is there cross play on portal knights?

[Zombiexp]

i am planing on getting portal knights on the nintendo switch when it comes out. but would like to know can it cross play with other console versions and pc?

[Keengames_Developer]

Hi,
no that is not possible right now.

[Zombiexp]

Originally posted by Keengames_Developer:

Hi,
no that is not possible right now.

thanks for the answer but will it be a thing in the future?

[Keengames_Developer]

Hi,
no, there are no solid plans for such a feature.

[Icyhell]

Originally posted by Zombiexp:

i am planing on getting portal knights on the nintendo switch when it comes out. but would like to know can it cross play with other console versions and pc?

So crossplay, this is something that I've seen a lot in many games around. I just wanted to comment on it because it is something of a hot subject because as technology has progressed...people play on different platforms and it would be nice if people could just "hookup" on any platform and play their hearts out :)

Sadly crossplay isn't just at a programming level. It is on many programming levels as well as cooperation with the other companies that you're working with to make it work e.g. Microsoft Game Studios, Sony, Nintendo, and whoever else you are trying to get crossplay working with. Would be pretty neat to just have everyone in harmony but it doesn't work that way either.

Crossplay requires a lot of "handshaking" between the people involved and they have the done in their respective programming language and with all that..there is more overhead costs and more fees for patching which actually would raise the price of the game that you would have to pay for. So crossplay is not an easy process. If it does have crossplay though...that's great but I understand any developers choice to not have it because of all the headaches that can happen.

Another thing is contracts to use "XYZ" online provider. Can't break those types of things if they have them.

[Kaytus]

Don't even bother if you have the PC version, you can't even share a Joy-con pair for couch coop =(. Great game nevertheless.

[Vesuvias]

It's called Vulkan. There is little reason for the "handshaking" not to be possible other than the companies just refusing.

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

Originally posted by Cavaleiro de Gaia:

Don't even bother if you have the PC version, you can't even share a Joy-con pair for couch coop =(. Great game nevertheless.

No PC to PS4 cross play then? :(

[Kaytus]

Originally posted by Unterzee Citizen:

Originally posted by Cavaleiro de Gaia:

Don't even bother if you have the PC version, you can't even share a Joy-con pair for couch coop =(. Great game nevertheless.

No PC to PS4 cross play then? :(

Dunno about the PS4 version, but probably not.

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

Originally posted by Cavaleiro de Gaia:

Originally posted by Unterzee Citizen:

No PC to PS4 cross play then? :(

Dunno about the PS4 version, but probably not.

Yeah, was quite disappointed. Really hope cross play becomes the norm soon.

[Y3RT]

Originally posted by Cavaleiro de Gaia:

Don't even bother if you have the PC version, you can't even share a Joy-con pair for couch coop =(. Great game nevertheless.

I know I'm a year late in commenting and you may already know, but Nucleuscoop allows each person to play on their own screens. My girlfriend and I do this on PK and Grim Dawn.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nucleuscoop/comments/clkqp9/all_new_nucleuscoop_supported_games/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body

[Kaytus]

Originally posted by Y3RT:

Originally posted by Cavaleiro de Gaia:

Don't even bother if you have the PC version, you can't even share a Joy-con pair for couch coop =(. Great game nevertheless.

I know I'm a year late in commenting and you may already know, but Nucleuscoop allows each person to play on their own screens. My girlfriend and I do this on PK and Grim Dawn.

https://www.reddit.com/r/nucleuscoop/comments/clkqp9/all_new_nucleuscoop_supported_games/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body

I'm talking about the Switch version. I have both of them =) Thanks anyways =)