Sony has announced that Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales will release on PC on November 18 via Steam and the Epic Games Store.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales first launched on November 12, 2020, for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5. It follows the eponymous character as Peter Parker leaves New York to help out Mary Jane with a reporting assignment. Now, it’s up to Miles to defend the city by himself while he’s gone.
A new trailer highlights features that are available on the PC version, including ray-traced shadows and reflections. The game will also support unlocked frame rates and ultrawide display support, as well as Nvidia DLSS 3, Nvidia DLAA, and Nvidia Reflex. The PlayStation 5 DualSense controller is compatible with the PC version too.
It will cost $50 and those who preorder will receive the T.R.A.C.K. suit and Into the Spider-Verse suit for Miles to wear. Additionally, preorders come with early unlocks to the Gravity Well gadget and three additional skill points.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales swings onto PC November 18. Full details on the PC features and pre-purchase bonuses: https://t.co/gtLDcvsaKG pic.twitter.com/kv0PPZ4ueI
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This game is the latest one from Sony’s esteemed PlayStation exclusive catalog to join the PC platform. God of War, Horizon Zero Dawn, Marvel’s Spider-Man, and Days Gone have already been released. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection and Sackboy: A Big Adventure will launch on PC later this month too.
There are still a few more Sony games that have yet to make the jump to PC, like the recently released The Last of Us Part I. There have been numerous leaks of a PC version of Housemarque’s Returnal, but Sony has not officially announced one.
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Acer originally said the Atlas 8 would arrive in North America in October, but left pricing open at the time. The launch came amid the ongoing DRAM crunch, which has made memory more expensive across the PC industry and complicated pricing for hardware makers.
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