This past weekend, my brother texted me, psyched that Dying Light 2: Stay Human had finally launched. He’d put dozens of hours into the first game’s multiplayer mode, which was relatively seamless. Rarely would he have to brave the zombie hordes alone, and more often than not, could count on a friend at hand to team up.

This past Saturday, though? Aw, no. After convincing a few of his friends to buy the game, most of whom would play it on different platforms, he coordinated the timing required to get everyone past the mandatory solo objectives to unlock multiplayer. Then the group had to find a time to meet up. After about a day’s lead up to actually forming a squad in-game, Dying Light 2 tipped its disappointing hand. Multiplayer simply isn’t available across generational hardware or platforms. Meaning that for now, two friends, one with a PS5 and one…