Cross-save and cross-play have never looked so good together.
What you need to know
- Minecraft Dungeons is nearing its first anniversary, and it has been almost six months since the addition of cross-play.
- Players have eagerly waited that entire time for Mojang Studios to release cross-save to preserve progression across platforms finally.
- Today, we finally get our wish granted with the addition of cloud-enabled cross-save in Minecraft Dungeons throughout today.
- Using your Microsoft Account, you will be able to carry characters and progression through Minecraft Dungeons on Xbox, PlayStation, PC, and Switch.
We are nearing the one-year anniversary of Minecraft Dungeons, the action-RPG spin-off of Minecraft. During this time, Minecraft Dungeons has received multiple updates and DLC, culminating in the recently released (and massive) Flames of the Nether DLC, to add new features and greatly improve the game over time. One thing that has been sorely missing since launch, however, is cross-save support. After nearly 12 months of waiting (almost 6 months after Minecraft Dungeons officially added cross-play support and promised cross-save, we're finally getting it.
Whether you want to play on the big screen, a handheld device or your trusty old laptop; the adventure doesn’t have to stop!
— Minecraft Dungeons (@dungeonsgame) April 30, 2021
On May 5, Cloud Saves are coming to Dungeons, meaning you’ll be able to pick up and play your save game on any supported platform! pic.twitter.com/mNE75n4Zs3
Today, Mojang Studios and Double Eleven are finally rolling out the update that officially enables cloud-powered cross-saves in Minecraft Dungeons at some point today. Powered by the same Microsoft Account you use to take advantage of cross-play to join your friends, cross-saves let you carry your characters and all of their progression across every platform Minecraft Dungeons is available. Yes, this includes Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, PS5, PS4, PC, and Switch. This does not include purchases, however, like the Minecraft Dungeons Season Pass.
Minecraft Dungeons players have been waiting for cross-save support to arrive for a long time now, and at times the omission has been frustrating. We discussed this and more in our overview of Mojang Studios and how it sometimes feels like an underfunded indie studio.
Now with cross-save support, Minecraft Dungeons fully feels like the game it could've been at launch. With all of the post-launch support the game has received, it's absolutely one of the best games on Xbox and one of the best games on Xbox Game Pass. If you hadn't checked out Mojang Studios' experimental expansion of the Minecraft franchise yet, it's certainly worth your time. Now with cross-save, you can worry even less about losing any of your progression if you play on more than one platform.
The next era of Dungeons
Minecraft Dungeons: Season Pass
$20 at Microsoft (Xbox) $20 at Microsoft (Windows) $20 at Amazon (Switch)
Explore new worlds in Minecraft Dungeons.
It's been a busy first year for Minecraft Dungeons, and now the ARPG dungeon-crawling Minecraft spin-off is looking ahead towards its future, with four new expansions planned. The first two, Howling Peaks and Flames of the Nether, are available right now, but players can also grab the new Season Pass to gain immediate access to all four expansions as soon as they launch.
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