Tekken 8 is one of the next fighting games coming to next-gen consoles and PCs. A moment when we will relive the fight between two giants, since Street Fighter VI is also preparing its landing. This way, with each passing day, we learn new details about your proposal.
And the latest information comes from Harada, director and producer of Tekken 8, who has confirmed that the game will have crossplay.
Tekken 8 adds much-requested crossplay
This confirmation comes to us through a tweet in which he responded to a user about it. In the, Harada replied forcefully "Of course", making it clear that this time the fighting title will have crossplay. Additionally, he took advantage of the post to explain the lack of crossplay in Tekken 7, stating that although Sony and Microsoft said they were open to supporting crossplay, it really wasn't easy for third-party games, since "they disagreed with each other over their mutual interests (and the P2P security issue) and repeatedly refused.
Cross play? Of course.
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When the previous generation consoles were released, I had already offered crossplay between the two platforms. However, at that time, they were at odds over each other's interests (and the P2P security issue) and repeatedly refused. https://t.co/I8b38YfePh— Katsuhiro Harada (@Harada_TEKKEN) April 9, 2023
Tekken 8 doesn't have a definitive release date yet, but we know it's coming to Xbox Series X | S, PC and PS5.