REACTION - Battlefield 2042’s Cross Play Is A Victory For Common Sense
But PLEASE get rid of the “person on fire” key art.
By Jay Tee
14/07/21
There have been so many games lately that have embraced cross play but failed to get the basics right. Hood is probably the most infamous example, with a shared matchmaking pool but segregated friend initiations, while stuff like The Division 2 still hasn’t been patched to support the feature.
It’s a lot of work, as evidenced by Apex Legends taking a hot minute to integrate cross progression in a title not originally designed to incorporate the feature. One recent victory on the cross play front is Battlefield 2042, which will not only allow PC, PS5, and Series X players to sync up and play together, but your progression and purchases will carry over between platforms as well.
The best part is the “opt out of PC” cross play toggle for console players, which therefore removes the headache of matching up against mouse / keyboard input, and avoid the prevalence of cheating in that space (here’s looking at you COD: Warzone). PS4 and Xbox One owners can also play together, but that is restricted to last gen consoles (which has a lower player count).
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