However, players on the same family of consoles are able to join each others games (PS4 with PS5, Xbox One with Xbox Series X).Dead Island 2 is just a few days away from release but developer Dambuster Studios dropped an unexpected bombshell for all base PS4 owners who are planning to play the game with friends. Dead Island 2 does not have cross-play between different platforms/consoles, which means that players on PlayStation 5 can’t play with Xbox Series X or PC, and the same applies to them.

Sadly, the answer to this other question is a resounding no. Progress carries over to single player, including inventory items.That means that if you’re 12 missions into the story, but your friend is only 4 missions in, you’ll only be able to play as if you were also on that mission. The story progression of each session is locked to the player with the least progression.Only three players can join into a single session.All menu and inventory management takes place in real time, unlike in single player. In Co-op mode you cannot pause the game.After this point you are free to join any other players, but there’s some things you need to take into account:

However, you won’t be able to do so immediately after starting the game: you need to unlock the Co-op mode while playing the story.ĭuring the main story quest called “Call the Cavalry”, which you’ll find after barely an hour of starting a new game depending on how you play, Co-op becomes available to join or invite friends, or to play online with random people. Well good news for everyone planning on joining some friends to play: yes, you can play through the entire story with up to two other players.

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