On seas awash with the wreckage of lesser online multiplayer shooters, Marvel Rivals has managed to not only stay afloat but maintain some momentum following its big free-to-play launch earlier this month. However, the live-service game is still missing one very big feature: cross-progression.
While Fornite, Apex Legends, Overwatch 2, and other popular multiplayer shooters let you carry data between accounts on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, Marvel Rivals launched without that perk despite still having cross-play between platforms. The developers at NetEase Games haven’t forgotten, and say they’re working on getting account migration up and running as soon as possible.
“Cross-progression involves a lot of platform-specific rules, we’re still looking at it and how to solve it,” creative director Guangyun “Guangguang” Chen recently told Dot Esports. “Once the team is ready, once we’ve figured it out, we’ll be sharing to everyone and players will be the first to know.”
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The developer didn’t mention a specific timeline, so cross-progression might not arrive until sometime next month or even much farther down the road. It took years for games that didn’t launch with cross-progression like Destiny 2, Warframe, and Final Fantasy XIV to finally get it, while games released more recently have often prioritized it at launch or soon after as part of the current platform-hopping landscape.
In the meantime, Marvel Rivals is getting a Splatoon-like mode as part of its new winter update. The hero shooter is currently still in season 0—Marvel Rivals’ season 1 won’t go live until mid-January, likely alongside new characters and other fresh content. Maybe that’s when cross-progression will arrive as well?
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