Video Games
Behaviour Interactive Expanding Upon Cross-Play, Introducing Cross-Progression in ‘Dead by Daylight’
During the anniversary stream celebrating four years of Dead by Daylight, Behaviour Interactive had dropped news that they were planning to expand the Cross-Play feature in the game. As such, the team recently elaborated more on the topic in a new blog post.
“Ten months ago, we introduced Cross-Play on PC with the release of the game on the Windows Store. Cross-play was already on our minds even before this release and thus linking these two platforms together came naturally,” explains Behaviour. From there, the two most requested topics for the feature were a Cross-Friends feature (allowing you to play with your friends across different platforms), and Cross-Progression.
Cross-Friends was already live on Windows Store & Steam as a beta test, and is now being prepared for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players. “As we are still monitoring the situation and numbers on PC, we cannot give you a specific date for now, but we can definitely say it is coming really soon!”
As for Cross-Progression, Behaviour is “preparing the first steps” for the feature for Steam, Google Stadia and Nintendo Switch in September. This will allow players to share their progression, purchases, and inventory on those three platforms (albeit with some exceptions, due to licensing issues). However, Behaviour does state that Cross-Progression is still an obstacle on other platforms, and unfortunately has “no guarantee that it will happen”, but are trying to make it work.
In order for Cross-Progression to work, however, the team has has to “build a brand new ecosystem”, which will involve players having to create a Behaviour Account to link their progression so that their servers can merge your accounts. ”All our efforts will be focused on monitoring account merging to ensure that players will not have any issue during that complex process.”
Dead by Daylight is out now on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and coming to Google Stadia in September.
Developer Harebrained Scheme gave those eager to check out their upcoming survival horror RPG GRAFT some much-welcomed meat in the form of a new story trailer. The trailer not only touches on the body horror aspect of the game, but also the relationship you share with someone you care about, and the potential consequences you face on your journey through structure known as The Arc.
Currently in development for release on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, GRAFT sees you attempting to escape the aforementioned rotting space station. The Arc is a continent-sized station that was once filled with biomechanically enhanced citizens, all working toward some greater purpose lost to time. Now the station is in ruins, its citizens now unrecognizable. And you have no idea how you got here.
In order to escape, you must tear pieces from your enemies to transform yourself into something new—something capable of surviving the horrors that prowl around you. Every Graft brings with it some piece of its previous owner’s identity, changing more than just your physical body.
However, you are not the only survivor in the desolation. Ancient feral experiments, strange abominations, and ruthless agents of a mad AI stalk you. You must use the tools in your growing arsenal as you fight through the horrors in a visceral new twist on classic survival horror combat. Know when to fight, and manage your resources carefully in order to escape alive.