MultiVersus Launches May 28 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, and PC - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 March 2024 / 1,802 Views

Publisher Warner Bros. Games and developer Player First Games announced the free-to-play platform fighting game, MultiVersus, will launch for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on May 28.

"We’ve been working hard on a variety of changes and updates to deliver an improved gameplay experience," said MultiVersus game director and Player First Games co-founder Tony Huyn.

"A core aspect of Multiversus is our wealth of iconic characters in the game, with fun-filled competitions set against the backdrop of reimagined universes and environments. So I’m happy to say we’ll be adding some really exciting brand new personalities to the roster, along with more stages from worlds we have yet to explore.

"We moved to Unreal Engine 5, which will improve the game’s visuals and character lighting. So in other words, Shaggy’s sandwiches have never looked better. We’ve rebuilt the game from the ground up to support our new netcode to provide consistent world class online play. So every hit, dodge and bat-a-rang will be delivered with pinpoint accuracy. There’ll be consistent game performance no matter what platform you’re playing on. There’ll be new attacks and combat mechanics for each character, putting more skill expression in your hands. We honestly can’t wait to see what you come up with.

"One of the things we’re most excited to announce is a brand new [player-versus-environment] mode that will offer a new way to play, outside of competitive [player-versus-player]. This new mode will introduce additional ways of playing with unique rewards."

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

11 Comments

CosmicSex (on 11 March 2024)

I feel like this could thrive on Switch as well.

KrspaceT CosmicSex (on 11 March 2024)

And if it can run on PS4 and Xbox1 it should be easy to port. But you know, Warner Bros is kind of making bad decisions. See everything after Suicide Squad.

Hiku KrspaceT (on 11 March 2024)

I suspect it has to do with the rollback netcode. The more characters and items it needs to keep track of, the more complicated and demanding it gets. If this was a simple 1 v 1 fighter, it should be no problem though.

hellobion2 CosmicSex (on 11 March 2024)

I agree with you on that point.

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KLAMarine CosmicSex (on 11 March 2024)

What if it's Nintendo who'd rather not have a Smash competitor? Just a thought...

KrspaceT KLAMarine (on 11 March 2024)

Given the Nick Brawl games are on the Switch, unlikely.

Hiku CosmicSex (on 11 March 2024)

It might be an issue with getting rollback netcode to work well on Switch for this title, since this game has a bunch of characters and items to keep track of.

Scoopz CosmicSex (on 12 March 2024)

They'll probably wait for Switch 2 at this point

SanAndreasX (on 11 March 2024)

With the way David Zaslav is running WBD, the new characters are going to be Josh Duggar, the Sister Wives, one of the many other families with 10-plus kids that they have shows about (could work the same way as the Ice Climbers work in Smash), Dr. Pimple Popper, a rotation of 90-Day Fiancés, and the team of lawyers brokering the possible merger between WBD and Paramount.