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Marvel’s Wolverine Launches on PS5 Tomorrow With Mixed Early Reviews

A global preload and a day‑one patch arrive before launch to give Insomniac a chance to address criticism of the game's story and pacing.

Overview

  • Marvel’s Wolverine is set to go live on PlayStation 5 on Sept. 15 at 9 PM PT / 12 AM ET for most regions, PlayStation preloads are available at about 79.36 GB, and Insomniac has confirmed a day‑one patch that will add Photo Mode and bug fixes.
  • The game is a linear, single‑player action adventure that sends Wolverine across Canada, Japan and Madripoor to stop Bolivar Trask and ships at launch with New Game+ and mission replay options.
  • Insomniac used full motion capture and assembled a large voice cast led by Liam McIntyre as James “Logan” Howlett, with critics and early coverage repeatedly praising McIntyre’s nuanced vocal performance.
  • The studio targets 60 frames per second with ray tracing on the base PS5 and offers broad accessibility and content toggles, including options to reduce on‑screen gore to increase player choice.
  • Early reviews are mixed, with multiple outlets criticizing the story, pacing and some repetitive design even as preorders held up and social media clips fed backlash that now shapes expectations for post‑launch support and fixes.