Spider-Man is still coming to Marvel's Avengers later this year, despite the prolonged silence from Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics regarding the character's inclusion in the game. Just prior to the release of the game, Crystal Dynamics revealed it would be adding Spider-Man into Marvel's Avengers as a PlayStation exclusive DLC character sometime in 2021. That said, no other details were shared, so fans have been wondering what the hold-up is.
With just four months left in 2021, many are still hoping the web-slinger may appear in Marvel's Avengers by year's end. As of right now, fans don't even have any idea what Spider-Man will look like in the context of Marvel's Avengers as the developer has been keeping the character under extreme wraps. While other characters have leaked, Spider-Man still remains a giant mystery. That said, it seems as though fans won't have to wait much longer.
Speaking with Screen Rant, Marvel's Avengers senior game designer Scott Walters confirmed Spidey is still expected to join the game this year. This should ease some worries from fans who were starting to think Spider-Man's appearance in Marvel's Avengers would be delayed to 2022 given the lack of recent info on his inclusion. "In terms of what we can say now, we've always scheduled and looked to bring Spider-Man out in 2021 for PlayStation owners. That is still on track, so we'll have more announcements later on this year," said Walters.
Of course, there's still time for things to shift or change, but it seems like Crystal Dynamics seems relatively confident in its ability to deliver Spider-Man by the end of 2021. The future of Marvel's Avengers after the upcoming War for Wakanda expansion is relatively unknown, so it's possible Spider-Man will be part of the next noteworthy update for the game. That said, given Marvel's Avengers' version of Spider-Man is PlayStation exclusive, it's hard to say just how noteworthy his addition will be.
Crystal Dynamics may slot him in with another update so Xbox players aren't left in the dust in terms of new content and everyone will have something to play with, but details are still scarce. Either way, it seems likely Spider-Man will be detailed very soon and fans won't have to worry anymore about if the character has been delayed or even canceled. In terms of the immediate future, Black Panther will be the next playable character joining the cast of Marvel's Avengers via the War for Wakanda update. It's currently unclear if Spider-Man will be helping expand the larger story in Marvel's Avengers or if he'll just largely be limited to a playable character that has little to no meaningful consequences to the narrative.