Marvel’s Spider-Man is a superb superhero recreation for each PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 gamers. And with its current PC launch, it’s obtainable to an entire new legion of Spidey followers.
Since Marvel’s Spider-Man is now playable throughout three platforms (and Steam Deck, which is principally a platform unto itself), we determined to do a little bit of testing. Simply how rapidly does Spider-Man load on PC vs Steam Deck? What about PC vs the unique PS4 model? How does PC stand as much as PS5?
Let’s arrange some assessments to reply these questions, and see simply how fast Spidey can actually go.
How briskly is the fast-travel load time?
Swinging round New York as Spidey occurs fairly rapidly in Marvel’s Spider-Man. However you already know what’s quicker? Immediately teleporting from one facet of Manhattan to the opposite through the sport’s fast-travel system.
For this check, I arrange the remastered Marvel’s Spider-Man on my work PC (Intel i7-10700K processor, 32 GB of DDR4 RAM, and a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card), my Steam Deck (loading off of my Samsung EVO 512 GM microSD card), and my PS5. I additionally arrange the non-remastered model of the sport on my PS4 Slim.
For the check, I quick traveled forwards and backwards between the police station in Harlem and the fast-travel level for the FEAST homeless shelter in Chinatown. I began my stopwatch the second I initiated quick journey (after I’d held down the button to substantiate the place I wished to go) and stopped it as quickly as I regained management of Spider-Man. I ran every check no less than 5 occasions, till I acquired a constant vary of outcomes with none main deviations.
Listed here are my outcomes, from quickest to slowest:
- PC: 2.8-3.5 seconds
- PS5: 3-3.1 seconds
- Steam Deck: 6-8 seconds
- PS4: 17-20 seconds
My PC and PS5 have been extraordinarily shut in these assessments, with PS5 being essentially the most constant platform.
What concerning the boot-up?
For the second check, I wished to see how rapidly the sport may kick me into the open world from the beginning menu. I began my timer as I hit the “proceed” button and stopped it as quickly as I regained management of Spider-Man.
I used all the identical tools for this second check as I did for the primary, and at all times made certain to load Spider-Man into the identical location (the FEAST rooftop). I loaded from the menu no less than 3 times on every platform, till I acquired a constant vary with just one main deviation.
Listed here are my outcomes, quickest to slowest:
- PS5: 2 seconds
- PC: 2.9-3.35 seconds
- Steam Deck: 7-13 seconds
- PS4: 35 seconds
The aforementioned deviation for this check was the preliminary load for my Steam Deck: The primary time I booted up the sport for the check session, it took 22 seconds to get began. Each different time, it was no less than 9 seconds quicker than that.
So, which platform is quickest?
My PS5 and PC have been neck-and-neck for each assessments. Each make for excellent locations to play the remastered Marvel’s Spider-Man. (Whereas they’re each comparable in load occasions, PC will get the additional advantage of Steam Deck’s cloud save performance. So take that as you’ll.)
Talking of Steam Deck — it carried out fairly properly contemplating simply how massive Marvel’s Spider-Man is. It’s clearly considerably slower than a superb desktop PC or a contemporary console, however for working off an SD card, I used to be impressed with how little time I spent ready.
PS4 clearly brings up the rear throughout these experiments, taking practically 3 times longer than Steam Deck to load into the identical space. Marvel’s Spider-Man remains to be price trying out on PS4 — regardless of features that haven’t aged properly in any respect — even when it’s only a springboard to the superb Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
