Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is always online, even solo

Rocksteady Studios released the first footage from gameplay Killing the Justice League: Suicide Squad, the upcoming co-op looter-shooter set in the Batman: Arkham universe, during Sony’s State of Play presentation on Thursday. Anticipation is high, though fans eager to get their hands on the game may be a tad disappointed to hear that will require an internet connection — even when playing alone.

An FAQ on the game’s website, published after the gameplay reveal, says that “an internet connection is required to play Killing the Justice League: Suicide Squad solo or via online co-op.” Local co-op will not be supported, according to the FAQ, which means that the game won’t be playable offline in any capacity.

While the FAQ doesn’t give an explanation for this decision, the online requirement can likely be attributed to the nature of the game’s cross-platform co-op system, which allows people to drop in and out of missions alongside other players across PlayStation 5, Windows PC, and Xbox Series X. Another important aspect of the never-online system is that Killing the Justice League: Suicide Squad is fully a live-service game, with a “gear score” that sounds similar to Power in Destiny and a battle pass offering items that players can use to customize their characters. The FAQ says that all microtransactions will be optional and will be only for cosmetic items — i.e., they won’t affect gameplay.

Killing the Justice League: Suicide Squad’s always-online requirement follows in the trend of other recent games like Gotham Knights, Monster Hunter Rise, Marvel’s Avengers, and Arkane Austin’s upcoming action horror co-op shooter RedfallAll require an internet connection for play. For more information, see the FAQ Killing the Justice League: Suicide SquadIt is explained that although a PlayStation Plus membership or Xbox Live Gold subscription will be required in order to play online co-op with other players, you can play the game alone without any subscription.

Killing the Justice League: Suicide SquadThe game puts you in the shoes of DC Comics’ antiheroes Harley Quinn and Deadshot as you battle against the Brainiac-controlled Justice League members to save Metropolis and the entire world. The game is the first entry in the Batman: Arkham series since 2015’s Batman: Arkham Knight. In December, Rocksteady confirmed Batman’s presence in the game, which will mark the final appearance of the late Kevin Conroy as the voice of the Caped Crusader.

Killing the Justice League: Suicide SquadIt will be available for Xbox Series X, PS5 and Windows PC on May 26,