No crossplay for Elden Ring Nightreign; But what about Sony's Kadokawa deal?

Lack of crossplay sparks debate

The latest FromSoftware and Bandai Namco game reveal, Elden Ring Nightreign was really a surprise for the fans at Game Awards 2024. This game is said to be a co-op survival rush boss-type game.

However, it won’t have a crossplay feature as the game director has recently confirmed this with IGN. Let’s check out more details in this article.

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Crossplay absence in Elden Ring Nightreign

Despite the game focus more on multiplayer this time, the game director Junya Ishizaki has told IGN that it will not have a crossplay feature. Rather than, it will be cross-generation where PS4 players will be able to play with PS5 users and the same goes for Xbox.

The lack of crossplay capabilities in Elden Ring: Nightreign is unexpected given the trend in recent online games toward platform connectivity. “Similar to the original Elden Ring, there will be cross-generational play but not cross-platform play,” Ishizaki said, implying that the game’s online framework will follow the studio’s habit of segmenting player bases by platform. This could come as a letdown to players who intended to play the game with pals from various gaming networks.

Also Read: Play Elden Ring Nightreign early: Network test scheduled for February 2025

Latest updates on Sony and Kadokawa deal

Well, the whole gaming community knows that Sony is eagerly trying to purchase Kadokawa which actually owns the FromSoftware. During the same interview, Ishizaki revealed that FromSoftware is currently not involved in discussions on Sony’s rumored acquisition of Kadokawa.

“To be perfectly honest, we just don’t know right now at the moment where the discussion currently is at,” He stated.

So for the fans who were thinking that Sony has kind of hand with FromSoftware regarding the new upcoming Elden Ring Nightreign, there is your answer.

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