Apex Legends Cross-Progression: Tech Not Built With It in Mind, Still Investigating How to Implement Says Respawn

For those hoping to carry over their game data from one platform to another in Apex Legends, that might take a while, as Respawn has admitted that while they are looking for ways to implement Apex Legends cross-progression, it’s not that easy, as the game’s tech wasn’t built with it in mind.

In a roundtable interview for Apex Legends’ upcoming Eclipse Season which MP1st was invited to, Design Director Evan Nikolich was asked about that very question, and here’s his response:

Q: Is cross progression coming to the game?

Evan Nikolich: Cross progression is something we are constantly looking at. Our tech stack from the very beginning was not built with cross progression in mind. It is a very technically challenging issue and we want to do it right. Is definitely something we are investigating and want to get into the game at some point.

While that’s a bummer to hear, it’s definitely understandable. I mean, I doubt anyone playing Apex Legends wants a buggy cross-progression system in place just to say that’s it’s there, right?

Apex Legends’ Eclipse will start this November 1, and it will not only feature a new legend in Catalyst, but a new map as well. Check out the Broken Moon map right here to see it in action.