After a gameplay tease at the PlayStation Showcase, Insomniac finally announced the Spider-Man 2 release date at Summer Game Fest. Spider-Man 2 will launch on Oct. 20, 2023, for PS5. It turns out Venom’s voice actor wasn’t quite right after all.
Summer Game Fest showrunner Geoff Keighley called the game a PS5 exclusive, though if it’s like Insomniac’s first Spider-Man, we’ll likely see a PC port at some point.
Insomniac creative director Bryan Intihar also spoke a bit more about what to expect from Spider-Man 2 and what the team’s goals are for it. Spider-Man 2 will expand the Spiderverse, they say, by including more and different types of heroes and villains compared to the original game. Kraven, for example, isn’t a superhero and doesn’t even have an evil agenda. He’s just an exceptional, unhinged hunter who arrives in New York City to find exciting new prey.
The Symbiote Suit will also allow the team to explore new story mechanics and narrative themes, and while Insomniac didn’t say what those are, it’s kinda easy to guess. The gameplay reveal during the PlayStation Showcase centered on a moody Peter Parker, and the Symbiote Suit has a dark history in Spider-Man, one where the wearer rarely remains untouched by its shadowy nature.
As for who Venom is, Insomniac is still keeping that a secret. We do know, however, that Spider-Man 2 will swap between Miles and Peter’s viewpoints, with a blend of genres and styles – including horror and stealth – that weren’t present in the original.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
