Much like Left 4 Dead, Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios’ spiritual successor to the zombie shooter mega hit – focuses a lot on co-operative play. Being able to play with friends around the globe is one of the main parts of the game. Sure, you can play the game on your own if you want to, but Back 4 Blood was designed with co-op in mind and is the best way to play. With such a focus on playing co-op, Back 4 Blood crossplay is a much requested feature. So here’s our run down on Back 4 Blood crossplay and multiplayer.
Back 4 Blood Crossplay
The good news is that yes, Back 4 Blood does feature crossplay. In fact, not only is crossplay available between console versions of the game, but PC players can also play with console players in the co-op campaign. PC players can team up with people on both Xbox and Playstation versions of the game as well as Xbox players being able to play with Playstation owners. Pretty neat!
But what about couch co-op in Back 4 Blood? Unfortunately, while a much beloved gaming feature of the past, split-screen or couch co-op is not available in Back 4 Blood.
Enabling Crossplay
Should you want to play with others on different platforms you will have to ensure that crossplay is enabled within the game. Thankfully, it’s a fairly simple thing to do. All you have to do to enable Back 4 Blood crossplay is head to the Matchmaking options. Then scroll down to the option that reads “Crossplay” and make sure it is set to “on”. That’s it. Now you will be able to invite players from other platforms through the game to join your lobby.
You will also notice that there is a private campaign option here. Enable this if you don’t want strangers joining your lobbies; It will be restricted to friends only and you’ll be able to play with them even if there aren’t four of you. Should you wish to switch crossplay off again, then head to the same place and choose the “off” option. That’s all there is to it!
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