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📢 Insomniac Games and Nixxes have just rolled out Patch 5 for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on PC, bringing a wave of performance optimizations, graphical improvements, and critical bug fixes based on player feedback. If you’ve been dealing with stuttering, crashes, or ray-tracing issues, this update might be exactly what you need!
🔺 ⚠️ Mild Story Spoilers Ahead for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 ⚠️
🏙️ Spider-Man 2 on PC – A Rocky Start & Much-Needed Fixes
Originally released in October 2023 as a PS5 exclusive, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 finally swung onto PC on January 30, 2025. On paper, the port looked like a technical masterpiece, featuring:
✅ Enhanced ray-traced reflections
✅ DirectStorage support for faster load times
✅ Cutting-edge upscaling options
However, reality hit hard. PC players reported major issues, including:
❌ Poor optimization & stuttering when swinging through the city
❌ VRAM-related crashes and instability
❌ Upscaling & ray-tracing inconsistencies
❌ UI bugs affecting key missions & minigames
After deploying four previous patches, Insomniac and Nixxes have now released Update 5, aiming to fix many of these lingering issues.
🚀 Spider-Man 2 PC Patch 5 – What’s New?
The March 2025 update brings a variety of performance enhancements, graphical tweaks, and stability improvements, including:
🎭 1. Smoother Gameplay as Venom & Symbiote Battles
🐍 Improved performance during Venom sequences, fights against Symbiote enemies, and cutscenes featuring Symbiotes.
🚀 2. DirectStorage 1.2.3 – Better Traversal, Less Stuttering
🛠️ The upgrade to DirectStorage 1.2.3 aims to reduce traversal-related stuttering, especially for players with lower VRAM GPUs.
🎮 3. DLSS Ray Reconstruction Enhancements
🔆 NVIDIA DLSS Ray Reconstruction has been refined to:
✔️ Reduce noise in facial shadows for better character detail
✔️ Improve ray-traced ambient occlusion & reflections for smoother visuals
🐞 4. Major Bug Fixes & Quality-of-Life Improvements
🛠️ Fixed issues with:
🔹 Prowler side quest UI not loading properly with frame generation + upscaling enabled
🔹 Hunter Blinds minigame controls displaying incorrectly on PC
🔹 Photo Mode freezing when switching input devices (Mouse & Keyboard/Xbox Controller)
🔹 Incorrect FNSM App prompts when playing with an Xbox controller
🌊 5. Water Reflection & UI Fixes
🌊 Improved screen space reflections to prevent flickering on large bodies of water
🔊 Fixed UI sound bugs when hovering over settings
📜 Full Patch Notes – Spider-Man 2 PC Update 1.312.0.0
🔹 Optimized performance when playing as Venom, fighting Symbiotes, and during cinematics
🔹 Updated DirectStorage to v1.2.3 for better traversal performance
🔹 Improved DLSS Ray Reconstruction to reduce noise in facial details & ray-traced shadows
🔹 Fixed UI elements failing to load during Prowler side quests
🔹 Fixed Hunter Blinds minigame controls displaying outside the game window
🔹 Mouse & keyboard input now remains responsive in Photo Mode
🔹 Middle mouse button mapping issue fixed in Photo Mode
🔹 Fixed flickering issues in screen space reflections on water
🔹 Resolved multiple UI-related bugs
🔹 Improved various ray-traced reflections, ambient occlusion, and shadows
🔹 Various crash fixes and stability improvements
🏆 Early Feedback – Did the Update Work?
So far, early player reports suggest significant performance gains, especially for users who previously struggled with traversal stuttering and VRAM-related crashes. The Venom gameplay optimizations have also been well received, making Symbiote battles much smoother.
🔎 Still Not Perfect?
While this update tackles many critical issues, some players are still reporting occasional bugs. More patches are expected, as Insomniac and Nixxes continue fine-tuning the PC version based on feedback.
🎙️ What Do You Think?
🔥 Have you noticed improvements after Patch 5? Is the stuttering issue fixed for you, or are there still problems left to address?
👇 Drop your thoughts in the comments below! Let’s talk Spider-Man 2 PC! 🕷️💥
