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da_dingBAT
4 years ago

BF 2042 - Can a PS5 player join a friend who’s playing a match on PS4?

Hello everyone! First post here. I’m happy to see a modern take coming back to the BF series. Me and three other friends play BF V on PlayStation. Two of us are on PS4s and the other two on PS5. My ...
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Trokey66's avatar
Trokey66
4 years ago
@CloudMcRip I think you may have your answers the wrong way round bud.

@Prep768, perhaps that is what the 'crossplay bundle' is?
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CloudMcRip
4 years ago
@Trokey66 No it isn't. OP is asking for "being able to play with his friends as a PS5 user" and not if he is able to play with the PS5 version. With a PS5 version you are unable to play with PS4 players but with the PS4 version installed on the PS5 you are able to play with PS4 players.
It's also called "cross-gen bundle" and means that it contains the current version as also the last gen version of Battlefield 2042.
Cross-Gen and Crossplay are two different things.
Cross-Gen means cross-generations, which let you give both version the "last gen version (PS4) and current gen version (PS5).
Crossplay means otherwise to be able to play with other systems like PS4&Xbox One or PS5&Xbox One &PC.
  • Trokey66's avatar
    Trokey66
    4 years ago
    @CloudMcRip but earlier you said I need to get 2 copies.....

    I know the difference between cross play and cross gen.

    Cross play is sorted in that PS4 and PS5 cannot play the full game together.

    However, and this is where you answer above adds to the confusion, does the 'cross play bundle' allow PS4 and PS5 to play together on the PS4 version without being an additional copy of the game?
    • SOCOMDEATHDEALR's avatar
      SOCOMDEATHDEALR
      4 years ago

      Good thing I still have my PS4 pro....just incase they do not toss out a physical disc gold and ultimate edition. 

      • TTZ_Dipsy's avatar
        TTZ_Dipsy
        Hero+
        4 years ago

        edit: reworded my post. This is based on an educated guess - please wait for an official response by EA

        There won't be native PS5 vs PS4 cross-play (at least at launch, you never know what might happen in the future).

        That said, you should be able to play PS4 users on your PS5 but you will need to be playing the PS4 version of the game on your system (one of the editions has a 'cross-gen bundle' with both versions)

        On PS5 you can press the options button on the game tile to select which version you want to play.

  • Prep768's avatar
    Prep768
    4 years ago

    DICE really need to clarify this issue, hopefully on the 22nd. 

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