A fan of Marvel's Spider-Man has pointed out an interesting Easter egg in the game, which references Apple's Steve Jobs. Marvel's Spider-Man is filled with small details and Easter eggs for players to find, with the game known for its attention to detail.
Upon its release in 2018, Marvel's Spider-Man became a huge hit for Insomniac Games. While Spider-Man has always been among the world's most popular superheroes, video games based on the character have occasionally struggled for success due to a lack of quality. With Marvel's Spider-Man, fans were impressed by the smooth web-swinging, which has been a core issue with previous games bar Spider-Man 2. There is even an Easter egg in Marvel's Spider-Man that pokes fun at web-swinging from past titles.
The reference was posted on Reddit by user arkin2263, showing a small newspaper entry from the game. The newspaper shows Norman Osborn and Otto Octavius in a pose that almost exactly replicates an image of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak from the early days of Apple. It's a fitting reference, with all four being pioneers of technology. The game is filled with small Easter eggs and references like this. There is even an Easter egg that references the existence of Daredevil in Marvel's Spider-Man, which may hint at a wider Marvel video game universe in a similar vein to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It speaks to Insomniac's remarkable attention to detail that fans are still finding new secrets hidden away in the 2018 title. But it's not just what is already in the game that has kept players engaged. Like many other games, Marvel's Spider-Man has a devoted mod community that continues to add new content to the title. One fan even added Willem Dafoe's Norman Osborn into Marvel's Spider-Man, bringing the fan-favorite portrayal into Insomniac's game. Given Norman Osborn's importance to the Spider-Man franchise as a whole, it makes sense that mods and Easter eggs would often be focused on the character.
Insomniac's take on the wall-crawler has proven immensely popular with fans, and there's plenty for the community to be excited about going forward. Marvel's Spider-Man 2 recently received a new teaser, indicating marketing for the 2023 title may be about to ramp up. Details on the sequel have thus far been sparse, although that hasn't stopped fans from speculating about what the game will contain. So far, fans are excited about the expansion of Spider-Man's rogues' gallery, with both Kraven The Hunter and Venom already confirmed as new additions. The upcoming team-up of Peter Parker and Miles Morales is also a huge selling point of the game, having been heavily teased in both the original and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Marvel's Spider-Man is available now on PC, PS4, and PS5.