Can Ps5 Players Play with Ps4 Players?
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Can PS5 players play with PS4 players?

Playing online multiplayer games is amusing to the competitive gamers. But it becomes a complication for the console gamers who want to play a multiplayer game with previous generation console users or gamers from other platforms.

And you might be no exception which leads you to this article.

It was a long-awaited desire of the console gamers to play games with other consoles. And finally, after so many years, this anticipation came true. 

Sony has introduced the cross-play feature in the new PS5 which allows you to play your favorite online game with previous-generation PlayStation consoles and even with other competitor consoles like the Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch and gaming PC.

In this article you’ll get to know all about this amazing cross-play feature along with a list of the most popular games that support this feature. 

Also don’t miss out on the tutorial on how to use cross-play on PS4 and PS5 effortlessly.

What is Cross-play on PS5?

Cross-play is one of the best new features of the PS5. It allows PS5 users to play games with PS4 gamers and other popular console users.

But just like all new features this one also has some advantages and drawbacks.let’s discuss the drawbacks later in this article. So, let’s highlight the advantages first as it’s very appealing for the console gamers.

Cross-play on PS5 opens the following new opportunities for the gamers:

  • You can play games
  • voice chat with your buddies 
  • Send an invite to your games
  • Join your friend’s game
  • View and share player stats on different games.

But remember that all of these features are exclusive only for cross-platform enabled games. You heard it right, only for cross-platform enabled games. Not all the games are cross-platform enabled. Some popular games already came with this feature and many others are still lagging behind in this race of cross generation gaming because of their developers. 

So, you need to know about the cross generation and even cross platform games to play with your buddies. Don’t worry I got your back in this case. I will share with you a list of games that are supported in ps5 and other consoles for crossplay.

PS5 Cross-play Enabled Game List

Crossplay-enabled games are the ones that you and your buddies can enjoy playing from different consoles. The best thing is almost all the popular AAA titles are capable of cross playing across different consoles. So, without any delay let’s have a look at some of your favorite games that are cross playable.

Here are some popular cross games for PS5:

CrossPlay GamesSupported platforms
Battlefield 2042PS5
Xbox Series X|S
PC
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold WarPS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
PC
Call of Duty: WarzonePS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
PC
Chivalry 2PS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
PC
Dauntless
PS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
PC
Dead by Daylight
PS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
PC
Fortnite
PS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
PC
Mobile
Knockout City
PS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
Nintendo Switch
PC
MLB The Show 21
PS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
PS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
PC
No Man’s Sky
PS5
PS4
Xbox One
PC
Rainbow Six Extraction
PS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
PC
Google Stadia
Riders RepublicPS5
PS4
Xbox Series X|S
Xbox One
PC
Google Stadia

How to do PS5 cross-play with PS4

The first and foremost task to crossplay on ps5 and ps4 is to check whether the game supports crossplay or not. If you have already gone through the supported game list and haven’t found your specific game then you can search it on google and see if it supports crossplay.

If your game supports cross-play then you will be good to go with the next steps that I’ll be discussing here.

So, here are the steps to play a game on PS5 with a PS4:

  1. Open the games you want to play with your friend who is playing on a PS4.
  2. Go online on both consoles.
  3. Open your friend list from the game lobby.
  4. Send an invitation to your friend so that he can join your game.
  5. Tell him to accept the invitation and click on the join button.
  6. Wait for him to join and accept if it requires any permission.

These steps are similar if you want to play with any other console users.

What happens to Game progress if I buy a new ps5?

You won’t lose your saved game progress if it’s saved on the cloud. That means if you were using your PS4 connecting with the internet your progress was saved to the cloud. So, if you get a new PS5 and install the same game then you’ll get your game stats and saved data back easily by connecting your new console to the internet.

But here’s a catch. If you are playing a remastered edition of the game, then you won’t be able to sync data that way. For example, you won’t be able to sync the saved game progress on the newer Spiderman remastered that’s made for PS5 as it wasn’t the same game on PS4.

Without this type of different game issue, you can be stress-free about your previously played games on PS4. Games like FIFA, Call of duty, Battle Field which are supported on both ends will easily download the game progress and you will be able to continue from where you left playing on the previous console.

And for the AAA online multiplayer games like Fortnite and rocket league, this game has its servers to save your game progress so no need to worry about that.

How to Fix PS5 Cross-play Not working

Sometimes PS5 cross-play doesn’t work and it stops users from playing cross-platform enabled games with their friends. This is a common scenario as it’s a new feature on PS5.

In most cases, your friend or you can get wicked out of the game for no reason. This is not always an internet issue, sometimes it’s the software/firmware version that creates such weird problems. But don’t worry, you can fix it easily after you go through my recommended steps.

So, these are the steps to fix PS5 Crossplay not working:

  1. Connect your PS5 to the wifi.
  2. Open settings on PS5.
  3. Go to System>System Software>System Software Update and Settings.
  4. Click on Update System Software.
  5. Select Update Using Internet.
  6. Wait for the installation process to complete.
  7. Restart your PS5 and it’ll fix the crossplay feature issues.

Drawbacks of Using PS5 Cross-Play 

Despite all the amazing features of Crossplay on PS5, there are some big drawbacks too.

Let me explain. Many PS4 users face massive lags while gaming with the ultra-fast PS5. It’s quite normal as it’s a hardware compatibility issue. 

Sometimes the game loads so slow that you might even lose interest. 

Sounds bad? Then the next part will sound more terrible. Most PS4 users die in online co-ops and multiplayer games as PS5 is much faster in terms of drawing bandwidth. So, you guessed it right, most problems are related to hardware. The new PS5 is way much more powerful than its previous-gen console.

Conclusion

Sony has done a great job in connecting cross platform gamers throughout the world. This is one of the best surprises that they brought to us besides this lightning fast and highly powerful PS5 console in terms of processing power and gpu, that offers realistic gaming experience to the gamers. 

The good thing is the older generation PS4 console users won’t feel any less premium for a good period of time. But this ain’t a permanent solution as game companies will update their creative contents for PS5GPU, then for sure lag and other issues will be there for PS4 GPU.

Until then let’s not worry much and have a great time with our friends.

I hope you have got all your answers regarding PS5 cross playing, its tutorial, and so on. In case you have any other queries regarding this topic, do let us know in the comment section. 

So, what are you waiting for? Call your friends to the crossplay-enabled games and start your journey as a super squad.

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