Destiny 2 will support Cross Save across all platforms starting Fall 2019 – including PS4. However, reports indicate that this feature was apparently uncertain for Sony’s console until the last moment.
Many fans held hope for this: Just before the official reveal of the new expansion Shadowkeep for Destiny 2, some leaks and early news circulated.
It was claimed, among other things, that Destiny 2 would soon support Cross Save and announce this feature during the reveal of Shadowkeep. Data mining results also support this claim. Evidence of Cross Save was found in the new data of Destiny 2 that came with Update 2.5.0.1.
Many fans hoped that this information would ultimately come true. Cross Save has long been desired and longed for in the community. “Please, let it be true” was the general sentiment on Reddit and other discussion platforms. Here we explain how to use Cross Save.
Thus, many PS4 fans were upset: However, the leak unsettled, disappointed, and angered a lot of fans – namely many PS4 players.
According to the supposed advance information, Cross Save was only secure for PC, Xbox One, and Google Stadia. The fate of the PS4 was unclear. Some sources even reported that the PS4 would be left out of this feature.
It really was that dramatic: A report from renowned gaming journalist Jason Schreier of Kotaku shows how dramatic the situation was for this feature on PlayStation.
Thus, the fate of Cross Save on PS4 was indeed uncertain for a long time and was essentially sealed only at the last moment. Until the day before the announcement, Bungie assumed that Cross Save would not happen on PS4.
Also for the PS4 players, the Cross Save drama has finally come to a reconciliatory end. In the end, all Guardians could rejoice over this new feature.
The studio was prepared to announce Cross Save without PS4. This is also evidenced by official promotional material used even during the official reveal, which does not list Sony’s console.
As three anonymous insider sources reported to Schreier, Sony and Bungie negotiated intensively on the last day before the announcement of Cross Save. Until Sony ultimately relented to everyone’s joy and relief.
A certain drama could thus still be averted. But fans and players remained unaware of this decision until the official reveal. Their nerves were thus still put to a hard test.
This is how the PS4 players were finally redeemed: With the reveal on June 6, the official redemption finally came.
Destiny Franchise Director Luke Smith and Destiny General Manager Mark Noseworthy announced Cross Save for all platforms as one of the first features for the future of Destiny 2 at the very beginning of the stream – both visibly relieved.
Also for the PS4 players, the Cross Save drama has finally come to a reconciliatory end. In the end, all Guardians could rejoice over this new feature.
