Highlights
- Marvel's Spider-Man 2 update corrects the use of the incorrect Cuban flag in Miles Morales' home.
- The patch also fixes other bugs, such as character model swapping and a bright logo on The Amazing 2 Suit.
An update for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 has been issued that corrects the inclusion of a Cuban flag in the home of Miles Morales, who is Puerto Rican. Puerto Rican Spider-Man fans were especially disappointed to see the incorrect flag used and questioned how the mistake may have happened. While Insomniac hasn't provided an explanation, it has now released an apology for the mistake alongside Thursday's Spider-Man 2 patch.
In Miles Morales' Harlem home, where he lives with his mother Rio Morales, there's a large painting in the hallway of a flag. From launch until now, that painting was incorrectly the Cuban flag. The Cuban flag is notably similar in structure to the Puerto Rican flag but with a different color arrangement. This is, unfortunately, not the only instance where the flags were swapped. There were also banners that hung between buildings with the Cuban flag shown. Other parts of Spider-Man 2 correctly featured the Puerto Rican flag.
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A message on Twitter from Insomniac Games explains that the studio sincerely apologizes for the error and that it understands that "accurate representation matters." It also promises to ensure it does better in the future. The apology was made alongside the release of a new patch for Spider-Man 2, updating the game to version 1.001.003. The main fix in the patch is updating the incorrect Cuban flags to Puerto Rican flags.
While the flag controversy was the main focus of Thursday's Spider-Man 2 update, it wasn't the only change. The patch also addressed another notable bug in Spider-Man 2 that could swap out character models like Miles Morales with a cube. Insomniac explained that this error could occur after "long play sessions," but that it shouldn't happen anymore after the patch.
Another strange bug that has been fixed in Spider-Man 2's new patch has to do with the game's The Amazing 2 Suit. This is one of the Peter Parker Spider-Man's unlockable suits in the game and is based on the suit from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 film. For some reason, this suit's logo would appear very bright, as if it were especially reflective. That bug has now been fixed.
It has now been just under a week since the launch of Spider-Man 2 on PS5. Other than the launch day Spider-Man 2 update, this will be the first post-launch patch for the game. It's a relatively small update, but it's good that Insomniac addressed such important and prominent problems with the game quickly. Expect more granular bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements to be made in future patches as Insomniac has more time to loot into recently discovered problems.
Spider-Man 2 Update Patch Notes
- Addressed an issue where an incorrect flag was displayed
- Addressed an issue where models would not load properly after long play sessions
- Addressed an issue where The Amazing 2 Suit's Spider logo appeared too bright
- Improved stability
Spider-Man 2 is available now on PS5.
