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Re: Cross play matchmaking disparity between PC and console numbers

@🤭WhiskeyjackOo wrote:
I mostly play with cross play enabled (series X) as it usually is the best way to guarantee full servers and get into a game quickly. What I have found is that games are usually around 60/40% - 70/30% split with PC players being the majority.
I know the question about having a console only cross play has been asked plenty of times already.
Is it a simple fact that more people play on PC than on next gen combined consoles or does the matchmaking process somehow prioritise PC players first to fill servers before populating the remaining slots with console?

What region are you in?

At least when I play with my buddies in the evening in East-Coast/Midwest US [3/4+ of us on PC] we are always outnumbered by console players on both teams.

3 Replies

oOWhiskeyjackOo
New Rookie
3 years ago
@Anobix I'm in the UK. Those numbers of around 60/40 or 70/30 are pretty consistent at any time of day too.
Lancelot_du_Lac
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago
@🤭WhiskeyjackOoIf you play on Xbox One or PS4, there is crossplay, but not with PC. If you have a Xbox X or PS5, and have both 64 & 128 player versions loaded, many prefer to play on the 64 player version to avoid PC players. Therefore, crossplay with PC is overweighted to 128 player mode.

My guess...50% or more of console players are not able or choose not to crossplay with PC.

In the interests of disclosure, I play on Xbox X and I only use 64 player mode, so that I only play against other console players.
AngrySquid270
3 years ago
On West Coast US servers it tends towards a console majority from the times I've counted them up.