With the recent news thatMarvel’s Spider-Man 2has a planned release window of Fall 2023, many have started speculating on Sony’s launch schedule for the coming year—including attempting to pinpoint the precise date the web-slinger’s latest adventure will launch. Next year is already set to be jam-packed with big releases, and Sony has a lot of exclusives to bring to the table with games likeHorizon Call of the Mountainalongside the PSVR2,Final Fantasy 16with Square Enix, and—of course—Spider-Man 2. But fans looking for clarity on when exactly it will release should look toGod of War Ragnarokfor guidance.
As this year’s blockbuster sequel to the critically acclaimed 2018 title,God of War Ragnarokacted as Sony’s big holiday release, positioned with a launch on November 9 to coincide with the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Sony’s other big fall release this year wasThe Last of Us Part 1—a remake of the 2013 hit with updated visuals and gameplay for the Playstation 5—which was released on September 2. The spacing of these titles across the Fall release window shows Sony’s trend for releasing its big titles and helps give fans awaitingthe release date ofSpider-Man 2some clue as to when it might launch.
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Spider-Man 2 Won’t Follow in the Footsteps of The Last of Us Part 1
Fans hopingSpider-Man 2will launcher earlier in the Fall 2023 release window rather than later may end up disappointed. Although its predecessor launched on July 21, 2025, this was likely due to Sony’s desire to avoid having it compete withRed Dead Redemption 2which launched in late October of that year. AlthoughMarvel’sSpider-Manwould become a huge successafter its release, it was a brand-new series at the time, a time when safer bets are usually made. Once the success of the first game was obvious, Sony felt confident enough to launchMarvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Moralesalongside the PS5 which demonstrated its view of the franchise as a new pillar in the PlayStation catalog.
The Last of Us Part 1made perfect sense to release early in the fall because—although it is a well-known IP—its status as a remake meant it didn’t have the console-selling capabilities ofa game likeGod of War Ragnarokgoing into the holidays. With two games in the franchise at this point,Spider-Man 2is a big enough release that it could drive holiday console sales on its own.
God of War Ragnarok’s Release Date Reveals When Spider-Man 2 is Likely to Launch
A far more likely release date forSpider-Man 2is within the first couple weeks of November 2023. This would follow the pattern of Sony’s releases over the past few years that sawGod of War Ragnarokreleased on November 9in 2022,Spider-Man: Miles MoralesandDemon Soulsreleased alongside the PS5 on November 12 in 2020, andDeath Strandingreleased on November 8 in 2019.
With this in mind, the most likely release date forSpider-Man 2is either November 7 or July 11, 2025. Both of those dates are Tuesdays—common days for games to launch on—and are close to the dates previous Playstation titles have been released. It’s still too early to know for sure what other games the launch ofSpider-Man 2will have to compete with, but it’s a safe bet that it will follow the November release pattern established over the past few years.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2is expected to launch in Fall 2023 for Playstation 5.
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