TechRaptor looked at Marvel's Spider-Man on PC via Steam and the Steam Deck using a copy provided by the publisher. I do hope that Sony considers a dual release for Insomniac's much-anticipated sequel for that very reason, but it seems that they want to keep their console market healthy with exclusives for a while longer, or at least until their legal arguments against the practice come back to bite them. The game itself holds up masterfully as an open-world exploration in the style we don't get as often as we used to, and playing on PC will be just as viable an option for anyone who still hasn't managed to nab a PlayStation 5 as of yet. Either way, it's another reason to stick to the main PC until Valve puts out the Deck's official TV dock and lets you blow things up on the big screen.Īll and all, Marvel's Spider-Man is an excellent PC port in the same tradition as Sony's other work since they remembered that personal computers can run video games. The game does start to chug if your Deck overheats during gameplay, which did happen to me on several occasions during my testing, but I can't say definitively if that was because of the game or because I live in Florida and it's the middle of August. The controls feel natural by default, and the gameplay doesn't suffer from the lower screen resolution. If you know these limitations and plan on staying near a power outlet like you're playing a Game Boy without access to AA batteries, Spider-Man on Steam Deck is just as good as playing at the computer desk for the brief window it's playable. That will never happen on this first iteration of the Steam Deck because of its battery capacity, so I'd warn against buying the game specifically for that purpose. One of the main advantages of Spider-Man as a game is how absorbing it can be as you ping between street crime, story missions, and hunting down collectibles. Realistically, you're looking at only 1-2 hours of play from a full battery charge, and that's simply not enough to consider the game portable, even if it does run on the hardware. I sat in front of the TV and cleared out some New York crime while watching Monday Night RAW, but the Steam Deck couldn't hold out until the main event. I will say that it's a thrill to load up a recent AAA game like Spider-Man and see it run beautifully in a handheld form factor. This is technically true, but there are some caveats to consider before you plan on saving New York from the comfort of a doctor's waiting room. Sony made sure to promote that their new superhero game was Verified for the Deck, meaning that it runs without issues on the go. The big news with this port is that it's one of the first to release after the wide availability of the Steam Deck. This is all to be expected with a PC port, and Sony has brought several former PlayStation exclusives to the platform with similarly high-quality results.
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