Spider-Man 2’s March 2025 Update: Major Fixes and Performance Boost Revealed!

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Summary

  • Spider-Man 2’s latest PC update, dubbed Patch 5, is now available for users to download.
  • The patch upgrades Spider-Man 2’s PC port to DirectStorage 1.2.3, which should remove stuttering during traversal.
  • DLSS Ray Reconstruction for Spider-Man 2 on PC also sees improvements, and there are a plethora of quality-of-life enhancements as well.

The developers Insomniac Games and Nixxes have released an update called Patch 5 for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PC. This update includes improvements in performance, graphics, and fixes for key issues that were reported by players of the PC version of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

In October 2023, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 was first released exclusively for PS5. However, it wasn’t until January 30, 2025 that it arrived on PC. On paper, the PC version appeared to be a technical marvel with advanced ray-tracing effects and DirectStorage support. But after its release, players encountered several problems. Issues like poor optimization, choppy movement during swinging action, incorrect upscaling, game crashes, and overall instability were reported by many PC users.

In a recent update for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PC, developers Insomniac and Nixxes have rolled out Patch 5. One of the significant changes in this update is the upgrade to DirectStorage 1.2.3, which should help reduce stuttering during movement (traversal). Previously, the game’s use of GPU decompression for DirectStorage caused issues for players with GPUs having less than 8GB of VRAM. However, it seems that this issue has been addressed in the latest update for Spider-Man 2 on PC. Furthermore, the patch also aims to enhance performance when playing as Venom, battling Symbiote enemies, and related in-game cinematics.

The most recent update for the PC version of “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” enhances the Nvidia DLSS Ray Reconstruction feature, leading to a reduction in shadow noise and an improvement in ray-traced ambient occlusion and reflections. This update not only boosts performance but also tackles several user interface concerns that were prevalent on PC. For instance, during Prowler side quests when frame generation and upscaling are active, some UI elements would fail to load properly. Additionally, the Hunter Blinds minigame now correctly displays controls on PC, and issues related to mouse and keyboard input in Photo Mode have been rectified as well.

I’m thrilled to say that the improvements in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, especially with the updates, have been a game-changer on PC. Many of us players are in agreement. The performance enhancements in Update 5, in particular, have sparked curiosity among PC gamers, and early feedback suggests it’s off to a great start. Here’s hoping that Insomniac and Nixxes keep refining and adjusting the game based on player input for Spider-Man 2’s PC version.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PC Update 1.312.0.0 March 2025 Patch Notes

  • Optimized performance when playing as Venom, fighting Symbiotes and in cinematics with Venom and Symbiotes.
  • Improved DLSS Ray Reconstruction to reduce noise in the shadows of facial details.
  • Updated DirectStorage to version 1.2.3.
  • Fixed a bug where UI elements would not load properly during Prowler side quests when both frame generation and upscaling were enabled.
  • Resolved a bug that could cause the Hunter Blinds minigame controls to appear outside of the minigame.
  • Mouse and keyboard will no longer become unresponsive when using different input devices while in Photo Mode.
  • Fixed a bug that prevented players from taking photos when mapping the Gadget Modifier to middle mouse button.
  • Improvements to screen space reflections to prevent flickering when looking at large bodies of water from a near-straight angle.
  • Fixed a bug where hovering over headers in the settings menu would trigger a sound effect.
  • Resolved a bug that caused a line break in the description of settings for some languages.
  • Addressed a bug where the selected sticker in Photo Mode would be off screen.
  • FNSM App description now correctly shows [HOLD] instead of [SWIPE] when playing with an Xbox controller.
  • Various crash fixes and stability improvements.
  • Various performance optimizations.
  • Various improvements related to ray-traced reflections.
  • Various DLSS Ray Reconstruction improvements.
  • Various fixes to ray-traced ambient occlusion and ray-traced shadows.
  • Various user interface bug fixes and improvements.

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2025-03-13 23:28