Earlier this week Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac encouraged owners of the physical release of the PlayStation 5 exclusive to download its day-one patch in order to enjoy the game to the full, even though it’s not needed to play. Now Spider-Man 2 is out in the wild, we know what the patch does.
As confirmed on Insomniac’s support page, update version 1.001.002 adds features, makes polish updates, and addresses a progression block, among other things.
Here are the Spider-Man 2 update version 1.001.002 patch notes in full:
New Features:
- Vibration Setting: Switch between Experiential, Functional, or None
- Auto Heal: When enabled, if a full Focus Bar is available, use it to automatically heal when under the specified amount of health
- Controller Speaker Mode: Switch between Experiential, Functional, or Off
- High Contrast Perfect Dodge: Apply a high contrast color to the Perfect Dodge effect to improve visual clarity
General Fixes & Polish:
- Improved the visual fidelity of the opening gameplay sequence
- Addressed an issue where the player’s progression could become blocked during the Suit Tutorial
- General polish updates
- Improved performance and stability
- Various additional fixes and improvements
We wrote in our Spider-Man 2 review, “As a sequel in a spectacular series, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is both blessed and cursed… Insomniac refines a successful formula of combat and web-swinging without revolutionising either in major ways, making them comfy and familiar with just enough new tweaks and abilities to elevate them to fun new heights. The part that feels like it actually needed a radical rethinking is the open world of New York City, which has been made bigger but not better, with an exhausting checklist of mostly repetitious side activities.”
Check out our Spider-Man 2 PS5 performance review as well as our review discussion on Podcast Beyond. With Spider-Man 2 out now, thoughts inevitably turn to what’s next. Insomniac has said it’s not averse to the idea of a Venom spin-off. Meanwhile, Spider-Man 3 feels like an inevitability. Insomniac has addressed the game length versus cost debate that’s buzzing about Spider-Man 2 as well.
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