Firaxis disables Civ 7 crossplay to enable faster patches for PC

The launch of Civilization 7 hasn't exactly gone to plan for Firaxis. Long-time fans of the series have taken issue with the latest entry, calling out the UI, missing features and other issues. In an effort to get the game back on track, Firaxis has now disabled console and PC crossplay, enabling them to push updates to PC platforms at a faster pace. 

With crossplay titles, generally, developers have to make sure updates to the game go out to all platforms at once. When it comes to consoles, there is an approval process that developers need to go through before an update can be rolled out. On PC, developers have more freedom to update their games whenever they see fit. With that in mind, crossplay for Civ 7 is being disabled, allowing Firaxis to update the PC version of the game at a quicker pace.

This means that PC players will get access to patches and hotfixes before console users. However, eventually all platforms will be running the same version of the game again. When that happens, crossplay between the PC and console versions will be switched back on.

This news comes alongside the second patch for the game. Civilization 7 1.01 is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux. This patch fixes a number of gameplay bugs, issues with in-game AI, and some tweaks to the in-game UI. You can find the full patch notes on Steam.

This is just the beginning, with more updates already in the works. Hopefully in a few months time, the overall review score for Civ 7 will go from mixed to positive. A new version of the game for virtual reality headsets, like the Meta Quest 3, is also due to release later this year.

KitGuru Says: Have you picked up Civ 7 already? How are you finding the game so far? 

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