Borderlands 3 Arrives To Steam This Friday, Supports Cross-Play With Epic Games Store

This past February, developer 4A Games announced that the initial Epic Games Store exclusive Metro Exodus would be arriving to Steam later in the month. Following the announcement, this led to speculation considering if the same path will be taken for Ubisoft’s The Division 2 which released the following month alongside Gearbox Software’s Borderlands 3 later in the year.

This is assuming that the agreement to establish the respected title only available on the platform for the first full year as seen from Metro Exodus – that a pattern would follow suit for the other mentioned titles. However, that doesn’t look to be the case as it was announced at PAX East that the September-released title would arrive later in March.

Atop of the news that grew excitement for fans who have yet to pick up the title due to platform limitations, there is more to expand up this week with the recent FAQ that was posted by the development team.

Reading the post discloses that Cross-platform play between both storefronts will be supported when the game arrives to Steam this coming Friday.

Borderlands 3 supports PC Cross-Play between Steam and the Epic Games Store with the power of SHiFT Matchmaking. When launching Borderlands 3 for the first time on Steam, and on Epic after installing a new patch, you’ll be greeted by a “PC Cross-Play” screen and the option to enable or disable this feature.

Additionally, Gearbox Software also disclosed that cross-save compatibility will also be implemented for users who plan to migrate between PC marketplaces in the future. However, the team does suggest creating a duplicate of your progress as this will potentially corrupt the save file in process of transferring to either platform.

“Your save data can be transferred between the Steam and Epic PC platforms, but you will have to move your save files manually. By doing so, you run the risk of potentially losing your save files, so we strongly recommend that you make a backup copy of your save games before you attempt any manual transfer of saves.”

Prior to the release of Borderlands 3 back in July, Gearbox Software CEO Randy Pitchford did brush upon cross-play between consoles. He shared that the feature would unfortunately not be primed for launch. He did, however, tell that the team looking for a “practicable” timeframe to work on cross-platform play following the game’s release.

Do you plan on picking up Borderlands 3 for Steam this week?

Borderlands 3 is out now for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via Epic Games Store & Stadia; coming to Steam on March 13, 2020.

Source: Gearbox Software