First off, Intihar explains, moving suits from Spider-Man 1 to Spider-Man 2 isn't as simple as just pushing a button and making them magically appear. "A lot of those are PS4, and then even the ones that showed up in the remaster, they have to be basically PS5-sized or whatever," he says. "They have to be upgraded. So there's a work factor to get it in there." What's more, he continues, the web wings and capes present in Spider-Man 2 made things wonky with some of the suit designs, and would have required a lot more work to make every single suit function on a basic level with the game's mechanics, look, and feel.

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse introduced Spider-Man India, voiced by Karan Soni, who became an instant fan-favorite. Over the course of the game, you actually see them kind of flip to the point where Miles is the one saying, 'Hey, we're going to do this, we're going to do that,'" Intihar says. "It gets to the point where in the second to last mission in the main story, when Pete has the Anti-Venom suit and Miles shows up with his new suit, is when Miles is the one telling Pete, 'Remember what my dad said and remember what Aunt May said,' to the point where Pete actually says to Miles, 'What's the play coach?' If you remember from the first game, Miles was the one who says to Peter, 'What's the play coach?' I think we've always wanted to show our world from all levels," Intihar said. "So, we obviously want to show Pete and Miles in their suit doing super things, but we feel it's just as important to show their lives and have playable experiences outside the suit like with Venom. Because I think if you have relatable human stories and motivations, the moments in the suit matter more.

And so I think that's kind of like, find the elements of the character and story that people love and bring that to them, but how can you add your own spin? And I think that kind of direction what we've done with the whole franchise from the beginning is like, respect the DNA of the character, but don't be afraid to mix things up from time to time." Was It Always in the Plan to Let Us Play as Venom? Insomniac belives in the importance of showing MJ as a "capable hero" despite her not having powers, and this thought process led to her increidble powerful stun gun.

With Venom, there are certain things people expect and things we can't screw up. Then there's the other thing of how can we make it our own? And I think that all starts with Harry. Early in the game, you see Harry with the symbiote, and we see him in many ways being a hero and using it to not only feel better, but to basically be one of Pete's partners. In an alternate reality, a version of the Clone Saga storyline happened, only in this one, Peter was more of an asshole to Ben Reilly instead of treating him like a brother. When Peter found out that he was possibly the clone, he got extra pissed about it right around the time when the Carnage symbiote was nearby. He became Spider-Carnage and created a plan to destroy the multiverse.He's trying to connect with him. But at the very end, it's Peter who is the one ripping the symbiote off. The final step needs to be taken by the person, right? And I think that's what we try to show in a superhero way."

We then proceed to ask Intihar what happened to "Underpants Pete," aka the Spider-Man 1 "Undies" suit that had Peter Parker running around in just his boxers.With no release date set for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, fans speculate which Spider-Man variants will return, including possible appearances by live-action Spider-Men. The creative team must have something major in store for the highly-anticipated sequel.