Ghost of Tsushima PC multiplayer crossplay will come with beta label attached, following PSN debacle

Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut is set to launch on PC in two days, and developer Nixxes has made the interesting move of stating that the game’s crossplay functionality – which requires the much-contested PSN login on PC – will now launch with a “beta” label attached.

Legends, the game’s cooperative online multiplayer mode, was previously assumed to be a fully-functional part of the upcoming PC release. Back in April, when Nixxes shared the PC requirements for Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut, the studio noted players would require a PSN account for multiplayer, and nothing more was said on this particular feature. The word ‘beta’ never appeared.

Now, Legends is described as being “functional on PC at launch”, but cross-play won’t be automatic.

The move follows plenty of hoo-ha over Helldivers’ PC PSN log-in requirement (which is now steadily being resolved after Sony backtracked on its original plans). Still, Ghost of Tsushima’s developer Sucker Punch was forced to make clear that Steam players would not be required to sign up to PSN if they only wanted to play the Director’s Cut’s single-player campaign. Despite that, Steam began auto-refunding players who bought Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut in countries where PSN isn’t available.