Arc System Works announced BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle adds rollback netcode in April 2022.

While BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle adds rollback netcode on April 14th, the new multiplayer functionality will be for the PC (via Steam) and PlayStation 4 versions.

Here’s a rundown on the previously announced rollback netcode:

Fans will find Rollback Netcode enhancements to BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle’s online play helpful for control inputs and allow players across multiple regions to battle it out together with smooth matches. Many players have enjoyed the public test for the Steam version since its start in February. After this update, the Steam public test will come to a close on April 13, 2022. Arc System Works thanks everyone who helped with the test.

Here’s a rundown on the game:

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle adds rollback netcode

THE COLLISION IS INEVITABLE! THE IMPACT WILL BE UNAVOIDABLE!

An unrivaled clash of explosive proportions! The beloved BlazBlue franchise Crosses universes, Tags in fan favorites, and Battles it out in BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle! Created through an all-star collaboration between BlazBlue, Atlus’ Persona, French Bread’s Under Night In-Birth, and Rooster Teeth’s hugely popular RWBY web series, Cross Tag Battle celebrates the fighting genre for pros and newcomers alike! Choose your team in fast paced 2v2 team battles filled with the craziness you’ve come to love from BlazBlue, with all the tight mechanics, smooth gameplay, and gorgeous 2D graphics you expect from Arc System Works.

Features

• BlazBlue, celebrating 10 years of fighting game excellence in 2018, is a series long beloved by the fighting game community for its deep and engrossing story, its vast cast of balanced characters, and its quick and kinetic gameplay style.
• Atlus’ Persona series, a worldwide RPG phenomenon and no stranger to the fighting game genre itself. Persona characters have appeared in Arc System Works games before, notable Persona 4 Arena and Persona 4 Arena Ultimax.
• Under Night In-Birth is veteran fighting game developer French Bread’s first foray into an original title, coming hot off the heels of their success with the cult classic series Melty Blood.
• Rooster Teeth’s animated mega hit, RWBY, has been a popular franchise for years, crossing both gender and age barriers to become a mainstream hit. Characters from the RWBY series have never appeared in a fighting game before. Until now.