Many fans were waiting for this moment, knowing that Borderlands 3 will have cross-play between its different platforms. Now, the CEO of Gearbox, Randy Pitchford , has confirmed the news, but contributing one of lime and another of sand.
Through a publication on Twitter, the person in charge has indicated that the title is ready to receive that long-awaited update, although some systems will not benefit: those of PlayStation .
Good news or bad news first? Good News: An update for Borderlands 3 has been prepared for release that includes full crossplay support across all platforms. Bad News: For certification, we have been required by the publisher to remove crossplay support for PlayStation consoles.
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic)
Good or bad news first? Good news: An update for Borderlands 3 has been prepared for release that includes full cross-play support on all platforms. Bad news: In order to get certified, the publisher has asked us to remove cross-play support for PlayStation consoles.
As Pitchford explains, it was the publisher, that is, 2K Games, responsible for filing a refusal to include PS4 and PS5 among the platforms benefiting from cross-play. However, the reasons behind this decision have not been disclosed.
Until now, Borderlands 3 had cross-play between consoles from the same family. Xbox One and Xbox Series X / S users had no problem playing with each other and will now expand to PC and Stadia. We will see if Gearbox or 2K Games speak more clearly about it.
It is important to note that Epic’s lawsuit against Apple has unveiled very important industry documents. One of them points out that Sony imposes different payments and clauses regarding the studios that decide to establish cross-play in their titles while they are on the PlayStation consoles.
