Marvel’s Spider Man 2 will launch on October 20

We got the box art too

The fun part of a showcase like Summer Game Fest is seeing how each game company handles its reveals.

Some opt for grandiose trailers to tingle our imaginations. But for Marvel’s Spider Man 2, it needs no such fanfare. They simply had game director Bryan Intihar come on stage, talk about a few details, and then the bombshell drops. Marvel’s Spider Man 2 launches on October 20, 2023. The crowd goes wild.

While a simple release date could stand on its own as a major reveal, we also gleaned some juicy new details about the upcoming PS5 exclusive. For example, Venom is “not Eddie Brock,” as Intihar asserts that the team wanted to tell an original story with this title. Additionally, we also received news that the city “pretty much doubled in size.” Pretty exciting!

Following the show, a post on the PlayStation blog confirms that pre-orders for the game will open on June 16. As has become common for major game releases, we have a few editions of the game to choose from. There’s of course the standalone game for $69.99. For $79.99, we also have the Digital Deluxe edition, which comes with “2 additional skill points” and a handful of cosmetics.

That said, hardcore fans can sling for the $229.99 Collector’s Edition, which contains a Steelbook case and a 19 inch statue of Venom fending off the Spider Men. Only a digital voucher for the game in this one though, which tickles my funny bone.

It’s a tough act to follow a huge critical hit like the original Marvel’s Spider Man, but it seems the team at Insomniac Games wants to surpass all expectations. We’ll see how it measures up when Marvel’s Spider Man 2 launches on October 20.