Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Story, Trailers & Everything We Know
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is coming this year, and fans could not be more excited to be slipping on the spandex and swinging into action. The explosive trailer for Marvel's Spider-Man 2, developed by Insomniac Games, sparked elation among Marvel fans with a look at Peter Parker and Miles Morales joining together to beat the baddies.
However, despite some precarious leaks, Sony has managed to keep a lot of information about Marvel's Spider-Man 2 tightly under wraps. Here's everything we know so far about the upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man 2 release date, trailers, gameplay, whether it will be a PS5 exclusive, leaks, and of course, the return of Venom.
Is There A Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Release Date?
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has been confirmed to be released during the final quarter of 2023 by a Tweet from the official PlayStation account. This means it drops anywhere in October, November, or December. We'll likely get a more concrete date sometime during 2023, so we'll make sure to update this once that has been announced.
Not only has the developer only fairly recently released Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, but it's also in the process of developing Marvel's Wolverine, the upcoming video game based on another iconic Marvel superhero. However, with no release date for Marvel's Wolverine in sight, it looks like it could be a while before the cigar-smoking mutant claws his way into video games.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Trailers
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 had, previously, been teased by the star behind the motion capture and voice behind Miles Morales, Nadji Jeter. Finally, the upcoming game was announced alongside a very glossy and cinematic trailer which premiered at Sony's PlayStation Showcase in September 2021.
There was no indication about gameplay, but the trailer did not disappoint. Viewers got to see Peter Parker and Miles Morales use a lot of web-slinging combat against their enemies on the dim-lit streets of New York. Not only that, but the trailer showed Peter sporting an exciting new suit for Peter Parker and, then, lurking in the shadows was the terrifying villain himself, Venom. Kraven The Hunter will also be rocking up to cause mayhem as usual.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Is It A PS5 Exclusive?
Click to enlargeMarvel's Spider-Man 2 is currently being developed as a PS5 exclusive, sorry PS4 owners. Whereas both the 2018 Marvel's Spider-Man game and Miles Morales are both playable on PS4 and PS5 consoles, Spider-Man 2 will only be available to play on PS5 consoles. However, this isn't an entirely shocking move from Insomniac Games given how Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is also a PS5 exclusive.
There's no word, as yet, as to whether the game will available on PC. Given how Marvel's Spider-Man and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales are available on any PC platform, it could happen - but we'd be surprised if it launches there at the same time.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Cast
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Marvel's Spider-Man 2 was announced alongside a post shared on PlayStation's blog by Ryan Schneider, Head of Franchise Strategy & Studio Relations at Insomniac Games. In the post, eagerly announced the latest instalment to the Spider-Man game franchise alongside Marvel's Wolverine.
As well as going into a little more detail about Spider-Man 2, Schneider also stated: "Much of the development team that brought you Marvel’s Spider-Man is returning to produce Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, including Bryan Intihar (creative director) and Ryan Smith (game director)," which is great news for fans of the original game.
Yuri Lowenthal and Nadji Jeter will both be returning to reprise their roles as Peter and Miles, respectively. However, a new addition to the cast includes the legend of the Candyman film series, Tony Todd, who will be playing the symbiote-fuelled Venom.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Leaks
Click to enlargeEven Marvel's Spider-Man 2 hasn't been able to escape the clutches of secrecy as leaks about the upcoming game began to circulate the internet. Of course, the information has to be taken with a pinch of salt, but if you're hoping to avoid any spoilers, look away now because...
*Spoiler Alert*
The leak dropped a number of bombshells surrounding the plot of Spider-Man 2, including the reason that Peter uses the flashy new mechanical suit in the trailer, which is because he acquires it fairly early in the game. As well as this, the leak claimed that Lizard and Mysterio will be making surprise appearances as additional antagonists. You can read more about the leak here but, again, it's important not to take this claim as the gospel truth.
It's hard to say how much of this is true, though, because Insomniac's initial reveal suggests that Venom and Kraven The Hunter will be the focus of this story.
It may seem a long while off before Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is finally released and players can come face-to-face with the tongue-tied villain Venom. However, for now, there's always Activision's 2004 Spider-Man 2 game, which will always be a classic in our eyes.
