Does Monster Hunter Wilds Have Crossplay?

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Given the series’ history, it’s only natural to wonder if will support crossplay and cross-progression. is the newest installment in Capcom’s hit monster-hunting series, which made a breakthrough in the Western market with the release of in 2018. Since then, the main series expanded with the arrival of the expansion for in 2019 and then the release of for Nintendo Switch consoles in 2021. In 2022, players saw the release of for PC and, a year later for current and past-generation PlayStation and Xbox consoles.

It’s worth noting that in 2022, also received an expansion called, which substantially expanded the game’s content. Even with all of the content and playtime offered by the main series – disregarding spin-off titles like – these Capcom games have never had support for crossplay or cross-progression. Now, is bringing several changes to its systems, even if maintaining the core of the gameplay, and, with it, renewed hope for some sort of connection between different platforms in an era where most AAA games have it.

Despite the absence of crossplay in previous entries, it has been confirmed that will have crossplay support starting at launch. This means that, once the game is released on February 28, players will be able to connect with hunters on other platforms, apparently seamlessly. The information was confirmed by developer Capcom in an interview with . This is a major breakthrough for the series, representing the first title in the franchise to ever allow players to use crossplay to hunt monsters with players on platform families other than their own.

Monster Hunter Wilds introduced plenty of new weapons moves, but the open beta was missing a vital feature to help players train for the full launch.

While the game will have crossplay, a first for the series, it will continue not to support cross-save and cross-progression features. This means that players who start a campaign on a specific platform will be stuck with it. If they desire to play on another