In the wake of Grand Theft Auto 6 not including a disc for its physical release on November 19th, it looks like other companies have started to face the brunt of fan frustration. Insomniac Games was asked whether Marvel’s Wolverine – coming to PS5 on September 15th – will also be a code-in-the-box release, to which the studio responded by clarifying that its physical release will include a disc.
The question comes in light of many in the gaming fan base, from players to those focused on the conservation of the medium for historical purposes. Many tend to see the lack of an included disc for Grand Theft Auto 6 as a bad thing, since it means that the game will stop being available at some point in the future when servers storing its files are killed off.
Despite these concerns, however, Circana’s Mat Piscatella doesn’t think that the lack of a disc in the physical release will do much to impact the sales of Grand Theft Auto 6. He pointed to a variety of factors, like retailers not needing to worry about the second-hand games market, and the number of consoles in the world without disc drives.
“Anyways, devil’s advocate here, but given the % of PS5/XBS consoles out there without a disc drive, one could argue code in box may provide a better opportunity for retailers, particularly those that don’t sell used,” he wrote. “In any case, can’t say this changes anything regarding total sales expectations.”
Interestingly, this hasn’t been the only instance of Marvel’s Wolverine and Grand Theft Auto 6 being linked together in strange ways. Earlier this month, the resume of actor Brett Gipson had indicated that he was playing roles in both titles. Along with portraying Sabretooth in Marvel’s Wolverine, Gipson is reportedly also playing the role of a supporting character in Rockstar’s title – a character named Ellis.
Marvel’s Wolverine recently got an extended gameplay trailer where we got to see how Logan can rip his enemies to shred thanks to his adamantium claws and healing abilities. The trailer also confirmed that Logan will be able to team up with other characters, like Jean Grey and Sabretooth, throughout the adventure.
Insomniac Games has also confirmed that Marvel’s Wolverine will tell an entirely original story with some inspiration from the comics. It revolves around Logan setting off on a mission to regain his memories and, in the process, travelling to several locations, like Canada, Tokyo, and Madripoor, among others.
Despite the scale of the globe-trotting story, however, creative director Marcus Smith has confirmed that we won’t get to see the X-Men in the game. He also teased that the Spider-Man from the studio’s previous games might make an appearance.
“The important thing, I guess, is the X-Men don’t exist in our game,” he said. “We wanted to focus on a Wolverine storyline and really build it from that character and build a world that is in a state where mutants aren’t well known. They are known; they’re falling victim to people who do know about them and want to destroy them.”
