Elder Scrolls Online devs answer to crossplay has “changed”

Speaking ahead of the Elder Scrolls Online global reveal for Gold Road, Richard Lambert, the game’s Creative Director, admitted his answer to the question of cross-play has “kind of changed over the years.”

The Elder Scrolls Online is available across PC and consoles, and many players have been calling for the implementation of crossplay for many years. As has become the norm with dozens of the industry’s hottest properties in recent years.

But it’s never really looked as if there’s been real movement on the issue from the dev team as far as ESO is concerned. In fact, many players consider the answer to the question a “hard no”.

However, recent comments ahead of Gold Road’s global reveal from ESO’s Creative Director, Richard Lambert, illustrate the dev team is aware of the demand, and investigating possibilities.

According to Lambert, the issue is complicated, but the devs are not ignoring it.

“It is hard. We made a lot of decisions in like 2008 and 2009 when we were just starting to build the technology that doesn’t necessarily play nice with that,” he touched on during a recent Q&A with press.

“It’s a big, big gnarly thing,” he said of crossplay, before explaining the team has been “digging” into what’s involved. “My answer has kind of changed over the years. Especially now that we’ve spent a lot more… brain power behind it. But it’s definitely not something that’s going to happen anytime soon.”

Even if it’s not something players can expect soon, Lambert’s change of heart is no doubt an exciting sign for those in favor of the crossplay experience.

The Elder Scrolls Online’s next Chapter, Gold Road, is set to release in June.