It appears that multiplayer could be featuring in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 as Insomniac is looking to hire another developer with multiplayer experience. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is the sequel to Insomniac's successful 2018 title about the web slinger. So far, Insomniac hasn't revealed a lot of information about the upcoming game, and besides a teaser fans saw during the September 2021 PlayStation Showcase, there hasn't been much in terms of big reveals.
So far, it is expected that plenty of iconic Spider-Man villains such as Venom will make appearances, and it seems that both Peter Parker and Miles Morales will be teaming up in Marvel's Spider-Man 2. With two Spider-Men being playable in the game, many have wondered whether this will lead to multiplayer being featured in the game. There has been a lot of speculation on this topic, especially after the PC release of Marvel's Spider-Man led fans to finding some unused assets for a multiplayer mode in the first game.
Now, a new job posting for a Lead Gameplay Engineer is causing fans to wonder again whether multiplayer will be a part of Marvel's Spider-Man 2. According to the experience section of the job posting, a candidate must have a familiarity with "great multiplayer features," indicating that one of Insomniac's future titles will include the game mode in some form. However, Insomniac looking for someone with experience developing multiplayer titles does not provide hard evidence that Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will allow players to team up.
Insomniac could be looking to include multiplayer in its Wolverine game, for example, or another unannounced project. Given the speculation around Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and how another job posting has referred to multiplayer systems as well, it is still possible the feature could be coming to the sequel title. Also, in the job posting, there is a reference to drop-in, drop-out functionality, which implies that Insomniac is working towards co-op systems, rather than competitive multiplayer. Again, with two Spideys teaming up, this points to multiplayer in Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
In the past, Insomniac has stated that multiplayer won't feature in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and that it will be a single-player experience only. However, given the recent job postings and the fact that two Spider-Men are featuring in the game, many are still hopeful that the feature will make its way to the game. This would mean Insomniac has told a small lie, but it may be to save the surprise for a big reveal down the road.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 will reportedly release in 2023.