


In co-op, you can choose from one of three settings, or play in single-player which will allow you to pause the game. When does co-op unlock in Dead Island 2?Ĭo-op becomes available in Dead Island 2 during the main story quest called "Call The Cavalry," which you'll reach after the first 20-60 minutes spent in-game, depending on your playstyle. In the meantime, your plans won't be interrupted so long as you have someone on PS5, PS4 Pro, Xbox Series X|S, or Xbox One X to play with. This is meant to be addressed in a future patch, and if it is, we'll update this article. Those playing on last-gen base-model platforms including PS4, Xbox One, and Xbox One S, cannot currently host co-op games, they can only join them. There is an additional wrinkle to this feature, however. Now Playing: Dead Island 2 Isn't What We Were Expecting. However, players on the same family of consoles are able to join each others games (PS4 with PS5, Xbox One with Xbox Series X).By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Dead Island 2 does not have cross-play between different platforms/consoles, which means that players on PlayStation 5 can’t play with Xbox Series X or PC, and the same applies to them. Sadly, the answer to this other question is a resounding no. Progress carries over to single player, including inventory items.That means that if you’re 12 missions into the story, but your friend is only 4 missions in, you’ll only be able to play as if you were also on that mission. The story progression of each session is locked to the player with the least progression.Only three players can join into a single session.All menu and inventory management takes place in real time, unlike in single player. In Co-op mode you cannot pause the game.After this point you are free to join any other players, but there’s some things you need to take into account: However, you won’t be able to do so immediately after starting the game: you need to unlock the Co-op mode while playing the story.ĭuring the main story quest called “Call the Cavalry”, which you’ll find after barely an hour of starting a new game depending on how you play, Co-op becomes available to join or invite friends, or to play online with random people. Well good news for everyone planning on joining some friends to play: yes, you can play through the entire story with up to two other players.
