Summary
- Spider-Man 2's latest PC update, dubbed Patch 5, is now available for users to download.
- The patch upgrades Spider-Man 2's PC port to DirectStorage 1.2.3, which should remove stuttering during traversal.
- DLSS Ray Reconstruction for Spider-Man 2 on PC also sees improvements, and there are a plethora of quality-of-life enhancements as well.
Insomniac Games and Nixxes have rolled out a new update for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PC. Dubbed Patch 5, the update brings various performance optimizations, graphical improvements, and key bug fixes based on feedback from Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PC players.
MILD STORY SPOILERS for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 ahead Initially launched in October 2023 as a PS5 exclusive, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 made its way to PC on January 30, 2025. While the inclusion of features like enhanced ray-traced reflections and DirectStorage support made Spider-Man 2's PC version seem like a technical showcase on paper, things went in a dramatically different direction after the port's release. Spider-Man 2 players on PC reported various issues, such as poor optimization, stuttering when swinging through the map, improper upscaling, game crashes, and general instability.
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 received its fourth PC patch just last week, and Insomniac and Nixxes have now deployed a fifth update for the open-world superhero title. One of the most notable changes in Spider-Man 2's Patch 5 on PC is the upgrade to DirectStorage 1.2.3, which is expected to reduce traversal-related stuttering. The game's use of GPU decompression for DirectStorage previously created challenges for players sporting GPUs equipped with less than 8GB of VRAM, but the latest Spider-Man 2 PC update looks to have alleviated this issue. Additionally, the patch optimizes performance when playing as Venom, fighting Symbiote enemies, and any related in-game cinematics.
The new Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PC update makes improvements to Nvidia DLSS Ray Reconstruction as well, which helps in reducing noise in shadows on facial details and refining ray-traced ambient occlusion and reflections. Beyond performance improvements, the latest patch addresses several quality-of-life issues for Spider-Man 2 on PC, such as UI elements failing to load properly during Prowler side quests when frame generation and upscaling are active. Likewise, Spider-Man 2's Hunter Blinds minigame now displays controls correctly on PC, and mouse and keyboard input issues in Photo Mode have been fixed too.
Thankfully, these updates have significantly improved the state of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on PC, and lots of players have concurred with the same. The performance optimizations in Update 5 have particularly piqued the interest of many PC users, and preliminary testing has yielded positive results so far. Hopefully, Insomniac and Nixxes will continue to gauge and implement player feedback for Spider-Man 2's PC port.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 PC Update 1.312.0.0 March 2025 Patch Notes
- Optimized performance when playing as Venom, fighting Symbiotes and in cinematics with Venom and Symbiotes.
- Improved DLSS Ray Reconstruction to reduce noise in the shadows of facial details.
- Updated DirectStorage to version 1.2.3.
- Fixed a bug where UI elements would not load properly during Prowler side quests when both frame generation and upscaling were enabled.
- Resolved a bug that could cause the Hunter Blinds minigame controls to appear outside of the minigame.
- Mouse and keyboard will no longer become unresponsive when using different input devices while in Photo Mode.
- Fixed a bug that prevented players from taking photos when mapping the Gadget Modifier to middle mouse button.
- Improvements to screen space reflections to prevent flickering when looking at large bodies of water from a near-straight angle.
- Fixed a bug where hovering over headers in the settings menu would trigger a sound effect.
- Resolved a bug that caused a line break in the description of settings for some languages.
- Addressed a bug where the selected sticker in Photo Mode would be off screen.
- FNSM App description now correctly shows [HOLD] instead of [SWIPE] when playing with an Xbox controller.
- Various crash fixes and stability improvements.
- Various performance optimizations.
- Various improvements related to ray-traced reflections.
- Various DLSS Ray Reconstruction improvements.
- Various fixes to ray-traced ambient occlusion and ray-traced shadows.
- Various user interface bug fixes and improvements.
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
