Sony is making ready to promote a Spider-Man 2 PlayStation 5 bundle that can embody a digital obtain for the sport, presumably at a reduction, because it ramps up plans to try to promote a record-breaking 25 million consoles this yr. The corporate is already gifting away free copies of older video games to any gamers who activate a brand new PS5 within the subsequent few weeks.

The brand new Spider-Man 2 PS5 bundle was teased in an October 2 tweet. Sony confirmed to Kotaku it will likely be $560, the identical as last yr’s God of Battle Ragnarök PS5 bundle, saving new homeowners $10. The Spider-Man 2 model ships on October 20 alongside the launch of the sport. Pre-orders aren’t but stay.

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The sequel to the 2018 motion journey by Insomniac Video games, Spider-Man 2 sees Peter Parker and Miles Morales crew up collectively, complimenting each other’s talents and buying and selling off on the fly as they tackle the hunter Kraven and the alien symbiote Venom. It’s one of many solely first-party blockbusters that may be a PS5 unique to date this console era.

Sony revealed its intention to promote 25 million new PS5s this fiscal yr again in April, telling buyers in August it was ready to take the “vital measures” to make that occur. To date, that’s included discounting the outdated God of Battle Ragnarök bundle by an extra $50, and even gifting away free downloads for critically acclaimed video games like Horizon Forbidden West and The Final of Us Half 1. This “improve” promotion runs till 3:00 a.m. ET on October 21, which means anybody who buys the Spider-Man 2 bundle may doubtlessly get an extra recreation at no further value.

The brand new bundle is seperate from the particular version console that features purple and black face plates for the PS5. That went for $600 and is already bought out. Thankfully, Sony received’t be operating out of Spider-Man 2 codes in the case of the common bundle.

Replace 10/2/2023 5:05 p.m. ET: Sony confirmed the worth in an e mail.