Due to a massive leak last year, the forseeable future for Insomniac Games has been documented for all to see. Short-term, fans can expect to see the previously revealed Marvel’s Wolverine release, as well as a game focused entirely on the villain-turned-anti-hero Venom. Long-term, fans can expect a new entry in the Ratchet and Clank franchise, an X-Men video game, and the finale of Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man trilogy. Based on the existing games and the conclusion of Spider-Man 2, it’s possible to speculate about what the next big Spidey adventure will look like.
While Marvel’s Spider-Man fans have understandably been theorizing about major characters like Silk and Doc Ock, as well as potential new gameplay mechanics and improvements, it’s also worth discussing the series’ popular cosmetic system. There will undoubtedly be a range of returning costumes for players to use in order to shake up their swings through as they traverse New York City, but as has been the case with the other entries, some fully new costumes are just as likely to be added. While it’s impossible to know every costume Insomniac is planning to add, two new outfits – a collaboration skin and a story-based design – are extremely probable.
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While Marvel Rivals wasted no time collaborating with the MCU on movie-inspired cosmetics, it also reached out to various Marvel games for partnerships. Though name cards based on titles like Marvel Snap are fun little additions to the hero shooter, and the Rivals-themed Fortnite glider was a cute surprise, the most exciting game collaboration thus far is undoubtedly the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 bundle. Within it, players get access to the 2.0 version of Peter Parker’s beloved Advanced Suit from the game, with the large white spider and distinct color scheme translating perfectly into Rivals’ world. A name card, spray based on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s cover art, and an emote where Peter kicks a Symbiote are also included in the pack.
Considering that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’s Peter Parker, Yuri Lowenthal, also voices the friendly neighborhood hero in Rivals, players can get a fully immersive tribute to Insomniac through the skin.
Based on how video game collaborations usually play out – and given the way that Rivals’ other game collaborations have gone – it’s very likely that Insomniac Games’ next Spider-Man title will feature some kind of cosmetic from Marvel Rivals. Rather fittingly given the symbiote at the heart of the character, one mutually beneficial approach would be making the cartoony version of Venom seen in Marvel Rivals unlockable within his leaked game. Alternatively, Marvel Rivals’ fully original, default costume for Peter Parker could feature within Spider-Man 3 whenever it releases, as Rivals’ live-service nature means it will hopefully be going strong years down the road. Perhaps Miles and/or Silk will even be added in that time, giving Insomniac more costume options to eventually choose from.
An Anti-Goblin Suit For Marvel’s Spider-Man 3 Would Feel Like a Logical Progression
While a collaboration suit is fairly simple to predict, so too is a story-based look based on how the previous two games have played out. Both major Marvel’s Spider-Man games have seen Peter acquiring a suit that directly cancels out the abilities of the game’s main villain. Because of this, it would make sense for there to be a successor to the Anti-Ock and Anti-Venom suits, and with Green Goblin poised to be a major threat in the trilogy’s finale, an Anti-Goblin costume could fill that niche. It could boast some kind of blockers for Goblin’s glider, bombs, and other tech, with a different take on the villain’s signature color scheme to make it stand out.
Though it’s possible that Silk or Miles end up designing Anti-Goblin costumes, it’s more probable for Peter to be the one who dons this hypothetical outfit, as he both has the deepest connection to Norman and has been the hero to get the other “Anti” suits. There are other costumes that feel like shoo-ins for the finale of the Marvel’s Spider-Man series, such as updated Evolved and Advanced designs, but Anti-Goblin and the Marvel Rivals costume are undoubtedly near the top of the list for most plausible additions.
Open-World
Action-Adventure
Superhero
- Released
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October 20, 2023
- ESRB
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T For Teen Due To Blood, Drug Reference, Mild Language, Violence
- Publisher(s)
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Sony Interactive Entertainment