Cross-play Enters Beta For Apex Legends Next Week With Limited Time Aftermarket Collection Event

Rewinding back to the beginning of this summer, developer Respawn Entertainment during this year’s annual EA Play Live, the firm spared a full roadmap of details for the still growing battle royale, Apex Legends. In that, the team offered the game will be migrating with a Steam version arriving this fall and Nintendo Switch users to expect a port later in 20201. Among that, cross-play was also said to be included by the end of 2020.

Now today, the studio has returned to announce that the beta for cross-platform play is officially arriving to Apex Legends next week. Even more, the next stage for online play for the 2019-rleased property will be releasing alongside a new event dubbed the ‘Aftermarket Collection Event’.

With this new limited time experience, players of course can find new cosmetics to unlock in-game among other niché game modes to indulge in as well. You can watch the new trailer in the video below:

Regarding the new event set to take place this Tuesday, players can experience a new game mode: Flashpoint. When dropping into King’s Canyon uniquely, there will be several zones that players can enter and heal player health & shields. With no consumables littered in this new mode, players are required to remember where these locations are to survive.

As for more on the matter of cross-play, the feature will be set on by default, but players do have the option to turn it off if desire. For how fair play is implemented – specifically between controller and keyboard & mouse players – Respawn Entertainment explains that matches will be segregated based on the user’s peripheral. However, if teamed with a PC player on either Xbox or PlayStation, the team will be loaded into a PC lobby.

Currently, cross-play will be supported on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Origin for PC. However, the Steam version is also said to be integrated later on. Noted, the feature is in beta and not all elements are included as of yet – such as cross-progression. Respawn Entertainment thankfully clarifies more will be elaborated on that closer to the release of Apex Legends on Steam.

What are you most excited about for Apex Legends from this new update?

Apex Legends is out now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.

Source: Respawn Entertainment