Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 followers itching to return to New York for some New Recreation Plus motion might want to wait just a bit whereas longer; developer Insomniac Video games has introduced it is delaying the beforehand promised mode – alongside plenty of different options – into “early” 2024 for some further testing forward of launch.
Insomniac confirmed Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 would – like its predecessor – be getting a New Recreation Plus mode simply previous to its launch again in October, with the developer saying it hoped to have the function in gamers’ arms “earlier than finish of yr”.
That, alas, will not be the case; Insomniac has now revealed Spider-Man 2’s subsequent main replace – which can comprise plenty of “eagerly awaited” options together with audio descriptions and the aforementioned New Recreation Plus – is now concentrating on a launch “early” subsequent yr. “We’ve got been working vigilantly on these options,” the studio defined in an announcement posted to social media, “and require extra testing to make sure the standard is as much as our requirements”.
Insomniac says a feature-complete listing of all Spiderman 2’s newest inclusions might be shared nearer to the replace’s launch, however notes it has “heard [player] suggestions and might be including some extremely requested options, together with the flexibility to alter the time of day, swap tendril colors, and replay missions – simply to call a number of!”.
“We will not wait to share extra with you sooner or later,” it added. “Within the meantime, we recognize your persistence as our workforce works to complete our subsequent replace for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2”.
Spider-Man 2 – which Eurogamer’s Chris Tapsell known as “somewhat easy and somewhat over-stuffed [but a] sport of immense allure and fluid, free-form fashion” in his 4 star evaluate – has been successful for Sony and Insomniac, with the developer confirming gross sales surpassed 5m copies within the first three weeks of launch. Half of these had been offered inside 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios sport ever, beating the likes of God of Warfare, Uncharted, and The Final of Us.