Unauthorized Spider-Man 2 PC Port Is 'Never Releasing'
An unofficial Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PC port derived from materials leaked in the recent Insomniac data breach is being scrapped. After two years of hype and eager anticipation, Spider-Man 2 finally launched on the PlayStation 5 to rave reviews in October. While it didn’t take home any honors at The Game Awards 2023, Spider-Man 2 was still well-regarded for updating the open-world gameplay formula of its predecessors and quickly became one of Insomniac’s highest-selling video games.
Unfortunately for the acclaimed Marvel’s Spider-Man and Ratchet and Clank developer, Insomniac would fall victim to a massive cyberattack in December that resulted in a large amount of data being leaked to the public. This includes many of Insomniac’s plans for future Marvel titles like a Venom-centric spin-off and an X-Men game, along with plenty of details surrounding the upcoming Marvel’s Wolverine’s story, gameplay, and voice cast. Not too long after the leak, a playable PC build of Wolverine started circulating online, causing internet service providers to begin issuing DMCA notices to those who illegally downloaded it.
Various individuals have attempted to get a similar PC build for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 working using materials pulled from the Insomniac data breach, as reported by Comicbook.com. However, many of the people involved have started to withdraw from the unauthorized project after traces of it were leaked online and subsequently taken down by Sony. Twitter user The Red Dragon has been keeping tabs on the situation, sharing captured screenshots of these individuals announcing that they were no longer working on the unofficial Spider-Man 2 PC port before later being banned from Discord.
As a result of this, it seems very unlikely that the unauthorized Spider-Man 2 PC build will ever see the light of day — but this doesn’t mean that PC owners won’t get to play the game in a more legal capacity down the road. Insomniac released PC ports of both Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered and
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