Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered on PC received a brand-new patch on October 6th, 2022 containing a number of performance improvements. This marks the sixth patch since Spider-Man Remastered's launch on PC and should be a welcome update for any fan swinging through the busy streets of New York.
Following its port to PC, previous patches for the game included necessary QOL improvements such as auto-save backups, squashing a game-breaking bug that caused some players using mouse and keyboard to experience sporadic camera movement, and even some prep work for the upcoming Intel ARC GPUs. This latest update to the game looks to further refine the experience with a focus on improving its already impressive visuals.
The patch notes for version 1.1006.0.0 dropped today on the game's Steam community page with a few major highlights. The team began by thanking players who helped identify a resource allocation issue when ray tracing was enabled which resulted in poorer performance overall. They confirmed this patch would resolve this issue as well as improve ray tracing overall by reducing the flicker and corruption found when DLSS or DLAA are enabled or when using an Intel ARC GPU. The performance improvements don't stop there though as they have also adjusted VRAM allocation, fixed some visual glitches when playing in a 32:9 aspect ratio, and even added a nice way to link PlayStation and Steam accounts.
This link will allow players to connect their Steam and PlayStation Network accounts which will enable notifications for PlayStation offers or updates. For players looking for more incentive, if not already capped, anyone who links their accounts will receive 2 skill points, the Resilient Suit, and the Concussive Blast Gadget. The developers did warn to retain this additional content, players will have to keep the link intact for as long as they play the game.
This extended support of Spider-Man Remastered on PC as well as the further integration of PlayStation Network accounts into Steam may be a sign of continued interest in future PC releases for PlayStation. Gamers have had trouble getting their hands on PS5 consoles, so pushing first-party titles through other platforms seems like a solid strategy. PC players also benefit from this move as they can now experience titles that were previously gated off because of their gaming platform of choice. Only time will tell whether this trend continues as those aforementioned hurdles are solved.
Spider-Man Remastered Patch Notes
- Added support for Intel XeSS upscaling technology.
- Updated AMD FSR to version 2.1.1.
- Made changes to address performance degradation when raytracing is enabled.
- Changed VRAM budgets to allow for more video memory usage.
- Added Connect to PSN option in the menu.
- Fixed a bug that could cause the screen to turn black when switching to DLAA after DLSS had been set to Ultra Performance mode.
- Fixed corruption in ray-traced reflections at low render resolutions when screen space reflections are also enabled.
- Reduced flicker in ray-traced reflections when DLSS or DLAA is enabled.
- Fixed corruption in ray-traced reflections on Intel ARC GPUs.
- Minor visual fixes for some cinematics in 32:9 aspect ratio.
Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is available now for PC and PS5.
Source: Insomniac Games - Steam