
This was a big problem in previous console generations, when friend groups would have to confer with each other beforehand to ensure they all bought PlayStations, or Xboxes, or PCs. Many multiplayer games - even cross-platform ones - restrict multiplayer modes to other players on the same console family. In other words, if you have a PS5 and your first friend has an Xbox Series X, while your second friend has a PC, a cross-play game will let you all play together.


Here’s the distinction:Ī cross-play game is a title that lets people on different platforms play the multiplayer mode together.

Cross-play games, on the other hand, are usually what people want to learn about when they search for “cross-platform games.” All cross-play games are cross-platform games, but not all cross-platform games are cross-play games.
