Bungie has confirmed that, similar to all different platforms, Destiny 2 on Stadia won’t help cross-play at launch.
The Destiny developer and writer beforehand mentioned it wants cross-platform play to be a reality, nevertheless it desires to sort out different challenges first.
This additionally goes for Google Stadia, the place Destiny 2 can be obtainable later this yr. The game’s official “fall 2019 FAQ” (through PCGamer) makes it clear that Stadia gamers will solely be capable to play with one another.
“Stadia is its own ecosystem, just like current existing platforms. Stadia players will only be able to play with other Stadia players,” it reads.
Though that is no completely different than PC, PS4, or Xbox One – all three of those platforms have important participant bases that may be self-sufficient. Stadia, simply by the character of its nascent expertise and restricted rollout inevitably limits the variety of gamers on the platform in comparison with the opposite three.
Because of that, Stadia stands to profit loads from crossplay, maybe greater than some other platform. Unfortunately, till Bungie turns its consideration to the characteristic correct, you might wish to rethink transferring your Guardian there fulltime.
On Twitter, Destiny common supervisor Mark Noseworthy clarified that Google has no coverage towards crossplay.
“There’s no policy or technological barrier preventing us from including Stadia. We’d be looking to include every platform. This year though, we’re focused on delivering cross save to all platforms,” wrote Noseworthy.
The excellent news is that with the arrival of cross-save this fall, Stadia gamers will be capable to decide up the place they left off on PC/PS4/Xbox One, and vice versa.
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep is out September 17 on PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Stadia.
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