Still, audiences seem to be loving the game regardless of the feature being missing at this time. While on a real Switch you’d be limited to the people in your immediate vicinity, yuzu boasts a complex server/client infrastructure that forwards a game’s wireless communication across the internet.

This will certainly keep the hope alive for online multiplayer coming to the game in the future. yuzu ’s multiplayer feature has the ability to emulate local wireless multiplayer over the Internet. So, while it’s local couch coop for now, looking into adding online at a later date.” “Chad and Jared grew up playing co-op together and they were like, OK this game HAS to be co-op. Moldenhauer also acknowledges the past three years of development work that the three of them put into the project, and how they are not necessarily done with Cuphead, despite the game officially releasing, saying: She mentions how her husband Chad and brother-in-law Jared, the game’s creators, grew up with classic 1980s platformer video games and 1930s cartoons, and how these pieces of pop culture heavily inspired them to make Cuphead. The game’s producer, Maja Moldenhauer, recently spoke with Fandom about the creative process that went into developing the game and their plans for future support for the game. Now, the game’s creators have stated that Cuphead online multiplayer may indeed be coming in the future. Players have also been enjoying the game’s local multiplayer co-operative gameplay mode, but many have voiced a desire to play with their friends online. Now that the game has been playable by the public, it has been well received by audiences for its colorful imagery and difficult, but compelling gameplay. Its unique design reminiscent of classic 1930s Disney cartoons immediately made it a standout project in the indie sector of gaming. You'll be able to play with the standard Joy-Cons, but we aren't 100 percent positive if there will be support for the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller since that information is not listed on the eShop.After several years of waiting and multiple delays, Cuphead has finally been released for Xbox One and PC. Local co-op for Cuphead will be playable in both tablet and TV docked modes. So local co-op is still the best way if I want to play with a friend? It can still definitely happen since they're bringing in Xbox Live features, so we'll see.

There is always the possible issue of latency and lag with online co-op, and Cuphead is a difficult game that's all about precision during those epic boss battles. While they could potentially add online multiplayer co-op for Cuphead with the future cross-play features, we're not sure how well it would perform. This is a given considering that other cross-play games, such as Minecraft, have achievements that sync back to your Xbox Live account. Co-Operative LAN Local & Party MMO Multiplayer Online Competitive Singleplayer. From what we can gather, the Xbox Live cross-play functionality will include achievements, at the very least.