How to Play Fall Guys Cross-Platform
Cross-platform play is a great feature for all types of gaming. Whether you play on PC or consoles, the feature helps break down any barriers to playing and connecting with people on platforms you might not even own.
For Fall Guys, a hit game show-based battle royal, enabling you to play with more players from multiple platforms only adds to the chaotic fun.
Whether finding a specific friend or enabling and disabling cross-play, Fall Guys has the options for you.
Which Platforms Support Fall Guys Cross-Play?
If you’re wondering what platforms support cross-play on Fall Guys, every iteration of the game is cross-compatible.
This means that PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S players are all able to play together.
As long as you own at least one of these platforms, you’ll be able to play with anyone who owns Fall Guys.
How to Set Up Cross-Play for Fall Guys
Right from the get-go Fall Guys defaults to basing your gaming experience around cross-play, with the feature already enabled upon installation as long as you have linked your Epic Games account.
Fall Guys will prompt you to link your Fall Guys account to the Epic Games store as soon as you load up the game for the first time.
While this feature is useful for streamlining online matchmaking over multiple platforms, it was only really implemented due toEpic’s acquisition of Fall Guys developer Mediatonicand could be seen as a way to force players to have an Epic Games account.
If you are okay with creating/syncing your Epic Games Account you can jump straight into a game, and you will already be matchmaking with players across every supported platform.
Players in your game will be designated a symbol to show what platform they are currently playing on, including a monitor and mouse for PC and a controller for Xbox and PlayStation.
On the other hand, if you want to disable cross-play completely and prevent yourself from going up against players on other platforms, from theMain Menu:
With the Cross-Platform Matchmaking setting disabled, you will now only search for other players on your current console.
To turn cross-play back on, simply setCross-Platform MatchmakingtoOn.
How to Play Fall Guys With Your Friends From Other Consoles
While knowing how to enable and disable cross-play is highly useful, what if you specifically want to play with certain friends from another platform?
To specifically add a friend from another platform:
Now that you know how to add specific friends using Fall Guys' cross-play features, you may be interested in further cross-compatible games.
If so, check out our deeper look intowhat cross-play actually isfor more cross-platform titles you and your friends can play, as well as more information on how cross-play actually works and how it can improve your social gaming experience.
Enjoy Fall Guys Across Multiple Platforms
With all the cross-play options for Fall Guys, as well as the numerous platforms the game is compatible with, you should now be able to play and enter games with your friends with no platform restrictions.
Contrary to Fall Guys' cross-play support, however, cross-compatibility has had some pushback from the gaming industry for a variety of reasons. If you rely on cross-play for your online gaming experience beyond Fall Guys, it may also be useful to explore the reasons the industry is sensitive to cross-compatibility.
Playing games with your friends across multiple platforms sounds like a hit feature. So why hasn’t the gaming industry normalized it? Let’s find out.
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