If you planned to buy any console, PlayStation, Xbox, or other, not so long ago, you needed to consider a few things. Of course, you care about features and price, but you also needed to make sure your friends have the same console so you can all play a game together. Imagine being the only one with a PC while all of your friends are together on PS and talking about it whenever you meet. Yes, I know, it sounds horrifying.
Luckily, game developers decided to help those who couldn’t afford to have all of the consoles at once and enable the cross-play option. Simply speaking, cross-playing means that you and your friends can have different consoles and still play the game together.
Unfortunately, it won’t work for all games, but the biggest franchises enabled this option or started working on it. Whether you want to play some of the new games or even old-gen, you might be able to find your favorite on the list. Here, I’ll present you with some of the best cross-platform games you can play with your friends regardless of the console you have.
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Most Popular Cross-Platform Games
As mentioned, some of the biggest game developers have made sure to enable cross-platform for their games. Here’s the list of the most popular cross-platform games currently available and consoles you can use to play.
| Game | Platforms | |||||
| Fortnite | PS4 | PS5 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X | Switch | PC |
| Apex Legends | PS4 | PC | Switch | Xbox One | ||
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare | Xbox One | PS4 | PC | |||
| Call of Duty Warzone | PS4 | Xbox One | PC | Xbox Series X | PS5 | |
| Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War | PS4 | Xbox One | PC | Xbox Series X | Xbox Series X | |
| Minecraft | Xbox One | PS4 | Switch | PC | ||
| Rocket League | Xbox One | Switch | PC | PS4 | ||
| Gears Of War 4 | PC | Xbox One | ||||
These are the most popular games at the moment, and yes, you can play cross-platform. As you can tell, some of them give you a vast number of options, such as Fortnite, while others, such as Gears of War, are pretty limited. Yet, we should appreciate the effort and hope that we will get more of the popular games with the cross-platform option enabled in the future.
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Other Games You Can Play Cross-Platform
| Games | Platforms | ||||
| Among Us | Android | iOS | PC | Switch | |
| Brawlhalla | Switch | Xbox One | PS4 | PC | |
| Dauntless | PS4 | Xbox One | PC | Switch | |
| Dead by Daylight | Switch | Xbox One | PS4 | PC | |
| Fantasy Strike | PS4 | Switch | PC | ||
| Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn | PS4 | PC | |||
| Genshin Impact | PC | PS4 | Android | iOS | |
| Hyper Scape | Xbox One | PS4 | PC | ||
| Minecraft Dungeons | PC | Xbox One | PS4 | Switch | |
| MLB The Show 21 | Xbox Series X | PS5 | Xbox One | PS4 | |
| Need for Speed Heat | PS4 | Xbox One | PC | ||
| No Man’s Sky | PS4 | Xbox One | PC | ||
| Paladins: Champions of the Realm | Xbox One | Switch | PC | PS4 | |
| Power Rangers | Battle for the Grid: Switch | Xbox One | PS4 | PC | |
| Realm Royale | Xbox One | Switch | PC | PS4 | |
| Rogue Company | PS4 | Nintendo Switch | PC | Xbox One | Xbox Series X |
| SMITE | Xbox One | Switch | PC | PS4 | |
| Spellbreak | Epic Games Store | Xbox One | PS4 | Switch | |
| Star Wars: Squadrons | Xbox One | PS4 | PC | ||
| Super Mega Baseball 2 | PS4 | Xbox One | PC | Switch | |
| Super Mega Baseball 3 | PS4 | Xbox One | PC | Switch | |
| World of Warships | Legends: PS4 | Xbox One | PC | ||
| World War Z | Epic Games Store | Xbox One | PC | ||
Besides the most popular games out there, others deserved to be mentioned. Of course, you might not be a fan of fantasy world and Fortnite, but Need For Speed might drive your excitement. Check out this list as well. It’s worth it for sure.
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Free Cross-Platform Games
Of course, some of these games need to be paid to play cross-platform. However, some are free and just waiting for you and your friends. Here’s the list of the most popular free cross-platform games:
| Games | Platforms | |||||
| Fortnite | PS4 | PS5 | Xbox One | Xbox Series X | Switch | PC |
| Apex Legends | Xbox One | PS4 | PC | Switch | ||
| Call of Duty: Warzone | PS4 | Xbox One | PC | Xbox Series X | PS5 | |
| Rocket League | Xbox One | Switch | PC | PS4 | ||
Why Not Every Game Is Available Cross-Platform
The main reason why games weren’t made as cross-platform in the first place is because of the advantage some players might have. Of course, the main idea of cross-platform games is to be multi-player. Otherwise, you can’t play with others anyways. The most popular multi-player games are shooters. Having a mouse and a keyboard while playing shooting games gives PC players a significant advantage over those using joysticks and joy-pads. Therefore, the primary reason for not having this option for any game is fairness. Developers want players to have equal chances and play the game with those with the same gaming tools.
Also, there’s a legal issue. If a player using Xbox, for example, violates some of the policies and behaves aggressively towards PS players, Sony cannot take action against this person. Therefore, we’re having an issue with increased abusive behavior.
Yet, some developers decided that the benefits of having cross-play are far more significant than the disadvantages, and that’s how we got where we are today. Hopefully, this trend will continue, and we will get more and more games to play with our friends on different consoles.
Till then, check out our list and have fun! If you cannot decide on what to play, you can check Reddit’s list updated every day with the newest cross-platform games. For more ideas, check out this YouTube video, it’ll give you ideas for sure.
