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The Borderlands 3 cross-play update is live for all platforms, except for PS4 and PS5.
Yesterday on June 24, a new blog post over on the official Borderlands 3 website revealed that the cross-play update was finally live for all platforms. The obvious exception here is both the PS4 and PS5, which Borderlands developer Gearbox previously revealed would be excluded from the cross-play update due to certification reasons.
Alongside the new cross-play update, there's the reveal of a brand new event for all Borderlands 3 players. The Revengeance of Revenge of the Cartel event is now live, having kicked off just yesterday on June 24, and offers players a limited-time event in which they can hunt down the ruthless cartels and claim some pretty snazzy-looking rewards for all the playable Vault Hunters.
As for the cross-play update though, we're not really sure what's going on with regard to PlayStation platforms being excluded from the new feature. If it truly is a certification issue on PS4 and PS5, which Gearbox previously stated, then it's entirely possible that cross-play could come to PlayStation platforms in the future once any issues are ironed out. We'll have to wait and see for more details about cross-play potentially expanding in the future.
Just earlier this week, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan asserted that Sony wants to "support and encourage cross-play across its ecosystem." Ryan pointed to a list of games including Fortnite, Call of Duty, Minecraft, and Rocket League to highlight PlayStation's commitment to cross-play, but it's worth remembering that Sony has been notoriously slow at adopting the cross-play initiative, especially when compared to its competitors like Xbox. With the news of Borderlands 3 skipping out cross-play on PlayStation platforms, Ryan's comments are a little puzzling.
For a complete look at all the games PlayStation has planned for launch on its next-gen console, head over to our upcoming PS5 games guide for more.
