Spider-Man 2 on PC Lands Its Sixth Major Update

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Summary

The ongoing updates have helped Marvel's Spider-Man 2 earn a "mostly positive" rating on Steam.
The recent update focuses on resolving frame generation issues and enhancing NVIDIA's DLSS Ray Reconstruction.

Spider-Man 2 on PC just got its sixth major update. Insomniac Games and Nixxes Software have been hard at work fixing bugs and improving stability since the game’s launch. The latest patch, version 1.318.1.0, is now available on both Steam and the Epic Games Store, bringing a host of fixes and tweaks to the PC port.

After the PlayStation 5 debut in October 2023, Insomniac and Nixxes brought the game to PC in January. Unfortunately, the port received mixed reviews because of frequent crashes and performance issues that many players experienced. Reports of the game crashing every 10 minutes and feeling “rough” were common complaints, but the developers have been steadily addressing these problems with a series of updates.

The recent update focuses on resolving issues with frame generation, eliminating a significant frame-related bug, and enhancing NVIDIA’s DLSS Ray Reconstruction, among other improvements. Just last week, another patch improved performance during encounters with Venom and other symbiotes, along with several raytracing enhancements and visual fixes for reflections, shadows, and textures.

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Even though Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 had a rocky start on PC, the ongoing updates have helped it earn a “mostly positive” rating on Steam. Fans on Twitter have shown their appreciation, with one commenting, “6 patches in a month. I respect that,” and another praising the developers as a model for others.

All of the latest fixes are detailed in the official patch notes. This continuous effort from Insomniac and Nixxes shows their commitment to making sure the PC version of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is as enjoyable and stable as its console counterpart.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Patch Notes for March 20 Update

Fixed a bug that could cause distortion of visual effects when using AMD FSR Frame Generation in combination with upscaling.
Resolved a bug where ghosting could occur when NVIDIA DLSS Frame Generation and upscaling was enabled, causing parts of the player suit to become invisible.
Addressed a bug that could cause mission trails to appear as a white tube for some players.
Fixed a bug that could cause Harry to appear twice when assisting in combat during the mission ‘Anything Can Be Broken’.
Players will no longer get stuck in the New Threads mission when crawling on the pipes with a very high frame rate.
Addressed a bug that prevented some players from receiving calls after missions, blocking their progress.
The ground will now appear shattered after performing a Ground Strike.
Resolved a bug that caused a dotted line to appear on screen during some cinematics when upscaling was used.
Addressed a bug where audio would desynchronize if the user changed the application focus while a cutscene was loading.
Various improvements to NVIDIA DLSS Ray Reconstruction related to ray-traced ambient occlusion and ray-traced shadows.
Updated Intel XeSS upscaling to version 2.0.1. This fixes bright visual artefacts that could occur when using XeSS upscaling.
Various stability improvements.