Borderlands 3 is finally getting crossplay support with PlayStation consoles

Gearbox Software program added crossplay to Borderlands 3 final yr, however Sony’s platforms didn’t help the characteristic at first. That may change quickly, as the corporate introduced at PAX East that full crossplay help — together with with PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 — shall be arriving someday within the spring, GameSpot studies. When the characteristic is accessible, PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Stadia gamers will all be capable to play the sport with one another.

Sony has been proof against enabling crossplay on some video games up to now, initially blocking help for it in titles like Fortnite and Rocket League earlier than ultimately coming round. Nevertheless, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, a Borderlands spinoff, launched in March with help for crossplay on all platforms, together with PlayStation. On the time of that announcement, Gearbox Leisure president Randy Pitchford hinted that PlayStation crossplay help for Borderlands 3 may be close to, tweeting that the characteristic was “what I might contemplate to be inevitable.”

We’ve requested Gearbox if it may well present a extra particular timeline for when Borderlands 3’s full crossplay help shall be obtainable. On Thursday, Gearbox additionally introduced an “all new Tales from the Borderlands journey” that shall be launched in 2022.