Does Elden Ring Have Crossplay?

Like Dark Souls and Bloodborne before it, Elden Ring is an experience best enjoyed in the company of good friends. You’re more than welcome to play through the game by yourself, and it’s totally possible to beat the whole thing solo, but summoning up some buddies and spreading the misery around a little will make it a bit easier to endure the punishing difficulty. Of course, Elden Ring is on multiple platforms, which means not everyone will be playing the same version of the game, your friends included. On that note, does Elden Ring have crossplay?

Does Elden Ring Have Crossplay?

Unfortunately, Elden Ring does not have crossplay. Elden Ring is divided into three separate systems for PC players, PlayStation players, and Xbox players, and there is no cross-play functionality between the three. If you want to summon a friend to your session, they need to be playing the same version of the game that you are, or else the game won’t be able to find them. 

One little bright side to this is that, while Elden Ring doesn’t have crossplay functionality, it does have cross-gen functionality. That means that PlayStation 4 players can play with PlayStation 5 players, and Xbox One players can play with Xbox Series X/S players. So if you’ve got a friend who hasn’t managed to snag the current generation of your mutual favorite console yet, you can still play the game together, provided of course you’re playing in the same hardware family. Also, all previous-gen versions of Elden Ring come with free upgrades, so if you get the PS4 or Xbox One versions, then get a PS5 or Xbox Series X/S later, you can carry your game over at no additional charge.