Pictured: the Stadia edition playerbase
Just recently Bungie announced thatDestiny 2would be arriving on Stadia, and the current PC, PS4, and Xbox One editions would feature cross-save functionality: yes, even PS4. But one thing they’re shying away from entirely (even though their former publisher Activision managed to get it done forCall of Duty: Modern Warfare) is cross-play. That restriction, according to an FAQ posting this past week, extends to the Stadia version of the game.
Given that Stadia is a brand new unproven platform a lot of folks just kind of assumed thatDestiny 2might have some sort of connectivity between PC and Stadia, but that’s not going to happen, at least at launch. Here it is straight from the FAQ: “Stadia is its own ecosystem, just like current existing platforms. Stadia players will only be able to play with other Stadia players.”
The Stadia edition is immediately in a precarious spot. Folks already have their platforms of choice, so even with cross-save it might be tough to win people over on Stadia.Destiny 2is a game that lives and dies by the amount of people online to play various activities with (especially the matchmaking-less raids), so Stadia just went from a “why not” purchase to a “wait and see” for a lot of people.
Destiny 2[Bungie.net]
