Summary
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2, released in 2023 for the PS5, is now available for PC.
- However, following the game's launch on the platform, users reported graphical glitches and game crashes.
- A new hotfix has been rolled out to address the biggest issues, with more updates to come.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has received its first PC hotfix update a day after launching on the platform. Earlier this week, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 finally swung onto PC, allowing gamers who didn’t get to play Insomniac’s latest open-world superhero epic when it launched on the PS5 in late 2023 a chance to take the symbiote-invaded streets of New York City for a spin. In addition to all the action found in the PS5 version, the newly-released Spider-Man 2 PC port offers enhanced graphics through Nvidia's DLSS Ray Reconstruction and Intel XeSS upscaling, among other perks.
However, not everyone is pleased with Spider-Man 2’s performance on PC. About 45% of the game’s Steam reviews following its launch have been negative, citing various graphical glitches and game crashes on even the most up-to-date computers. Technical issues are nothing new for Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, but players on PC are still hoping to see the worst of these problems corrected in future updates.
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The first of these Spider-Man 2 PC updates is now live, as announced in a post on Steam earlier today. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PC Hotfix v1.31.0.0 addresses some of the game’s most commonly reported issues, such as device hang crashes that can happen when ray-tracing is enabled. Spider-Man 2 PC port developer Nixxes promises to continue monitoring player feedback for future patches and urges players to report any problems they encounter to its support site.
New Spider-Man 2 PC Update Is the First of Many
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is just the latest of Sony’s efforts to bring its biggest first-party PS5 exclusives to the wider PC audience, and it won’t be the last to come out this year. April 3 will see the release of The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered on PC, and will likely feature many of the same technical enhancements of the recent Spider-Man 2 port. Recently, Sony announced that it would be doing away with the controversial PSN requirement for some of its PC titles while offering up special bonuses for players who log in to their accounts.
As Insomniac reportedly switches gears toward future games like Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 and Marvel’s Wolverine, its most recent superhero adventure is getting further exposure on PC. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 received ample praise when it launched on PS5 in 2023, and with future updates and mods, the new Spider-Man 2 PC port has the potential to swing to new heights. The previous two Marvel’s Spider-Man games, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and Spider-Man: Miles Morales, are already available on PC, having been ported back in 2022.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 88 /100 Critics Rec: 91%
- Released
- October 20, 2023
- ESRB
- T For Teen Due To Blood, Drug Reference, Mild Language, Violence
- Developer(s)
- Insomniac Games
- Publisher(s)
- Sony Interactive Entertainment
WHERE TO PLAY
Spider-Men Peter Parker and Miles Morales face the ultimate test of strength inside and outside the mask as they fight to save the city, each other and the ones they love, from the monstrous Venom and the dangerous new symbiote threat.
Explore an expansive Marvel’s New York with faster web-swinging and the all-new Web Wings, quickly switching between Peter and Miles to experience different stories, epic new abilities and high-tech gear.
Wield Peter’s symbiote abilities and Miles’ explosive bio-electric powers in battle against new and iconic Marvel Super Villains – including an original take on a symbiote-infused Venom, the ruthless Kraven the Hunter, the volatile Lizard, and more from the Marvel Rogues’ Gallery.
- Engine
- Insomniac Engine v.4.0
- Prequel(s)
- Marvel's Spider-Man
- Franchise
- Spider-Man
- Number of Players
- 1
- Steam Deck Compatibility
- Unknown
- PC Release Date
- January 30, 2025
- PS5 Release Date
- October 20, 2023
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PC
- Genre(s)
- Open-World, Action-Adventure, Superhero
- How Long To Beat
- 17 hours
- PS Plus Availability
- N/A
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
