{"id":16992,"date":"2022-09-21T22:12:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T21:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/picross-s8-coming-to-switch-next-week-with-four-player-local-multiplayer\/"},"modified":"2022-09-21T22:12:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T21:12:19","slug":"picross-s8-coming-to-switch-next-week-with-four-player-local-multiplayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/picross-s8-coming-to-switch-next-week-with-four-player-local-multiplayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Picross S8 coming to Switch next week with four-player local multiplayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>\nDeveloper Jupiter has unveiled an eighth mainline instalment for its mighty Picross puzzle series on Switch, its big new addition being multiplayer support for up to four player when it launches next week. Furthermore, multiplayer and touchscreen support are reportedly being added to all previous Switch instalments at the same time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nPicross S8, as this newest entry is known, follows the same familiar formula as its predecessors &#8211; each stage requiring players to complete a picture on a grid by solving numerical clues indicating which squares must be filled in &#8211; but adds a bit of spice to proceedings by letting four players put their heads together to tackle each challenge.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nAccording to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jupiter.co.jp\/e\/switch\/picrosss8\/index.php\">official Picross website<\/a>, it&#8217;s local multiplayer only (the trailer suggests there&#8217;s a score-based component despite everyone working co-operatively to complete the same puzzle), and each player will need their own controller to participate.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/picross-s8-coming-to-switch-next-week-with-four-player-local-multiplayer\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; eurogamer.net<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Developer Jupiter has unveiled an eighth mainline instalment for its mighty Picross puzzle series on Switch, its big new addition being multiplayer support for up to four player when it launches next week. Furthermore, multiplayer and touchscreen support are reportedly being added to all previous Switch instalments at the same time. 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