New Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Update Addresses Various Progress-Stopping Bugs, Improves Stability, And More
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 hit PlayStation 5 exclusively last month and quickly became Sony’s fastest-selling first-party game. We loved the game – read Game Informer’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review here – but players and critics alike have discovered bugs and issues leading to laughs, in some cases, and progress impediment in other cases. Developer Insomniac Games released a patch last week that addressed a handful of issues and now, it has released a new update that fixes even more bugs and issues.
Here’s the full Update Version 1.001005 release notes:
Addressed an issue where NPCs could spawn on top of each other in boats
Addressed an issue where MJ could be defeated in one hit on higher difficulty settings
Addressed multiple issues where hiding the HUD would cause some missions to fail to trigger
Addressed an issue where collision was missing on the floor in the harbor
Further addressed issues where players could become stuck in the finale of Marko’s Memories
Addressed an issue where players could switch character during the defeat sequence.
Addressed an issue where the player could become stuck running on a wall
Addressed an issue where the wrong Spider-Man could receive phone calls if the player switched characters during a call
Addressed an issue where the player could lose the ability to jump
Addressed multiple issues where inputs would not register after zipping to a point
Addressed an issue where the game would not properly reload after being defeated by a boss.
Addressed an issue where Peter Parker could become stuck on a bench or railing.
Addressed an issue where Spider-Man could clip through the map and become stuck during combat
Addressed an issue where the Hang Ten Trophy would not count flips accurately
Addressed an issue where inputs would not register after grabbing a memory crystal
Further addressed issues where models would not load properly after long play sessions
Addressed an issue where the player character could leave a mission and enter the open world resulting in corrupted saves
Improved stability
Hopefully, if ones of these issues has stopped you from progressing past certain points in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s various quests, or if you’re been hoping for more stability, you’ll find a better in-game experience after installing this update.
For more about the game, read Game Informer’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review and then read about how Insomniac updated New York City for the sequel. Then check out this story about this missing NYC landmark in the game. After that, read our guide for the best graphics mode in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and then check out our spoiler-free tips.
Are you still running into any Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 bugs or issues? Let us know in the comments below!