Modern Warfare reboot may not have cross-saves at launch

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare progression and saves may not migrate across multiple platforms at release.

One of Modern Warfare's biggest features is cross-play. Gamers across PS4, Xbox One, and PC will be able to play together right at launch, which is absolutely huge for engagement levels. But there's one potential fly in the ointment: saves may not freely transfer and may be bound to a specific platform or account. This means your multiplayer progress and campaign saves may be locked to each individual platform--get to max rank in PS4 and you may have to start from scratch on PC.

Cross-play is no small feat and Infinity Ward is still busily working on the intricate logistics of gaming's Big Three playing together. Cross-saves are still in the works too, but haven't been explicitly confirmed by the studio. When asked about cross-platform progression, Modern Warfare multiplayer designer Joe Cecot said: "Still figuring this out. More info to come in the future!"

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I'm pretty sure we'll see cross-saves rolling out alongside cross-play. The whole idea is to get gamers to double dip and buy the game again so they can play with their friends on different systems. That won't happen if they have to restart from square one every time they switch between PS4 and PC, for example. And of course there's the massive extra benefit of spiking the playerbase to ensure matches are readily available.

Whether we'll see cross-saves at launch remains to be seen, though. But these early months are critical for capturing players and keeping them folded in the huge online ecosystem of billion-dollar microtransactions, so it's probably a big priority for the studio.

In other Modern Warfare news, the game will feature an enthralling 100-player mode called Ground War that rivals the Battlefield series, and has a number of PC-level optimizations including uncapped frame rates.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare releases on October 25, 2019 on PS4, Xbox One and PC.

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