Spider-Man is coming to Marvel’s Avengers in a free post-launch update, but only for certain players. The wall-crawler will only be available on PlayStation when he comes to Avengers next year, leaving Xbox, Stadia, and PC players without one of Marvel’s most popular heroes. Despite having his own game already on PlayStation, however, the Spider-Man that is coming to Marvel’s Avengers is not the same character from Insomniac’s Spider-Man from 2018. Instead, we’re getting an all-new take on the webhead designed by Crystal Dynamics themselves.

Marvel’s Avengers is all set to officially release for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 4, 2020. Whether Spider-Man will ever make it to PC and Xbox is unclear. While Sony and Crystal Dynamics have expressed that the character will only be on PlayStation (especially given some of Marvel's Avengers recent advertising), Sony is not the sole owner of the Spider-Man property. Marvel ultimately dictates where the hero can appear.

• As it stands, the Spider-Man DLC is only coming to PlayStation consoles in 2021, meaning that you’ll need a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 edition of Marvel’s Avengers to enjoy this bit of.
• Aug 17, 2020 Spider-Man will not be releasing for Marvel's Avengers until March 2021. The PlayStation character was thought to be there on day one.

How to Get Spider-Man in Marvel’s Avengers

Spider-Man is currently not available in Marvel’s Avengers. You won’t be able to obtain him until he releases in early 2021 with a free post-launch update. He’ll only be available on PlayStation consoles, so anyone on Xbox, PC, or Stadia will not be able to play as him.

Spider-Man will be free, so you won’t have to pay to use him. Instead, he’ll come with a paid challenge card like every other Avengers post-launch hero. For $10, you’ll be able to earn a character-specific battle pass with 40 tiers of cosmetics for Spidey that range from suits to takedowns.

Marvel’s Avengers Spider-Man Release Date

Spider-Man will come to Marvel’s Avengers in early 2021. He’ll arrive with a free post-launch update that will include an all-new mission chain and storyline centered around a new villain.

“It’s never been a better time to be a spider-fan!” wrote Crystal Dynamics associate art director Jeff Adams in a post on the PlayStation Blog. The team at Crystal Dynamics, along with our partners, are overjoyed that we get to be a part of this hero’s gaming journey. We can’t wait for you to add Spider-Man to your Marvel’s Avengers roster in early 2021, and as we’ve promised before, he will be available at no additional cost to owners of the base game, exclusively on PlayStation.”

Everything We Know About Spider-Man in Avengers

The Spider-Man coming to Marvel’s Avengers is a brand new take on the character that has not appeared in any other games, movies, or comics. Crystal Dynamics’ take on Peter Parker will be entirely original. Not much is known about their implementation of the wall-crawler into their evolving world, but some tidbits about the character have been shared on the PlayStation Blog.

Marvel Avengers Spider Man

He’ll have a wide array of abilities and skills to unlock like the rest of the game’s roster. You’ll be able to alter his Heroic Abilities and Ultimate Ability with different tweaks and modifiers in a similar manner to the other heroes in the game. He’ll also have access to the full Avengers arsenal, including the latest tech from Marvel’s greatest minds like Tony Stark and Hank Pym.

“When Spider-Man takes on evil-doers, he’ll do so fluidly with his signature flair; but also, with the enhanced customization options we’ve created for Marvel’s Avengers. Just like our other heroes, you’ll get to use the unique skill trees Vince and his team have designed to specialize how your Spider-Man plays in our world. An impressive suite of iconic abilities and attacks will be at your disposal, and you get to decide which gadgets and skills you wish to upgrade. These enhancements will be necessary for him to take on the threats coming his way.”

In true superhero fashion, there will also be a vast array of Spider-Man suits to unlock. The team at Crystal Dynamics is taking heavy inspiration from classic Spider-Man artists like Steve Ditko and John Romita Sr. to design the base suit, but there is sure to be more costumes than just the classic red and blues when he releases. Every hero in Marvel’s Avengers right now has several skins and costumes that pull from different corners of Marvel history, and the webhead will likely be no different.

“It’s not enough for Spider-Man to just play like he should… he also needs to look like he should. That’s why when going through the process of conceptualizing his suit, we went back to the beginning. Steve Ditko set the standard with his Spider-Man design, and John Romita Sr. evolved it into an icon recognized the world over. Fans can expect to see Ditko and Romita’s influence in our take on the hero, with nods to other talented artists that have defined the character’s look over his long history.”

Spider-Man is coming to Marvel’s Avengers in early 2021.

Marvel’s Avengers has been at the center of something of a controversy of late, what with it having been confirmed that Spider-Man will be a playable character exclusively in the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game when he is added to the game next year, with all other platforms being locked out of possibly the most popular character in the roster. And while that’s down to the fact that Sony holds the exclusive license for the Spider-Man property in both films and games, publisher Square Enix and developer Crystal Dynamics have been catching a lot of flak for this decision.

What exactly is Crystal Dynamics’ response to those who will be playing their upcoming game on Xbox or PC and won’t be able to get access to Spider-Man, however? Well, it certainly won’t do them any favours amidst all this furor, that’s for sure. When asked about the same, Crystal Dynamics studio head Scot Amos told IGN Japan said that there’s plenty more characters in the game for players on other platforms to enjoy, before adding that if Xbox and PC players want to play as Spider-Man, they have the option to do so… on PlayStation.

“I would say that Marvel’s Avengers has a lot of heroes, and with the scope and the breadth of this game and this universe, players are going to have their hands full with a lot to play with,” Amos said. “And as we have just announced with Hawkeye, there are more heroes to come. So this is an opportunity to celebrate (Spider-Man’s addition) uniquely for those players (on PlayStation) because of that relationship, but I think there’s so much of a world for people to explore, I wouldn’t look as that as a reason not to embrace it (the opportunity to add Spider-Man on PS4 and PS5). I would say, look at all this stuff you get to play with.

“And for those players who absolutely want to play as Spider-Man, you have the option to do so on PlayStation.”

‘If you want to play as Spider-Man, get a PlayStation’ doesn’t seem like a response that will smooth things over, if I’m being perfectly honest. You do have to feel for the developers working on the game, since a character being exclusive to a platform due to licensing isn’t something they have any control over, but I doubt responses such as the one given by Amos will help matters.

Crystal Dynamics have confirmed that Spider-Man will be the only platform-exclusive character in Marvel’s Avengers. Meanwhile, it’s also been confirmed that the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game will also have timed exclusive cosmetic content. The first post-launch character that will be added to the game has been confirmed as Hawkeye, and he most certainly isn’t exclusive to any platform.

Marvel Avengers Game Spider Man Pc

Marvel’s Avengers launches on September 4 for the PS4, Xbox One, PC, and Stadia, and will be arriving on PS5 and Xbox Series X later in the year, with free next-gen upgrades supported on both. We recently spent several hours with the game thanks to beta early access- you can read our impressions through here.