'Marvel's Spider-Man' 1.08 Patch Notes - New Game Plus Mode and More Added

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'Marvel's Spider-Man' releases Sept. 7 Sony

Ahead of the upcoming story pack for Marvel's Spider-Man, Insomniac dropped two patches in one update for the PS4-exclusive.

Version 1.07 and 1.08 are included in the same update, which also delivers the much-anticipated new game plus mode. This allows players to enjoy the story mode over again with all of their gear and upgrades from the start.

The latest update also brings a shortcut for the photo mode by simply pressing the left direction button. Ultimate difficulty was added as well as two new trophies. Fans will also find some bug fixes will be included in this patch.

This patch will also get Spider-Man PS4 ready for when "The City That Never Sleeps - The Heist" story pack is released on Oct. 23.

Insomniac Games published the full patch notes of version 1.07 and 1.08, which you can read below.

New Features

  • Added support for "The City That Never Sleeps – The Heist" story pack.
  • Added New Game+.
  • Added Ultimate difficulty.
  • Added two new Trophies.
  • Added the ability to rotate layers in Photo Mode.
  • Added new frames and stickers to Photo Mode.
  • Added a shortcut option to trigger Photo Mode via the left directional button.

Fixes & Updates

  • Tuned Friendly combat difficulty based on player feedback.
  • Added a max health cap of 250 and normalized players.
  • Added a potential solution for a crash related to graphical artifacting.
  • Addressed an issue where players could respawn inside a building in the Financial District.
  • Addressed an issue where animation during cinematics could break due to hard drive streaming.
  • Addressed an issue where pedestrians would disappear for a frame in the distance.
  • Addressed an issue where combat music would persist in the open world after completing a Sable Base.
  • Addressed various additional issues.

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