why ps5 can not play with ps4?

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@Mizternational wrote:

I have been playing on the Nintendo Switch beta and the Playstation crossplay is working great.

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.....which has nothing to do with what the OP is asking.

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@VinM91 wrote:

Now they came back on the chat on twitter saying "But if you do have the game on PS5, you should be able to connect to the PS4 version in order to play with your friends. You can see more info here: https://help.ea.com/en/help/battlefield/battlefield-2042/fight-for-your-future-in-battlefield-2042/ "

this is a joke.. i will keep you posted.

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If you bought the GOLD or the ULTIMATE edition for your PS5, then you are also able to download the PS4 version of the game for your PS5.  And that gives you option to play with your PS4 friends in the PS4 BF2042 universe.  And subsequently then also the ability to crossplay with the Xbox One players there. 

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@VinM91 wrote:
@smudgegardThis is a HUGE SHAME for EA. Just spoke with them on twitter and they said you can play against pc and Xbox last version. But not Xbox old version and PS4. This is ridiculous. I'm cut out from most of my friends as they are still ps4. I purchased the game to play with them mainly, and I'm not able to do so.
I want a refund for this beta-like game. 90£ for a beta-like fully bugged uncompleted crap game and you can't even play with your friends. SHAME.

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Honestly I do not know who you spoke with from EA, that told you that.

Because it is blatantly wrong!

And a callout to the relevant EA staff supervisor(s) would be in order, as such misinformation to customers is a disaster!!!

I have the GOLD Edition of the game for PS5, and with that I also play with my PS4 friends in the game!

With the GOLD or ULTIMATE Editions, you paid for and got the cross-gen option, which gives you access to download and play the two different games.  Both the old-gen version and the new-gen version.  I have personally both installed at the same time and they both work fine.

So there is your answer to the OP question number 2.

For the first question, yes that is a functionality that we have pleaded for to become implemented, as we on PS5 consoles would enjoy also to play together with our friends on the new-gen Xbox consoles!

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@CyberDyme wrote:

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@VinM91 wrote:

Now they came back on the chat on twitter saying "But if you do have the game on PS5, you should be able to connect to the PS4 version in order to play with your friends. You can see more info here: https://help.ea.com/en/help/battlefield/battlefield-2042/fight-for-your-future-in-battlefield-2042/ "

this is a joke.. i will keep you posted.

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If you bought the GOLD or the ULTIMATE edition for your PS5, then you are also able to download the PS4 version of the game for your PS5.  And that gives you option to play with your PS4 friends in the PS4 BF2042 universe.  And subsequently then also the ability to crossplay with the Xbox One players there. 

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Again, the Cross-Gen Bundle is included in the Standard Edition as well.  ....not just the Gold and Ultimate.

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@Kean_1111 wrote:

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@CyberDyme wrote:

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@VinM91 wrote:

Now they came back on the chat on twitter saying "But if you do have the game on PS5, you should be able to connect to the PS4 version in order to play with your friends. You can see more info here: https://help.ea.com/en/help/battlefield/battlefield-2042/fight-for-your-future-in-battlefield-2042/ "

this is a joke.. i will keep you posted.

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If you bought the GOLD or the ULTIMATE edition for your PS5, then you are also able to download the PS4 version of the game for your PS5.  And that gives you option to play with your PS4 friends in the PS4 BF2042 universe.  And subsequently then also the ability to crossplay with the Xbox One players there. 

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Again, the Cross-Gen Bundle is included in the Standard Edition as well.  ....not just the Gold and Ultimate.

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Oh great @Kean_1111 , I didnt follow that they had added it to all versions now after I made my initial purchase.  👍

btw, how does it run on the PS5?  

Asking for a friend. 

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@CyberDyme wrote:

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@Kean_1111 wrote:

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@CyberDyme wrote:

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@VinM91 wrote:

Now they came back on the chat on twitter saying "But if you do have the game on PS5, you should be able to connect to the PS4 version in order to play with your friends. You can see more info here: https://help.ea.com/en/help/battlefield/battlefield-2042/fight-for-your-future-in-battlefield-2042/ "

this is a joke.. i will keep you posted.

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If you bought the GOLD or the ULTIMATE edition for your PS5, then you are also able to download the PS4 version of the game for your PS5.  And that gives you option to play with your PS4 friends in the PS4 BF2042 universe.  And subsequently then also the ability to crossplay with the Xbox One players there. 

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Again, the Cross-Gen Bundle is included in the Standard Edition as well.  ....not just the Gold and Ultimate.

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Oh great @Kean_1111 , I didnt follow that they had added it to all versions now after I made my initial purchase.  👍

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Yeah, they caught so much flak for it that they changed their mind not long after.  ....but you're right, it wasn't that way initially.  

Most of my friends are still on PS4 so I would have had to buy those premium editions if I wanted to play with them.  I was ready to say forget it as I already was only interested in Portal and it just wasn't worth it in my case.  I'm ok with $69.

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@ArchAngeL-PCX wrote:
@xXHappy_PuppyXxExactly. This really is not an acceptable solution.

Past Battlefield titles have had different versions of the maps in the same game (64 player, 32 player, etc). Why doesn't BF2042? Why does the PS5 version not also have the 64 player maps included? Then PS5 players could queue up for the 64 player versions with their PS4 friends and not have to swap executables.

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The PS5 version of BF2042 is optimized for PS5.  It doesn't use the limited, backward compatibility aspects you get in some PS4 versions of games.