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Thanks to its incredible day-one sales, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has become the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game ever. 

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Xbox will debut its new broadcast format, Xbox Partner Preview, this week where we'll hear from its third-party partners like Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Remedy Entertainment, Studio Wildcard, and more. This new show will feature more than 20 minutes of trailers and new gameplay footage, and goes live at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, October 25. 

[Update] Through an official press release, Sony commented on the impressive Spider-Man 2 sales numbers, which also include copies included with PS5 hardware bundles (thanks MauroNL):

David Scott Jaffe, the creator of God of War and the Twisted Metal series, has said to have heard that "sad" PlayStation news is inbound.

To meet its sky-high sales forecasts for the PlayStation 5 this year, Sony Group Corp. will look for help from a superhero.

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Spider-Man 2 will receive a New Game+ mode as part of a post-launch update, later this year. As per Insomniac Games Community Director James Stevenson, just like the 2018's Marvel's Spider-Man, those looking to replay the title and mop up all the side quests might have to wait a bit, though for now, simply beating it once grants access to an ‘Ultimate' difficulty setting for a fresh playthrough. For the uninitiated, a New Game + mode generally allows players to plunge back into a game's campaign in an overpowered state, as the in-game character carries over all unlocked abilities, tools and weapons, and gear upgrades.

The PS5 exclusive will also receive mission replay functionality in a future patch.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is almost here, and it sounds like fans will have a very full-featured adventure to jump into, although there will be a few minor things missing at launch. According to Insomniac community director James Stevenson, Spider-Man 2 won’t have a New Game+ mode or the ability to replay missions at launch. Thankfully, you shouldn’t have to wait too long for those features, as Stevenson says they should arrive via an update “before end of year.”

PlayStation 5 owners have a brand new exclusive coming their way in a few short days. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 might already be on your radar; if that’s the case, you might be keen to see reviews. Fortunately, reviews have been permitted to be uploaded ahead of time, and today, we’re looking at some of the reviews showing up. Currently, the game has quite a bit of a warm reception from media outlets that were given a chance to check it out before its launch. Looking at Metacritic, you can see the game currently sits at a score of 91.