Yu Gi Oh! Konami to ditch Cross Duel at the start of the school year

Due to low player interest in the four-player mobile game Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel will close in the next few months.

Launch of Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel on iOS and Android in September 2022 introduced a radical departure from the traditional Yu-Gi-Oh! license game formula. Cross Duel is a crazy duel for four players, in which each player sends their monsters in different ways to attack their opponents, as well as setting traps to interfere with other players. It also features a new mechanic where players can change the type of their monster cards by adding special effects to their deck. However, the unique gameplay of Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel hasn’t garnered much fanfare, in part due to the gacha mechanic being too pay-to-win.

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to Yu-Gi-Oh! CROSS DUEL community for great support. It is with a heavy heart that we announce that we will end service at 05:00 (UTC) on Monday, September 4, 2023 https://t.co/4Q5YCPVQJh #YuGiOhCROSSDUEL pic.twitter.com/Nev5YV9oEw

— YGOCrossDuel (@YGOCrossDuel) March 28, 2023

Konami has confirmed that the sale of crystals in Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel will end with a server shutdown scheduled for September 4, despite the arrival of two new events next April. In addition, before the official postponement of the game, a final rebalancing of the power of the cards is planned.

Tag Duel, a special event for Yu-Gi-Oh! cross duel

To seduce the last fans of Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel, Konami is offering a special Tag Duel event that allows players to team up with Yu-Gi-Oh! for 2v2 duels. In October 2022, you could get Joey Wheeler and Mai Valentine, two iconic characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime, as well as Joey Wheeler’s signature Ultra Rare monster, the Red Eyed Black Dragon, as well as other iconic characters. cards like Baby Dragon, Magician of Time and Gearfried the Iron Knight.

Yoo Gi Oh! Cross Duel, the end of a one-of-a-kind spin-off

If Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel was not as successful as expected by Japanese publisher Konami, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel has been a success since its launch early last year. In addition to celebrating the anniversary with new cards, structured decks for anime series archetypes, and numerous cosmetics based on classic Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, the various versions surpassed 50 million downloads last November.

Please note that Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links based on PvP Yu-Gi-Oh! Speed ​​Duel is also a real success for Konami. All Yu-Gi-Oh! can be found at Parkage, the collectible card game specialist.