Fallout 76 has been in a pretty good place since 2020's Wastelanders update, which added NPCs and entirely new questlines to the once-barren online survival game. Since then, it's become more of a full-blown multiplayer RPG with a strong diehard community even if not every Fallout fan vibes with the basic pitch. Why don't we have crossplay though?

This question has been repeatedly raised by the players over the years, and you'd think the development team is tired of giving negative answers by now, but something could change at some point in the future. Just don't expect an update to happen soon.

Following a roundtable interview in late 2025 where the idea of having crossplay was shot down due to the "huge technical hurdle" it'd be to figure out almost eight years after launch, there's a new hope to latch on to. During an interview with creative director Jon Rush and production director Bill LaCoste (via Polygon), a more positive update on the matter was given.

"We are looking into it, and we have plans to try to scope out what that work is going to entail for us... It's just not in the immediate plans for us. We know players want it," Rush said. Don't expect proper commitment to the idea, as it sounds like Bethesda is just exploring options as the community doesn't let go of the idea, but the door hasn't been fully shut yet.

LaCoste once again brought up the "technical hurdles" of going back to the game's roots after years of iteration and trying to rework its innards into something that supports shared online play across all platforms without breaking anything in the process: "So going back and retrofitting it to do that, when you have different places that players are pointing into, and now you're having to worry about entitlements and account purchases and currency." If you've been around long enough, you know we also have to add to the pile of potential issues Creation Engine's infamous creakiness and tendency to crashing.

While it seems crossplay remains a distant dream, this is yet another example of organized movement from the most dedicated portion of a game's community making a difference. A few years ago, we'd lost all hope of Fallout 76 ever getting a current-gen upgrade, and that will be happening later this year, so it's never too late to turn things around if the interest is there and the financials make sense.

In any case, the numbers should be good enough, as Fallout Season 2 has made us (and seemingly many people) excited for Fallout's overall future and Bethesda is happily adding $30 power armour cosmetics to a game that many were burying ages ago.