MultiVersus return date confirmed: When will it come back to life?
Warner Bros' live-service games push is seemingly set to continue after the less-than-graceful Suicide Squad launch.
The return date for MultiVersus has been confirmed!
This doesn't come as a massive surprise, after the Warner Bros game's social media accounts lurched back to life last week.
In case you're not familiar, MultiVersus is a Super Smash Bros-like multiplayer game that sees iconic Warner Bros-owned characters — from Batman to Shaggy from Scooby Doo — battling it out in brightly-coloured arenas.
The official press materials tell us that MultiVersus, which previously had a lengthy early access period, will return "with a new PVE mode, more heroes and personalities added to the roster, additional stages based on reimagined universes and environments, first-class online play, improved visuals and much more".
Check out the key details below as we all get ready to have the wacky fun of MultiVersus back in our lives!
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When is the MultiVersus return date?
The MultiVersus return date is 28th May 2024, the publishers from Warner Bros have confirmed.
As for platforms, we're told that MultiVersus "will be available as a free download" on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store).
The press release also promises that MultiVersus will have "full cross-play and cross-progression support" when it returns in May.
Previously, the MultiVersus social media account on X (formerly Twitter) curiously sprung into action - after an almost nine-month-long absence since the closure of the online open beta.
Knowing it’s been a hot minute since we last heard anything from MultiVersus, the tweet was rather coy, but it was more than enough for players desperate to get back into the game — the post has garnered 38,000 likes and counting.
It was quite an odd call for developers Player First Games to close the open beta in the first place, as players could purchase skins and battle passes – something typically relegated to full releases.
Players could still engage in offline play at least, but it was limited to local play or test matches. It's nice to have the return date confirmed now!
Warner Bros also has a pretty troubled recent past with live-service games, as evidenced by the launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which we think is fair to describe as "not ideal".
That being said, Warner Bros is clearly a fan of the live-service model (meaning games that get updated regularly with new seasonal content for a long time after launch).
One of the company's key execs recently admitted that they would love to see a live-service Harry Potter/Hogwarts Legacy game in future.
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Whether or not MultiVersus will capture players' attention again is also up for debate. The game reached an all-time peak of 153,433 players (as of writing) during the initial open beta, but the current 24-hour peak is less than a thousandth of this, at 140, according to SteamDB.
Of course, with the online element not working, it's no surprise that people have been turning to other games in the meantime. And that’s higher than it has been in recent weeks, so clearly there is some – albeit limited – renewed interest.
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