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Is Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 cross-platform?

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When the Emperor calls on you to face down the endless onslaught of Tyranid forces, he doesn’t expect you to go alone. Sure, you are a nearly unkillable Space Marine, but even you will need backup on this mission in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. The campaign isn’t all that long, though it’s more than bloody enough to be satisfying. And replaying missions with friends or jumping into the Operations mode keeps the violence coming. If you fancy yourself a particularly deadly marine, you can even go into PvP.

Clearly, this game was not meant to be played alone, especially not if you want all the Trophies and Achievements — but does it make the list of all cross-platform games?

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Is Space Marine 2 cross-platform?

Space Marines fight Tyranids in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.
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Space Marine 2 is a strange case in which the answer is yes and no depending on what you’re talking about. For crossplay, the game only supports full cross-platform support for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC in the co-op modes. That would be either the campaign or Operations mode. On the other hand, consoles and PC are divided for the PvP modes. Here, PC players are sectioned off while PlayStation and Xbox players can still battle it out on an even playing field.

This is similar to the cross-platform setup for Fallout 76 and Ark: Survival Evolvedwhich have partial cross-platform support.

Thankfully, cross-progression is a much simpler matter. Once you set up your Prism Ray Online Services account before playing, you can access this same account on any platform to move your save wherever you go. This will require you to own a copy of the game on multiple platforms to take advantage of it, but the feature is there if you need it.

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All Space Marine 2 Trophies and Achievements
The image shows Space Marines advancing, with a Lord of Change seen in the distance.

Hopefully your chainswords haven't gotten rusty, Space Marines, because the Emperor has called you back into duty with Space Marine 2. This campaign will put you and your squad to the test against overwhelming odds, but if your faith is strong enough, you can overcome and emerge victorious. However, once you've reached the conclusion and seen the credits role, there's still more to be done before you've achieved the ultimate victory. Trophies and Achievements will give you plenty of reasons to revisit missions and test out all the other modes the game has to offer. You will have to do all the dirty work yourself, but we can at least tell you all the Trophies and Achievements you have ahead of you.

Note: Some of the Trophy and Achievement descriptions will spoil minor parts of the game.
All Space Marine 2 Trophies and Achievements

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Several dinosaurs in Ark.

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Titus fights an enemy in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

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Space Marine 2 release time

Space Marine 2 will release at 9 a.m. PT/noon ET September 9. You can refer to the above map to find your specific time zone.
Space Marine 2 file size
Space Marine 2 will be a decent-sized game, but not as big of a hog as other games like Call of Duty. It is will be 54GB on the PlayStation 5 and just a bit bigger on Xbox at 58GB.
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