Your best friend got a new console for his birthday, and it isn't the same as yours, does that mean you've lost your teammate forever? Nope, and that's thanks to the new crossplay feature you'll find on certain games.
Playing a game is fun, but it's highly more satisfying when you get to play with people you know. Two friends hustling to fight against or alongside each other, and win the game takes the gameplay to a whole new level.
For many games, you and your friends new to have the same console to play. But thanks to games like Minecraft, you can now play with whoever you want on almost any platform. We're going to tell you more next.
What Is Crossplay?
Crossplay is an added functionality within games that allows two or more than two players to play one game from different hardware.
Crossplay-enabled consoles and games have special connectivity that allows the players to run the same game simultaneously.
Simply put, it allows two players to play the same game on different consoles like PS4 and PS3. Not only PS3 or PS4, but with crossplay, a player who owns Xbox One can connect with another person using a PlayStation.
Crossplay is further complemented with cross-save that allows the users to save their respective games on a separate server and continue from the same point the next time.
How Does Crossplay Work?
To some extent, crossplay is similar to cross-platform development. In cross-platform development, the application is developed to work on any smartphone irrespective of the platform, Android, or iOS.
Just as you only need to purchase the application with cross-platform only once, with cross-play too, a game bought a single time can be played on various platforms.
Moreover, the game is saved in the cloud, and so the data can be easily retrieved by individual users. Other than this, some games and platform providers develop dedicated shared servers to save the user’s game progress.
Setting Up Xbox One and Nintendo Minecraft Crossplay
For Xbox One, you can set up the crossplay easily as there are fewer content restrictions here. Also, to play Minecraft with crossplay, download the game “Minecraft,” not “Minecraft: Xbox One Edition.”
Minecraft is configured to run on Xbox One after downloading it from the Microsoft Store accessible through the device.
For Nintendo, there are some steps to cover before you can start playing the game. The most important part is the integration of Minecraft played on Nintendo with Xbox Live.
If that is not possible, you can also sign in to your Microsoft account from Nintendo.
Without effective Xbox One Live or Browser Integration, you can also connect both the platforms via your mobile or laptop. Here too, you must abandon the Minecraft: Nintendo Edition and download the default version of the game.
To set up crossplay, sign in with your Microsoft account on Nintendo and your mobile or computer, open https://aka.ms/remoteconnect.
You will see a unique code on your Nintendo screen, enter the code on the PC to establish a connection. Once you are in, give it a couple of minutes to synchronize your Microsoft account on Nintendo before you start to play.
Crossplay Minecraft on PS4
Firstly, you must have the 1.99 Update installed on the PS4 to play Minecraft with your friends using different platforms.
Here too, to play Minecraft on PS4, you need a Microsoft account; if you don’t have one, set it up before moving ahead.
After signing in, here too, you will be shown an 8-digit code. Do not close the window. Simultaneously open this link on your mobile or PC and enter the code there.
What’s next? Go to the menu tab, click on Play, and then go to Friends, followed by Find Cross-Platform Friends.
Conclusion
Playing Minecraft is a fantastic experience, and when you add your friends to the gameplay, it gets even better. Together you can build a marvelous structure, create cities, and test your architectural skills.
All in all, Minecraft is one of the best multiplayer games that help enhance your strategy, making, survival, and management skills. And with crossplay, you can now play your favorite games with your whole friends' list.
