‘Spider-Man 2’ to be released on October 20th
Insomniac, the developer behind Spider-Man 2, announced the release date for the highly anticipated game during Summer Game Fest 2023. The PS5 exclusive is set to hit shelves on October 20th, a date that Brian Horton, a member of the Insomniac team, expressed great confidence in.
In the sequel to the 2018 original, Peter Parker and Miles Morales team up in a GTA V-style character swap. “In the open world, you can switch almost instantly between [Peter and Miles] as you explore Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn,” Insomniac’s James Stevenson wrote in a blog post. “Both Spider-Men have stories and missions in a world that is unique to each of them.”
In addition to the release date, Insomniac announced that pre-orders will open on June 16th at 10am local time. Pre-orders will receive an “early unlockable Arachknight Suit for Peter with 3 additional color options, an early unlocked Shadow Spider Suit for Miles with 3 additional color options, an early unlockable Web Grabber gadget, and 3 skill points.”
The gameplay trailer at last month’s PlayStation Showcase revealed Parker’s Spider-Man donning a black Symbiote (Venom) suit, while showing glimpses of the requisite strength and bad judgment associated with the area.
We also learned today that the game will have a Deluxe Edition ($80), which includes all the pre-order bonuses, 10 unique costumes (five each for Peter and Miles), extra photo mode frames and stickers, and two extra skill points. Meanwhile, fully dedicated fans can splurge $230 on the Collector’s Edition, which takes everything from the Digital Deluxe Edition and adds “an unusual, high-quality 19-inch statue of Spider-Men battling fan-favorite Venom.”
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