Spider-Man 2 tops Japan weekly sales (1/15-1/21)

Japan's Sony slashed the full-year sales forecast for its PlayStation 5 console on Wednesday and said it plans to list its financial business next year as it focuses on entertainment and image sensors.

The history of superhero video games isn’t as straightforward as you might think. Like every other genre of title, there are several “great successes,” and then there are those that were just cash grabs that shouldn’t have been made. However, when Insomniac Games got the touch to make the Marvel’s Spider-Man series for PlayStation, fans had high hopes, and those hopes weren’t misplaced! When the original title came out on PS4, it was a revelation. It matched the quality and skill that Batman had gotten when Rocksteady made his original titles for his trilogy, and the sky seemed to be the limit!

Sony has seen a string of explosive critical and commercial first-party hits over the course of the last decade or so, but not many of its games have managed to achieve the level of success that the Marvel’s Spider-Man series has enjoyed. On top of consistent critical acclaim, the series has also seen stellar sales on a consistent basis, and it has now hit another major milestone on that front.

PlayStation 5 has shipped 54.8 million units worldwide, Sony announced in its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 .

Update: Part two of the Creator to Creator series featuring Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is available today. Spoiler warning ahead for those who haven’t seen or played these sequels yet.

PlatinumGames has slightly delayed the shutdown of its Apple Arcade title, World of Demons.

One Marvel's Spider-Man 2 player accidentally came across a funny yet frustrating bug while web-swinging in the game. The game has been out for around three months now, and while many players have already completed it to 100%, many others have still been finding bugs and glitches that make for a hilarious Spider-Man 2 experience.

Spoilers ahead for Marvel's Spider-Man 2.

Madame Web box office predictions suggest the Dakota Johnson film might set a new negative record for Sony's Spider-Man Universe movies, making fans worried about the franchise’s future.

Atlus has published 50 minutes of uncut Persona 3 gameplay.

A Spider-Man 4 plotrumorclaims the upcoming film might bring back Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, but Marvel Studios and Sony reportedly don't see eye to eye on the matter.