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Marvel’s Wolverine game from Insomniac won’t release until 2025. At least, that’s what a new report claims.

According to known leaker Daniel Richtman (need to subscribe), not only will the upcoming game not be released in 2024, but it will also feature a “darker” and “more violent” tone than past games from the studio.

As far as location goes, it’s set to be set in Madripoor, a Southeast-Asian city within the Marvel universe. The city has been long known as a “haven for pirates” after being built upon the back of a dragon.

Insomniac's Wolverine Won't Release Until 2025, Report Claims

It doesn't look like Insomniac's Wolverine game will launch in 2024, a new report claims that the game won't release until 2025.

insider-gaming.com

take however many years they need to clean up that writing and delete the baby fiddlers input.

 

[Spyxos]

But I didn't expect to see the game in 2024.

 

[Zathalus]

Death Stranding 2.
Believe.

Not first party is it?

 

[MasterCornholio]

Not first party is it?

Depends who owns the IP.

 

[3liteDragon]

Not first party is it?

Published by Sony, so yes.

 

[Negotiator101]

Marvel’s Wolverine game from Insomniac won’t release until 2025. At least, that’s what a new report claims.

According to known leaker Daniel Richtman (need to subscribe), not only will the upcoming game not be released in 2024, but it will also feature a “darker” and “more violent” tone than past games from the studio.

As far as location goes, it’s set to be set in Madripoor, a Southeast-Asian city within the Marvel universe. The city has been long known as a “haven for pirates” after being built upon the back of a dragon.

Insomniac's Wolverine Won't Release Until 2025, Report Claims

It doesn't look like Insomniac's Wolverine game will launch in 2024, a new report claims that the game won't release until 2025.

insider-gaming.com

Well duh! Anyone expecting 2024 was just living in the fanboy dreamland. Insomniac have been the best developer this generation but a brand new IP with new gameplay ideas and unable to reuse assets and that significantly increases development time.

 

[Little Mac]

I hope it's like the OG God of War games. Don't turn it into another The Last of Us.

 

[Kerotan]

Only two years after their previous game? What hacks! They should've wasted the generation on one game like Naughty Dog!

I wonder Will Spiderman 2 get any dlc next year.

 

[skit_data]

Sounds much more realistic than 2024, that sounded way too optimistic even for Insomniac

 

[mrmustard]

I wonder Will Spiderman 2 get any dlc next year.

Spider-Man 1 had announced the release date of the first dlc even before the game was relased. I would be more than surprised if there is no dlc in 2024.

 

[ClanOfNone]

I need this game to contain two things: Dismemberment, and please for the fucking love of god, no forced side character stealth sequences.

 

[ProtoByte]

If true that basically means in 2024 Sony would have no single player first party games released for the PS5. Also just one single player game over a period of two years (2023/2024).

Death Stranding 2, Rise of The Ronin and FF7R aren't enough to satisfy your new release addiction? Before the 3rd party games for that year? After the consistently high output between 2020 and 2023?

We can't expect crazy years every year from first party proper (and DS is first party by all relevant measures) if we expect cutting edge products.

 

[Kerotan]

Spider-Man 1 had announced the release date of the first dlc even before the game was relased. I would be more than surprised if there is no dlc in 2024.

Maybe something ratchet and clank related. Even a resistance trilogy remaster would be nice.

 

[balls of snow]

Not first party is it?

Sony fully funding it so yeah its first party. Like how Sunset Overdrive is a first party ms game.

 

[KungFucius]

Published by Sony, so yes.

Isn't that 2nd party?

 

[SmokedMeat]

New Slim owners

 

[Ar¢tos]

This is a list of confirmed/leaked SIE first party and published content along with console exclusive content that'll drop in 2024 (well, FF16 DLCs aren't dated yet, but they should still count)

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
MLB24
Destiny 2 The Final Shape
Concord
Helldivers 2
Foamstars
Baby Steps
Pacific Drive
Rise of the Ronin
Stellar Blade
Lost Soul Aside
TLOU Part 2 PS5/PC
Final Fantasy 16 (one or both DLCs)
Silent Hill 2 Remake
Granblue Fantasy Relink


Other content that's rumored that could land in 2024 is:

Spider-Man 2 DLC
DS2
Wolverine
God of War smaller title
Project Mugen

What does Sony have for 2024 that is 1st party, and not DLC, GaaS or korean/Chinese vaporware?

 

[Chuck Berry]

Understandable. They probably need to work around Sweet Baby Inc’s schedule who are all jammed up with tidying up upcoming releases

 

[Hypereides]

I need this game to contain two things: Dismemberment, and please for the fucking love of god, no forced side character stealth sequences.

Bryan has read your criticism and in response he'll make Insomniac add even more stealth sequences with a Wolverine side character. Guaranteed GOTYAY with a flood of 10s in bound.

 

[mrmustard]

Isn't that 2nd party?

Like many things in gaming i don't think there is a 100% correct defintion. To me outsourced contract work is second or third party, but does it matter? It doesn't change the game.

 

[Ronin_7]

What does Sony have for 2024 that is 1st party, and not DLC, GaaS or korean/Chinese vaporware?

Why does it matter lol

 

[Topher]

Why does it matter lol

Some of us would like to know what Sony's own studios have for 2024.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

We already knew it would be darker.

BIPOC Wolverine confirmed.

 

[SlimySnake]

Um what? SM2 is very polished

I maybe had 1 or 2 hugs my whole playthrough. What would a few months have done? I’ll gladly take those rare bugs over not playing the game at all

Not in terms of bugs. The cutscenes are very inconsistent. They feel incomplete with some really bad character models and facial animations in like half of the scenes.

 

[Ronin_7]

Some of us would like to know what Sony's own studios have for 2024.

Plenty of games to play.

 

[Games of Today]

OUCH on that release date.

I bet Ghost of Tsushima 2 will come first. (hopefully)

The end of this generation is probably going to be one first party banger after another at this point.

 

[Games of Today]

Not in terms of bugs. The cutscenes are very inconsistent. They feel incomplete with some really bad character models and facial animations in like half of the scenes.

I agree with this. I was thinking about making a separate thread asking why SM2 is some how much uglier than the first one, even though the lighting seems better.

 

[Topher]

Plenty of games to play.

And yet I still want to know. It is why I own a PS5.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Makes sense considering it's so close to 2024 and we haven't seen anything yet other than that small teaser, lol.

 

[Lokaum D+]

it takes time to make a gay wolverine story

 

[havoc00]

Plenty of games to play.

That’s not really an answer

 

[Salty Popsicle]

Sweet Baby Inc. needs the entirety of 2024 to comb through the story and dialogue of the Wolverine game so that there is room for more amazing side missions where we drop everything having to do with playing as an awesome superhero and instead play as a handicapped character committing petty crimes.

 

[jroc74]

If it would come out in 2024, it would be time to investigate what Insomniac devs be eating, drinking.

2024 was always hopes n dreams.

 

[MasterCornholio]

That’s not really an answer

It is if you like games and are not a hater.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Not in terms of bugs. The cutscenes are very inconsistent. They feel incomplete with some really bad character models and facial animations in like half of the scenes.

I didn’t get that feeling at all

 

[Topher]

It is if you like games and are not a hater.

Nah.....there is nothing wrong with wanting to know what Sony first party studios has for next year. That is not the question of a "hater". It is the question of a customer, like me.

 

[SlimySnake]

I didn’t get that feeling at all

MJ goes from looking like this to this in a span of a scene.

Peter looks amazing at times, really ordinary other times.

Clearly, some scenes got more love than the others.

I dont want this kind of inconsistency in games from insomniac. It seems like they are being forced to make up for everyone else at Sony slacking. Give them more time please so they can not only polish up cutscenes but also aim for something far more ambitious. They are such a productive studio that they probably wont need 5 years like other sony studios. they could probably make wolverine an insanely ambitious game in just 3-3.5 years.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

you just wait. "Insomniac never misses".

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

MJ goes from looking like this to this in a span of a scene.

Peter looks amazing at times, really ordinary other times.

Clearly, some scenes got more love than the others.

I dont want this kind of inconsistency in games from insomniac. It seems like they are being forced to make up for everyone else at Sony slacking. Give them more time please so they can not only polish up cutscenes but also aim for something far more ambitious. They are such a productive studio that they probably wont need 5 years like other sony studios. they could probably make wolverine an insanely ambitious game in just 3-3.5 years.

I think there's technical reasons for that than any lack of polish. The better shots are way more zoomed in. I'm sure there's LOD models they are switching between.

Insomniac has never been a studio known for cinematic perfection like ND or something, but they are still quite good.

If you want more polish in cutscenes AND more ambitious gameplay, you're going to get 5+ year dev cycles. That's just how it works. Insomniac is good because they have a very focused vision and just execute on it.

 

[semiconscious]

I hope it's like the OG God of War games. Don't turn it into another The Last of Us.

i don't know, man. that's asking for an awful lot at this point...

 

[[Sigma]]

That's fine. They've done more than enough at this point.

 

[SteadyEvo]

Kool, and to be expected. They will be focused on spiderman DLC next year.

It's really important that they get this right.

Spiderman is big enough as is. Tired of this DLC shit but whatever

 

[MasterCornholio]

Nah.....there is nothing wrong with wanting to know what Sony first party studios has for next year. That is not the question of a "hater". It is the question of a customer, like me.

Nah I'm just criticizing those that say there's nothing coming from Sony.

 

[MasterCornholio]

Sweet Baby Inc. needs the entirety of 2024 to comb through the story and dialogue of the Wolverine game so that there is room for more amazing side missions where we drop everything having to do with playing as an awesome superhero and instead play as a handicapped character committing petty crimes.

Nah your just being a bitch here. Play a console you actually enjoy than just having a salty popsicle shoved up your bum.

 

[SlimySnake]

I think there's technical reasons for that than any lack of polish. The better shots are way more zoomed in. I'm sure there's LOD models they are switching between.

Insomniac has never been a studio known for cinematic perfection like ND or something, but they are still quite good.

If you want more polish in cutscenes AND more ambitious gameplay, you're going to get 5+ year dev cycles. That's just how it works. Insomniac is good because they have a very focused vision and just execute on it.

Nah, even the zoomed in shots (some, not all) are lacking detail in the faces. its like the game is missing an entire artist pass.

Game does not look like this at all times. Which means their engine can handle it, that their artists are talented enough. this only means that they werent given enough time to go back and make everything look like this.

AFAIAC, they are sonys best most productive studio. they wont take 5 years because they arent making 50-100 games like GG and SSM. or even 30 hour campaigns like ND. Its time sony started to treat them like their best studio and gave them the time they need.

 

[Putonahappyface]

I need this game to contain two things: Dismemberment, and please for the fucking love of god, no forced side character stealth sequences.

And brain matter, organs and a shit load of spraying blood pretty please.

 

[Carmen Winstead]

Give me Wolverine as only playable character, a good 20h+ main story, brutal and entertaining combat gameplay and you'd have hit another home run Insomniac.

 

[The Stig]

Give me Wolverine as only playable character, a good 20h+ main story, brutal and entertaining combat gameplay and you'd have hit another home run Insomniac.

same, pretty much

 

[TGO]

So Death Stranding & TLOU2.....
not to take away from the games that have released but as First Party offerings go, this has been a shitty generation

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Nah, even the zoomed in shots (some, not all) are lacking detail in the faces. its like the game is missing an entire artist pass.

Game does not look like this at all times. Which means their engine can handle it, that their artists are talented enough. this only means that they werent given enough time to go back and make everything look like this.

AFAIAC, they are sonys best most productive studio. they wont take 5 years because they arent making 50-100 games like GG and SSM. or even 30 hour campaigns like ND. Its time sony started to treat them like their best studio and gave them the time they need.

You're talking about different lighting conditions.

Do you know how that works?