MaAvengers develvel launches for PC and consoles on September 4th. As the excitement begins to build over Earth's Mightiest Heroes game, you may have questions about the game's cross-platform or cross-gen support.
With Marvel's Avengers having a multiplayer component, allowing players to play alongside their friends on different platforms would be very handy. Intergenerational gaming - for example, people on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 getting to fight together - would also be a big boost for fans.
Get your team together and let's see if any of these features are supported.
Is there a cross-platform feature in Marvel's Avengers?
At the time of writing, no confirmation of cross-play support in Marvel's Avengers. Lead developer Crystal Dynamics and publisher Square Enix have been silent on this, but we might have some news in an upcoming War Table livestream on Wednesday, June 24.
If we hear confirmation of cross-platform support during this event, we'll be sure to update this guide. At this time, however, we don't know if PC gamers can play with PS4 or Xbox One owners and vice versa.
Will cross-gen support be available in Marvel's Avengers?
This is something we can confirm. With the launch of Holiday 2020 on PS5 and Xbox Series X, there had been rumors that Marvel's Avengers would be available on these platforms as well. Now, thanks to a post on the PlayStation Blog, we know that Marvel's Avengers will be getting next-gen releases and multi-gen support.
Writing about the game's performance on PS5, Gary Snethen - CTO of Crystal Dynamics - revealed that PS5 players will be able to play online with PS4 owners. That won't be possible until Marvel's Avengers launches on PS5 in QXNUMX, but you can fight alongside your friends on either console.
Anyone who purchases the PS4 version and purchases on PS5 sometime after launch will also receive a free upgrade. This matches other titles like Cyberpunk 2077, it will give you a free game upgrade if you become Sony's new home console at some point.
When it comes to the Xbox Series X, the same is true. In a press release, Square Enix confirmed that Xbox One owners can play with Xbox X series players, via cross-generational capabilities, when Marvel's Avengers launches on this latest Holiday 2020. A free upgrade will be available. also available for Xbox One owners upgrading to Xbox Series X.
