In the up and coming for Apex Legends, many fans at the time desired to expand the reach of its multiplayer lobbies to more platforms by coexisting. Then, cross-play was just becoming the norm for many titles at the time as the few like Fortnite, Minecraft, and Rocket League to pioneer the feature. However, games from Electronic Arts has yet to entertain the idea at the time.
But in summer last year, Respawn Entertainment officially introduced the feature to the battle roayle. With more versions on the way such as Steam, Nintendo Switch, and now awaiting a mobile version, there are new avenues to bridge game servers. But, players remain restrained to said platforms as of now. In that, cross-progression has still yet to be achieved for Apex Legends.
According to Apex Legends game director Chad Grenier, the feature actually slowed down development thanks to recent attacks to the Apex Legends & Titanfall from hackers. Grenier explains such in a response on Twitter:
Additionally, Respawn Entertainment is searching for more opportunity to resolve the problems at hand. Already, the developer on Twitter told to be investigating the issue that originally sparked for ranked prior to the more recent attacks. “The Respawn team is pursuing several options to crack down on cheating,” said the studio listing more hiring, developing tools to prevent DDOS attacks, and protocols to prevent attacks.
Recently, Respawn Entertainment disclosed its next major event for Apex Legends, Thrill Seekers. The update arrives this week and will offer players a new Arenas map, Overflow. Especially in preparation for Season 10 arriving in less than a month, the team will require more proficient ways to defend itself from these incidents.
Elsewhere, Issues #2 – #4 for Apex Legends: Overtime finally surfaced on Dark Horse Comics. You can read the full report for the comic series by heading here.
Are you hoping Respawn Entertainment can resolve these issues and ship cross-progression proficiently?
Apex Legends out now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC; playable via backwards compatibility for Xbox Series X|S & PlayStation 5.
