Fall Guys is ‘still coming’ to Nintendo Switch and Xbox, says Mediatonic

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Fall Guys is definitely still coming to Nintendo Switch and Xbox, with developer Mediatonic confirming that it is “finalising development” of these versions of the game.

The confirmation from Mediatonic comes in a recent blog post for the game's mid-season update. In the post, Mediatonic acknowledges that it understands “news regarding Fall Guys on Nintendo Switch and Xbox is highly anticipated”. The studio goes on to reveal that it’s currently “finalising development” on these versions and that, while they aren’t in this update, they are “still coming”. 

The main purpose of the post is to celebrate the long-awaited arrival of cross-platform lobbies in Fall Guys. Now, players on PlayStation and PC can form parties and, as long as they link their Epic Accounts to Fall Guys, they'll «be able to play together by using the 'Invite Players' functionality.» 

Mediatonic says it’s “super excited to enable this cross-platform functionality for our existing platforms as a first step.”

Mediatonic first announced its plans to bring Fall Guys to Nintendo Switch and Xbox around a year ago now, back in February 2021. These versions were expected to release in mid-2021 but a delay was announced in April 2021, with Mediatonic stating that the release schedule was “unfortunately just too soon for us to include all of the tasty new features we're working on.” 

Mediatonic confirmed towards the end of 2021 that the Xbox and Nintendo Switch versions of the game would not release as part of the Season 6 launch, writing, “speculation on social media connecting these new console releases to the Season 6 launch and we want to clarify that that's not the case so no one’s left confused looking for the game on these platforms.” The studio did, however,