Apex Legends nonetheless doesn’t embody crossplay between customers enjoying on totally different platforms, however developer Respawn Entertainment says it considers the function “important”.
In an interview with Game Informer (by way of Comic Book), the studio’s basic supervisor Dusty Welch and game director Chad Grenier spoke in regards to the potential for crossplay in Apex Legends. While they cease in need of revealing when or even when we’ll see console crossplay launched, Welch does say it’s “an important thing to get to.”
“I think on crossplay we see it’s something that is kind of expected in the industry and is important to a game like ours,” says Welch. “Chad and I are clearly huge followers of enjoying our game at work and in our free time – and we go residence on a Friday or weekend and wish to play with one another and we’re on totally different methods.
“On a private stage, sure, we’d love to do this and social gathering up on the weekends. I believe it’s an necessary factor to get to.”
We spoke to Respawn’s design director Mackey McCandlish last year on this topic. McCandlish described crossplay as one thing that the Apex Legends staff is focused on, however mentioned on the time that it will not be a function to reach throughout its preliminary launch window.
“Cross-play is definitely an opportunity; it’s not something at launch,” confirmed McCandlish. “It’s definitely something we’re aware of and interested in. I can’t speak to whether or not we’ve had specific conversations. Right now it’s just like: ‘Let’s launch the game’.”
