probably two days ahead of the official launch. American players will be able to leave with the latest model and a very good game which has already marked the history of the Insomniac Games studio.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 sold with the new PlayStation 5
On the other hand, doubt remains about the version of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 contained with the PS5 Slim. Will it be a physical edition or just a code? It is unclear. “We do not yet know if the copy of the game will be in dematerialized format, as was the case for the packs containing the first model of the PS5”. What is certain, however, is that the consoles will have the basic white design. No facades in the colors of Spider-Man and Venom!
Sony is going to hit very hard and the PS5 Slim Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 pack should quickly run out of stock. In the United States, more than anywhere else, Spider-Man is an institution and the feedback on the new game from Insomniac Games is excellent. The Metacritic score of 91 had not been achieved by the studio in years. For us, this official sequel is faithful to the idea we had of it. “A hard-hitting mainstream blockbuster with one of the most impressive introductions ever” and a PlayStation 5 exclusive “A must-have for fans of Spider-Man and superheroes.”
If you’re jumping into Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 this Friday, October 20, be careful, Insomniac Games has issued a warning. The game is perfectly playable without downloading anything, but the day one update contains significant improvements. Like adding accessibility options for the disabled. And if you’re wondering what the game looks like, a video comparison with the first episode has already been released. In many ways, like fast travel, it’s night and day.