However, as shooter veterans know, playing with a keyboard and mouse provides a considerable advantage in terms of aiming. So if you’re on a console, you can choose to turn off crossplay and stick to players on your own platform. PC players, on the other hand, are stuck with the feature turned on, so just hope you’re better at clicking heads than someone with a control stick.
Available on PlayStation, Xbox, PC, Nintendo Switch.
Deathloop ($60)
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Arkane Studios, the team behind widely popular games like Dishonored and Prey, introduced Deathloop as a whole new franchise in 2021. In this game, you take on the role of an assassin named Colt who finds himself stuck in a time loop while trying to take out eight different targets. Fail to take out even one, and the loop starts over, but this time you start with more knowledge and experience.
As a bonus, Deathloop also has an invasion system that, in WIRED staff writer Will Bedingfield’s opinion, is the game’s best feature. Invasions let players, well, invade each other’s games. After a certain point, you can play as Colt’s rival, Juliana, and try to prevent other players from succeeding. This feature has some limited crossplay. Xbox players can play with PC players who bought the game via the Microsoft Store, while Steam users can play with Epic users.
Available on PC (Steam, Epic), Xbox, PlayStation.
Genshin Impact (Free)
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In developer miHoYo’s action RPG gacha game Genshin Impact, players can join each others’ adventures to tackle challenges together by sharing a UID code. This works across all the platforms the game supports, including Windows, PlayStation 4 and 5, and Android and iOS. The company has also announced a Switch version but hasn’t announced a release window. When it does arrive, it should also be cross-compatible with all the other platforms.