EA and Battlefield Studios have clarified how cross-play works for Battlefield 6 because it pertains to consoles, following a interval of confusion based mostly on what a developer mentioned in an interview.
In an interview with IGN, Battlefield Studios mentioned, “Console-only cross-play occurs should you flip it off. Whenever you flip that swap, then you definately get, mainly, console-only cross-play, and that’s, we do not fill with PC gamers.”
A spokesperson for EA confirmed the finer particulars about how cross-play works on console, and that’s that when it is toggled on, the sport will prioritize console-only cross-play, however not assure it. Gamers can choose Cross-play Off to solely play in opposition to folks on their platform.
On PC, cross-play is on by default and can’t be turned off. Listed here are the 2 settings and their descriptions, as written by EA:
Cross-play ON
- On console, when cross-play is on, we’ll prioritize allocating you on servers with different console-only gamers, however gamers can count on to be in a bigger matchmaking pool with gamers on all platforms. Cross-play On is the one possibility accessible on PC.
Cross-play OFF
- You’ll solely play in opposition to gamers in your platform (Xbox provided that on Xbox, PlayStation provided that on PlayStation). Becoming a member of with mates/events containing gamers from different platforms won’t be accessible.
Battlefield 6 launches on October 10 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Sequence X|S. A battle royale mode is in improvement as properly, and it could launch on October 28.