Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has finally arrived on PC, but its debut hasn’t been smooth. Insomniac and Nixxes have already rolled out several updates. Can the first major patch fix the biggest issues?
After PlayStation players enjoyed Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, PC players were finally able to join in on the fun. However, the excitement was quickly dampened by initial issues, including crashes and performance problems. Now, the first major patch has arrived to address these problems. The update aims to fix crashes, improve visual issues, and enhance the user interface. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest update.
Spider-Man 2's Big PC Patch
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 made its long-awaited PC debut in January, but it wasn’t exactly the smooth launch players hoped for. Many reported crashing issues, bugs, and poor optimization, leading to a "mixed" rating on Steam. In response, Insomniac quickly deployed a series of hot fixes to tackle these early concerns.Now, the studio has released its first full patch, which focuses on several crash fixes based on player feedback. The update also brings a backup system for autosaves, visual fixes related to DLSS Ray Reconstruction and raytracing, and addresses various UI bugs to improve the overall experience. Here are all the updates listed in detail:
- Various crash fixes based on player feedback and data from our crash reporting system.
- Improvements to crash reporting with screenshot support.
- Film Style Animation and Comic SFX can now be toggled via Settings > Game > Camera.*
- User interface improvements to simplify starting a New Game+
- Implemented autosave backups. At key points in the story the game will create a backup of the autosave slot.
- Added mouse scrolling to the manual load/save menu.
- Various improvements and bug fixes to the user interface.
- Reduced noise in character hair when using DLSS Ray Reconstruction.
- Enemies webbed to surfaces no longer have a black background when using ray-traced shadows and ray-traced ambient occlusion.
- Fixed a bug related to ray-traced reflections that could cause pixelation artefacts along water edges.
- Settings for Subtitle Text Size, Closed Caption Text Size, Icon and Prompt Size and Audio Listening Mode are no longer synchronized between different devices.**
- *These options become available after obtaining the Across the Spider-Verse Suit.** As a result of this change, these settings will be reset to their defaults after you install this update.
*These options become available after obtaining the Across the Spider-Verse Suit. ** As a result of this change, these settings will be reset to their defaults after you install this update.
The PC Port Struggle
So why do console games often face bugs when getting a PC port? A Naughty Dog developer once explained that "when making a game for a console, you're targeting a specific set of hardware and drivers. But for PC, you're dealing with over 900 possible combinations. It’s not laziness; it’s just incredibly challenging."
Del Walker, the designer, continued, "A game can seem ready until it reaches millions of players. Developers work hard, but it's tough with non-standardized platforms, especially when dealing with complex, graphically intensive games." Sony has promised fans that they will continue fixing the bugs while keeping the spider in the game. You know what, it’s been a long day.
Have you experienced issues with a PC port? Will you give Spider-Man 2 a try despite the bugs? Let us know in the comments!