Vampire Survivors developer Poncle has revealed that the PS4 and PS5 variations of the sport is not going to embody cross-save. The characteristic, initially deliberate for an replace slated for launch this month, is outwardly not doable for the PlayStation platforms owing to some authorized points with the corporate.
In a thread on social media platform X, Poncle elaborated that the authorized difficulty comes from the developer needing to share the knowledge of the companions that it really works with with a purpose to allow cross-save. Due to this, probabilities of the characteristic ever making it to the PS4 and PS5 “at the moment are very slim.”
“We’re sorry to say received’t be capable to convey the Vampire Survivors Cross-Save characteristic to PlayStation 4/5 alongside our subsequent replace,” wrote Poncle on X. “Final month, we advised everybody that Cross-Save can be accessible on PlayStation 4/5, PC, Xbox, Android and iOS alongside our subsequent free [Vampire Survivors] replace in April”
“However eventually minute, we’ve run right into a authorized difficulty on PlayStation we weren’t conscious of that requires us to share data on our companions that we’re unable to. The probabilities of Cross-Save coming to PlayStation consoles at the moment are very slim.”
Nevertheless, Poncle has stated that it’s not utterly inconceivable. Due to this, it’s persevering with to work with PlayStation to type these points out.
“We’re so sorry to construct up any anticipation for this characteristic on PlayStation solely to alter plans on the final minute,” wrote the developer.
Regardless of issues confronted in bringing cross-save to PS4 and PS5, different variations of the sport – PC, Xbox, Android and iOS – will nonetheless be getting the characteristic in an replace over the following few weeks. Even the Nintendo Swap model of Vampire Survivors will get the replace in a later replace. The Apple Arcade model may get cross-save too.
The PS4 and PS5 variations of Vampire Survivors had been launched again in August 2024. Alongside the bottom sport itself, the entire DLC for the sport was additionally launched
The final main DLC launched for Vampire Survivors was Ode to Castlevania, the place Poncle collaborated with Konami to herald some Castlevania-related characters, enemies and weapons to the sport. The DLC was launched again in November. Take a look at our protection of the discharge for extra particulars, together with a trailer.
