Spider-Man 2 developer Insomniac Games is promising a fix for a bit of an embarrassing slip-up in an upcoming patch. In what was likely an attempt to represent co-protagonist Miles Morales’ Puerto Rican heritage, the Cuban flag was displayed in the character’s apartment instead.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has been out for a couple of days now and folks seem to be having a great time with it. Sitting at a 91 on Metacritic, the game featuring dual protagonists Peter Parker and Miles Morales is a hit with fans and critics for sure. Miles himself was introduced to the web-slinging world via the comics back in 2011. Living in Brooklyn, Morales is of Black and Puerto Rican descent. As New York is home to the largest Puerto Rican population in the continental United States, his inclusion is a reflection of Spider-Man’s setting.
Responding to a post on X (formerly Twitter), Insomniac’s director of community and marketing, James Stevenson, recognized the slip-up and promised a fix.
You guys did a great job on Miles Morales the game representing the Puertorican culture including our flag.
In spiderman 2 @insomniacgames inadvertently put a Cuban flag in Miles house.
Could you let the development team know so they can fix it. Thanks
— Dantes61680 🇵🇷 (@dantes61680) October 20, 2023
The flub certainly didn’t go unnoticed. “They forgot this guy’s nationality,” one YouTuber remarked. The same video documents the fact that Morales’ suit featuring the Puerto Rican flag was correct, but it’s clear that at some point in development, someone at Insomniac seemed to have overlooked the difference between the two flags.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/1715948786411778161
Though they both feature five stripes, a triangle and a star, the Cuban flag’s stripes are blue with a red triangle, while the Puerto Rican flag is the opposite: a blue triangle with red stripes.
Good morning everybody let’s learn about geography a little bit.
On the left is Cuba
On the right is Puerto RicoEven though they both look similar, they are completely different when it comes to culture , traditions, and of course food. pic.twitter.com/o2RmPOGhvr
— 🎉🎉🎉Lady Infamous🎉🎉🎉 (@LadyInfamous415) October 22, 2023
It’s definitely not a good look for Insomniac Games, which had received praise from fans for its representation of Puerto Rican culture in Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Spider-Man 2 is currently available for PS5.
Update, 10/26/2023, 11:00 a.m. ET: Insomniac pushed out a fix for the flag error earlier today. Players have reported spotting the Puerto Rican flag in place of the Cuban one throughout Harlem. “We understand that accurate representation matters, and greatly regret this error,” the studio tweeted. “We sincerely apologize and will do better in the future.”
Today's patch corrects an error where the Cuban flag was incorrectly displayed instead of the Puerto Rican flag. We understand that accurate representation matters, and greatly regret this error. We sincerely apologize and will do better in the future.
— Insomniac Games (@insomniacgames) October 26, 2023
