Vampire Survivors’ previously announced cross-save feature will not be launching on PlayStation 4 and PS5 at the same time as other platforms due to a “legal issue”.
Writing on social media, developer Poncle said the team had run into an issue last minute, which “requires us to share info on our partners that we’re unable to”. As such, the “chances of cross-save coming to PlayStation consoles are now very slim”, it said.
But while the chances are slim, they are “not impossible” the Vampire Survivors developer continued, stating it is going to keep working with PlayStation to get the issue sorted.
“We’re so sorry to build up any anticipation for this feature on PlayStation only to change plans at the last minute,” Poncle wrote, before closing:
“For anyone wanting Cross-Save just to unlock trophies, it’s worth noting that PS Trophies are automatically disabled on a platform level for all games when using a save file from another platform.”
As for other platforms, cross-save will be coming to Vampire Survivors via PC, Xbox and mobile devices in coming weeks. It will then arrive for those playing on Nintendo Switch at an unspecified later date, as well as Apple Arcade if the developer “can do so without breaching any privacy commitments”.
At last night’s BAFTAs, Vampire Survivors was deemed the best Evolving Game, winning out against Diablo 4, Final Fantasy 14 Online, No Man’s Sky, Sea of Thieves and World of Warcraft. The game previously scooped itself up the BAFTA for Best Game in 2023, beating out heavy hitters including the likes of Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarök. It also won the award for Game Design.
Not only that, Vampire Survivors is also getting its own animated TV series. I wonder what will be necks for this breakout hit that Christian Donlan described as “near-endless RPG popcorn”.