It seems like cross-progression forApex Legendswon’t be until 2022, according to Respawn Entertainment. Unfortunately for fans who have been asking for the feature since the battle royale shooter was released, adding cross-progression to the game is harder than some might think.
A completed Reddit AMA with Respawn Entertainment director of communication Ryan Rigney saw plenty of answered questions regarding the recently releasedApex LegendsSeason 10 as well as the future of the game. When it came to talking about the addition of cross-progression, a frequently requested feature, Rigney said that it would be coming “next year.”
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The AMA was, fortunately, able to shed some light onwhy cross-progression forApexhas taken so longto be added. According to Rigney, cross-progression is “gnarly as hell in terms of being a problem to solve.” He details the feature’s challenges as being multifaceted. Not only does the studio need to figure out the technical aspect of merging accounts, but there are also legal issues that surfaced due to the different publishing rules that different platforms have. Additionally, he adds that “different regions have different laws. It’s a mess.”
Respawn has beenpromising cross-progression inApex Legendsfor a while, but there hasn’t been much of a timeline for when it’s expected to be added. Rigney said that it’s coming next year, however, as he detailed, there’s a lot more to it than simply adding the feature. He concluded his answer by saying that the team is “committed to delivering it.” It’s clear that Respawn hasn’t given up on trying to add the feature, but that there’s still plenty more work to be done on it if it still won’t be ready until 2022 at the very earliest.
In addition to talking about the addition of cross-play, Rigney also answered a question regardingPS5 and Xbox Series X|S updates forApex, another frequently requested feature. He said that he couldn’t say much about it, but that it’s in development and that Respawn is “excited about it” as well. Unlike in his answer about cross-progression, he didn’t provide a timeline about when an update is due, so fans have speculated that it’s coming relatively soon.
The AMA addressed several other issues including questions regarding balance updates coming to the newest Legend, Seer.Apex LegendsSeason 10: Emergence started last week, so it’s likely that the new content added to the game is all the major additions coming this season. There are plenty ofchanges forApexSeason 10, so hopefully, they’ll whet fans' appetites until something even bigger like a next-gen console update comes along.
Apex Legendsis available now on PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One.
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