How to use crossplay in Baldur’s Gate 3
At long last, crossplay arrives in Baldur's Gate 3 during its eighth and final major patch. If you're on PC and want to play with friends on consoles (or vice versa), you'll finally have the chance to use this feature. I've been looking forward to this for a while. I've enjoyed playthroughs with fellow PC friends, but knowing I can experience this with long-time friends who recently got it on PS5 is just as exciting. Let's talk about how to enable BG3's crossplay features. Table of contents How to enable crossplay in Baldur's Gate 3 How to turn off crossplay in Baldur's Gate 3 How to enable crossplay in Baldur's Gate 3 Here's a complete step-by-step to enabling crossplay in BG3 so you can start playing with friends on other platforms: Head to the official Larian Studios site and create an account. Open Baldur's Gate 3 and log in with your Larian account. Head into your game settings and scroll down the list until you find "Allow Cross-Play." Enable this settings. On the main menu screen, select Multiplayer and Crossplay. Join your friend's lobby. After completing these steps, you and your friends have free rein to join each other's lobbies, regardless of your platform. That way, if you're a console player and want a PC friend to hop into your game, you can invite them without using mods or questionable third-party programs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX4ffv7xLsI Similarly, you can create a lobby by repeating the first three steps above and selecting "Create" in the crossplay menu. You'll be able to customize you settings before launching the server, letting your friends or random players join even if they're on different devices. How to turn off crossplay in Baldur's Gate 3 If you want to stick to your own bubble and play solo Baldur's Gate 3 saves or only with friends on your preferred platform, you can turn off crossplay through your Gameplay Options menu. In the same menu you enabled crossplay, scroll back down to Allow Cross-Play and turn off the feature to only allow friends or random players on your platform to join your lobbies. The post How to use crossplay in Baldur’s Gate 3 appeared first on Destructoid.

At long last, crossplay arrives in Baldur's Gate 3 during its eighth and final major patch. If you're on PC and want to play with friends on consoles (or vice versa), you'll finally have the chance to use this feature.
I've been looking forward to this for a while. I've enjoyed playthroughs with fellow PC friends, but knowing I can experience this with long-time friends who recently got it on PS5 is just as exciting. Let's talk about how to enable BG3's crossplay features.
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How to enable crossplay in Baldur's Gate 3
Here's a complete step-by-step to enabling crossplay in BG3 so you can start playing with friends on other platforms:
- Head to the official Larian Studios site and create an account.
- Open Baldur's Gate 3 and log in with your Larian account.
- Head into your game settings and scroll down the list until you find "Allow Cross-Play." Enable this settings.
- On the main menu screen, select Multiplayer and Crossplay.
- Join your friend's lobby.
After completing these steps, you and your friends have free rein to join each other's lobbies, regardless of your platform. That way, if you're a console player and want a PC friend to hop into your game, you can invite them without using mods or questionable third-party programs.
Similarly, you can create a lobby by repeating the first three steps above and selecting "Create" in the crossplay menu. You'll be able to customize you settings before launching the server, letting your friends or random players join even if they're on different devices.
How to turn off crossplay in Baldur's Gate 3
If you want to stick to your own bubble and play solo Baldur's Gate 3 saves or only with friends on your preferred platform, you can turn off crossplay through your Gameplay Options menu. In the same menu you enabled crossplay, scroll back down to Allow Cross-Play and turn off the feature to only allow friends or random players on your platform to join your lobbies.
The post How to use crossplay in Baldur’s Gate 3 appeared first on Destructoid.