Monster Hunter Rise won’t support cross-save or crossplay with Nintendo Switch

Capcom is “unable to implement it this time.”

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Plenty of PC games support cross-save support with their Nintendo Switch versions: you can play, say, Divinity Original Sin 2 on the bus with the handheld, and then access the same save file on Steam later in the evening. ButMonster Hunter Risewon’t support that functionality when it releases for PC in January.

“We’ve heard your requests for Cross-Save / Cross-Play for #MHRise and #Sunbreak, but unfortunately, after looking into it throughout the development process, we found we are unable to implement it this time,” the official Monster Hunter accounttweetedtoday. “As always, we appreciate your continued feedback and support.”

They probably don’t appreciateallthe feedback coming their way—there’s a lot of salty tweets in response to Capcom’s announcement. Players wonder why the likes of Hades, Fortnite, Civilization 6 and The Witcher 3 can handle cross-save, but Monster Hunter can’t.

Whatever the case, if you were hoping to play Monster Hunter Rise in handheld as well as desktop, you’re probably better off waiting for the Steam Deck. After a period of Nintendo exclusivity, Rise releases for PC onJanuary 12and will support higher res textures and a much better framerate than its console version.

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Shaun Prescott is the Australian editor of PC Gamer. With over ten years experience covering the games industry, his work has appeared on GamesRadar+, TechRadar, The Guardian, PLAY Magazine, the Sydney Morning Herald, and more. Specific interests include indie games, obscure Metroidvanias, speedrunning, experimental games and FPSs. He thinks Lulu by Metallica and Lou Reed is an all-time classic that will receive its due critical reappraisal one day.

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