Following Spider-Man 2‘s profitable launch final week, PlayStation has revealed simply how impactful the sport was. Within the first 24 hours alone, the sport bought over 2.5 million copies. This makes it the fastest-selling title from PlayStation’s first-party studios.

Numbers from the UK are additionally spectacular. GameIndustry.biz reveals that Spider-Man 2 clenched the highest spot on the subject of bodily gross sales within the UK, surpassing Tremendous Mario Bros Marvel. It additionally had 5% better gross sales than Hogwarts Legacy on PS5. General, it’s the 4th greatest bodily launch within the UK this yr, surpassed by Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, EA Sports activities FC24, and Hogwarts Legacy on all platforms.

Spider-Man 2‘s success is a product of some clever selections made by Sony through the years. It bought the Spider-Man IP from Marvel in 1999 for $7 million which has turned out to be an extremely advantageous transfer. Years later, Sony then tapped Insomniac to develop a brand new Spider-Man recreation, resulting in the PS4 recreation. Not lengthy after the studio was bought by Sony for $229 million.

Insomniac has confirmed itself but once more, however the studio isn’t able to sleep but. Superhero followers can even sit up for Wolverine which is presently in growth.