Delta Force Last-Gen Version Won’t Be Released the Same Time as PS5, Xbox Series; Expect Crossplay to Work Similar to “Other Popular Titles”

While we’ve seen (and played) Delta Force’s multiplayer on PC, the console versions have been MIA (Missing in Action). With the game’s ambitious scope, perhaps the studio’s initial plans to release the game on last-gen (PS4, Xbox One) has been scrapped? That’s not the case, though don’t expect the last-gen versions to be released the same time as the PS5, Xbox Series X|S versions.

This was confirmed to MP1st by developer Team Jade in an exclusive interview. Publishing Director Jesseca Zhang confirmed that the last-gen versions won’t be released at the same time as the current-gen versions, and when in terms of crossplay, players can expect it to work similarly to “other popular titles.”

MP1st: Will the full game be playable on last-gen (PS4, Xbox One) consoles and mobiles? How will crossplay for that work with current-gen and PC?

Jesseca: Last-gen consoles will be supported, but as it takes extra time to optimize the game for these systems, we don’t expect Delta Force to land on last-gen at the same time as versions for current-gen consoles. It is our commitment to bring an uncompromised Delta Force experience to all players regardless of platform, so the full multi-player game will be playable on all systems. The campaign mode, however, will be available only for PC and consoles. As for crossplay support, players can expect something similar to how this works with other popular titles.

Chances are, the last-gen versions will be released at a later date, though nothing has been announced, and we haven’t see gameplay of the console versions just yet. When it comes to crossplay, based on Team Jade’s answer, I’d assume they meant that current-gen will be able to play against other current-gen players (and PC), while last-gen players will be able to match up against each other (and presumably mobile).

Delta Force will be hitting early access in Q4 this year on PC, and hopefully, the promised console news will be out soon. You can check out our impressions of the closed alpha of Delta Force to see what we make of the multiplayer so far.

Stay tuned to our full interview hitting the site soon.

Stay connected to MP1st and the latest news by following us on Bluesky, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, and Google News.