Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Gets New PS5 Pro Content Ahead of Launch
With the PS5 Pro inching closer to its release, Insomniac has made changes to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 to leverage the new console's power.
- Insomniac has brought a few improvements to Marvel's Spider-Man 2 ahead of the PlayStation 5 Pro's release.
- The new changes are set to leverage the power of the new mid-gen upgrade to Sony's current-gen gaming powerhouse.
- With players getting to choose between excellent visuals options along with improved framerates, the new Performance Pro and Fidelity Pro modes bring something for everyone.
Insomniac Games has been busy in the wake of Sony’s PS5 Pro announcement, with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 receiving an exciting set of upgrades to the friendly neighborhood hero’s adventures that are slated to further refine the experience that has been on offer since 2023.
While the original game made several meaningful improvements to the gameplay loop that its predecessor introduced to players, Insomniac’s new upgrades take things a step further, leveraging the power of Sony’s latest gaming behemoth to give fans the definitive Spider-Man experience, as they swing across New York City and take on an expanded roster from the hero’s rogues gallery.
Insomniac Brings New Life to New York City
Spider-Man 2 took the gaming world by storm upon its release in 2023, with its excellent narrative and gameplay elements working together just as well as its protagonists Peter Parker and Miles Morales, as they took on challenges that pushed their blossoming friendship to its limits. While fans of the title are disappointed with the lack of DLC for the game, Insomniac’s latest move might be a salve for those who are able to get their hands on a PS5 Pro.
Meanwhile, the PS5 Pro has proven to be quite a worthy mid-gen upgrade to Sony’s latest entry to an illustrious line-up of gaming machines that have managed to help the company secure a place in gaming history while remaining a popular option for gamers looking to experience the best of what modern gaming has to offer. Its long list of improvements over a standard PS5 has many gamers excited for its November release, with Spider-Man 2 now set to be an excellent option to showcase them.
Spider-Man 2 Does Whatever a PS5 Pro Can
While Parker and Morales’ adventures were received quite well by critics and gamers alike, with the standard PS5 bringing the power of a current-gen console to Insomniac’s take on New York, the PlayStation 5 Pro is set to elevate that experience and bring a new layer of polish to a title that has remained among Sony’s finest PlayStation exclusives.
A post outlines a long list of changes that leverage specific features of the PS5 Pro, such as its PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), which allows the game to run at 60fps in the base version’s standard Fidelity mode, previously capable of only 30fps. It is set to deliver a smoother gameplay experience while retaining all of the game’s Ray Tracing features to bring Spidey’s adventures to life with what Insomniac is calling its Performance Pro mode.
Conversely, the Fidelity Pro mode retains a 30fps framerate while allowing players to tweak several visual parameters to fine-tune the experience to their liking, including but not limited to an increase in pedestrian and traffic density within New York among other changes that could please the game’s more discerning fans.
Insomniac’s move to leverage the power of the PS5 Pro for its most recent title is certainly laudable, showcasing its commitment to delivering the best possible experience for its players to enjoy.
However, fans of its work who cannot purchase a PS5 Pro may be left a little disappointed with the lack of new content in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for them to enjoy as the studio focuses on other projects in its pipeline.
