Cross-progression in Apex Legends is something a lot of people are still hoping for, but you will have to wait a bit longer says developer, Respawn Entertainment.
While Apex Legends supports cross-play with other systems, cross-progression is the next natural step for the game. However, it is proving harder to implement cross-progression than previously thought and therefore the team says it won’t be ready until next year.
This news comes from Respawn’s director of comms ‘rkrigney’ who recently participated in a Reddit Ask Me Anything thread.
Rkrigney through Reddit AMA
“Cross-progression is gnarly as hell in terms of being a problem to solve, It’s not only that you have to solve the technical challenge of merging existing accounts, but there are also legal and contractual issues to navigate with purchasing on other platforms. Different regions have different laws. It’s a mess.
Rkrigney also confirms that the team is “working on it, and we’re committed to delivering it” – although the rough release date isn’t until “next year
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