Cross-play will also arrive in autumn 2020. That brought a wave of backlash, and Respawn eventually apologised.Īpex Legends is out in autumn 2020 on Switch and Steam. Most items could only be acquired through loot boxes - a model that made EA infamous with Star Wars: Battlefront II - and the most coveted item needed you to have 24 other items. In August last year, Respawn attracted massive controversy with the introduction of the limited-time event called “Iron Crown”. That success hasn't come without any its criticisms.
At EA Play Live 2020, Grenier didn't give us an update on that 70-million figure, but given his claim about Apex Legends season 4, that figure is expected to have grown. In December, Apex Legends won “best multiplayer game” at The Game Awards 2019. However, Respawn said it will talk more about this at its Steam launch later in the year.As of October last year, Apex Legends had 70 million players worldwide, making it one of the biggest games across all genres. They did confirm they will be adding cross play eventually and I was wondering if this was something others struggled with. While Respawn believes this is a valuable feature, it is not available for Apex Legends at this time. Many people are excited about the battle pass and the new legend(s) as am I but one thing that I have been wanting ever since the game came out is cross play. Cross-play does not mean cross-progression (where you can leave off on one platform and pick up on another). Same platform party invites will continue to use the default notifications as before, such as Origin game invites or Xbox notifications.Ĭross-platform parties can use in-game voice chat. For cross-platform party invites, the party invitation will appear in the lobby screen and allow you to join the party. Once you friend someone, you can initiate a game invite via the friends menu. If you’re on a console, friends on the same platform will be marked with a PlayStation or Xbox icon depending on which platform you’re on, and players on the other console will be indicated by a generic gamepad icon. You can view all friends in the friends menu and which platform they’re on, indicated with a platform icon. You can find and unblock users from inside the find friends menu. Blocking a friend request will not only reject the request but also prevent you from seeing additional cross-play invitations or requests in the future from that person. It will be enabled by default, but in such a way that.
The invited friend will receive a notification in the lobby to accept, reject, or block the incoming request. Apex Legends is getting crossplay among PS4, Xbox One, and PC on Tuesday, October 6th, alongside the new Aftermarket Collections event. To add a friend on any platform, the player will go to the friends menu and click “Find Friend.” You’ll be able to search for a user name on any platform and initiate a friend request. Xbox One contains a setting in the system settings, outside of the game, that must be enabled.
The port was developed by Panic Button and their technical director, Andy Boggs, explained: If enabled, it will match with people who have cross-play enabled, and if disabled, it will only match with other Switch players.
For starters, yes you can play with just Nintendo Switch players.
Cross-platform play is enabled by default. How to turn off Apex Legends crossplay on Nintendo Switch.