Turned out they were only talking about crossplay with PC to PC wth I play on PC and my whole family and friends play on XBOX both are Microsoft platforms. Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 versions also operate together as intended. Back 4 Blood crossplay is a feature that lets you link up with friends, no matter whether’s they’re playing on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, or Windows PC. I bought PC and XBOX versions of the game on the promise that development was seriously looking at crossplay. However, this known bug doesn't impact those playing exclusively on PC, through Steam and Epic versions of the game.
An in-game notice distributed to all players warns against using the feature where possible.
#ANTHEM PC XBOX CROSSPLAY CODE#
Inviting an Xbox or PlayStation player to a PC lobby via the invite code system will initially work as intended but may disconnect players midway through the session. Unfortunately, Anthem won’t support cross-platform play on launch day, players will be limited to online play on their own platform, but gathering a party of Freelancers across Xbox One, PS4. Outriders still offers cross-play multiplayer for private lobbies, but issues may arise when mixing PC and console versions of the game. That's seen Square Enix opt to disable cross-platform matchmaking between console and PC versions, meaning you won't automatically pair with players on other systems. Outriders' online components have proven unreliable from release, with cross-play introducing some connectivity issues throughout the early days on shelves. Outriders cross-play bugs and issues, April 2021