Insomniac Games has moved fast. Just days after releasing the Fresh Start suit — their in-game recreation of Peter Parker’s new costume from Spider-Man: Brand New Day — the studio pushed out update v1.005.001 for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 on August 7, 2026, addressing the specific visual complaints the community raised almost immediately after the suit dropped. The patch is live now on PS5 and PC, and if you’re planning to run around in Tom Holland’s new costume, this update is worth grabbing before you start taking photo mode shots.
Why the Fresh Start Suit Needed a Fix
The original suit dropped on July 28, 2026, as a free addition alongside a Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls crossover costume, Enhanced PSSR support for PS5 Pro, and a Power Saver mode. The timing was intentional — Spider-Man: Brand New Day hit theaters on July 31, 2026, and adding Tom Holland’s new look to the game ahead of the film’s release was the kind of smart cross-promotion that benefits everyone.
The problem was that the implementation didn’t quite land. Players were quick to flag two main issues once they got the suit in-game. The first was a color accuracy problem — the red portions of the Fresh Start suit looked more orange or muted under the game’s lighting, a noticeable mismatch from the vibrant, deep red visible in the film’s promotional material and on screen. The second was a texture and clipping issue where the suit’s emoting lenses visibly clipped through the mask geometry, which was particularly jarring for anyone using photo mode to get close-up shots of the costume.
There was also a consistency issue that bothered players familiar with the game’s existing wardrobe: the Fresh Start suit launched without suit damage. Every other outfit in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 accumulates visible wear and battle damage as Peter takes hits during combat, which adds a layer of visual storytelling to fights. The new suit skipped this entirely on arrival, making it feel like it hadn’t received the same level of finishing work as the rest of the roster.
The PC modding community actually beat Insomniac to the suit damage fix — a mod restoring battle damage to the Fresh Start suit appeared on Nexus Mods on July 28, 2026, the same day the suit launched, which tells you how quickly the community spotted the gap. Insomniac’s official fix arrived about ten days later.
Everything Fixed in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Update 1.005.001
The full list of changes to the Fresh Start / Brand New Day suit in this patch, compiled from the official Insomniac announcement and community breakdown by Redditor Daredevil731 on the SpidermanPS4 subreddit:
- Red sheen removed: The sheen on the red portions of the costume has been removed, making it look more cloth-based and less rubbery. The brick-pattern texture on the red panels no longer catches light in a way that makes the suit look like a rubber Halloween costume.
- Color accuracy improved: The red color has been deepened to more accurately match the costume worn by Tom Holland in the film. The previous orange-leaning tone has been corrected to a richer, more saturated red that sits more naturally alongside Peter’s other suits in the wardrobe.
- Lens clipping fixed: The clipping issue with the suit’s emoting eyes has been resolved for photo mode users. The lenses no longer clip through the mask geometry when the eyes animate, meaning close-up shots in photo mode will no longer show that gap.
- Suit damage added: Battle damage has been added to the Fresh Start suit, bringing it in line with the rest of Peter’s wardrobe. The costume will now show visible wear and damage as Peter takes hits during combat, consistent with every other outfit in the game.
Insomniac also confirmed that the patch fixes shimmering and other visual inconsistencies that were present in the suit’s initial release. The update is available now as version 1.005.001 on PS5 and PC — check for updates on your platform of choice to download it.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s Box Office Context
The reason Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is seeing a significant player spike right now — and why Insomniac made it a priority to get this suit right quickly — is that Spider-Man: Brand New Day is one of the biggest films ever made in terms of raw box office performance. The film took the records for biggest preview night, biggest opening night, and biggest domestic opening weekend ever recorded. It reached the $1 billion milestone as the second-fastest film in history to do so, trailing only Avengers: Endgame, and is currently tracking toward over $2 billion in total gross.
When a Spider-Man film performs at that level, the natural byproduct is a wave of new and returning players jumping into Spider-Man games. Insomniac clearly anticipated this — the timing of the original suit drop, just days before the film’s theatrical release, was deliberate. Fixing the suit’s visual issues within ten days of the complaints surfacing is equally deliberate, and the community response has been largely grateful. Hundreds of players across social media responded to Insomniac’s patch announcement with appreciation for how quickly the studio acted on the feedback.
What’s Next for Marvel’s Spider-Man and Insomniac
This update may well be the final patch Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 receives. The game is nearly three years old at this point, and with Insomniac’s next major release — Marvel’s Wolverine — launching on September 15, 2026 exclusively on PS5, the studio’s development attention is almost entirely focused there. A fresh Spider-Man sequel is likely still years away in terms of development, with no official announcements made.
In the meantime, Brand New Day‘s theatrical run and the player spike it’s generated have given Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 an unexpected second wind. The game is also currently discounted as part of the PlayStation Store Summer Sale, which lowers the barrier to entry for anyone who hasn’t picked it up yet. Combined with the free Fresh Start suit update and the now-patched visual issues, it’s as good a time as any to revisit or jump in for the first time.
If you’re interested in the other Marvel fighting game making waves right now, check out our coverage of the Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls PC launch issues that players are still working around. For more gaming news this week, check out the Inkwellers co-op puzzle game on Steam and the PS5 August 2026 firmware beta making PSSR 2.0 default for all PS5 Pro games.
