Is Tekken 8 crossplay between PlayStation, Xbox, and PC?

With Tekken 8 crossplay enabled you're widening the pool of potential opponents to fight against, so instead of just being restricted to facing off against those on the same platform you can dust off with players across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. You can also add friends in Tekken 8 across all platforms, to make organizing online fights with your pals a lot easier to manage.

However, while this sort of cross-platform play can be very useful to expand the scope of a game, not all players are keen to have it switched on, especially if they're experiencing performance issues or even cheating from those on other systems. With that in mind, here's what you need to know about crossplay in Tekken 8, how to turn it off or on, and how to add Tekken 8 Friends to your list.

Does Tekken 8 have crossplay?

When asked about Tekken 8 crossplay back in April 2023, legendary Game Director Katsuhiro Harada responded saying "Crossplay? Of course I will." He then went on to explain that he previously proposed crossplay between PS4 and Xbox One when those consoles launched, but platform issues at the time meant that this was not possible. However, past issues aside, this gave us confirmation that crossplay in Tekken 8 is available.

In fact, when you load up the game for the first time it's likely that you'll immediately be taken to the above screen, asking whether you want to turn Tekken 8 crossplay on or off. Naturally, the recommendation is to turn cross-platform play on to maximize the number of players you can be matched against, but your choice here is down to your personal preference.

Don't worry though, as the choice you make there isn't binding in any way. If you decide you want to change your approach to crossplay in Tekken 8 at any point, then all you need to do is head to the Options menu, then select Game Option Settings and scroll down to Cross-Platform Play, where you can turn it off or on.

How to add friends in Tekken 8

If you're on PlayStation or Xbox then it's easy to add friends in Tekken 8 who are on the same platform, as you can just open the Community option from the main menu then select Friend List. This will show all friends on your platform, then you can select any of them and use the Tekken 8 Friend Request prompt to add them to your in-game friends. If the player you want to add isn't in your platform friends list or is on a different format, you'll need to follow this process:

1. Head to the Tekken Fight Lounge from the main menu
2. Select the same Lounge Region as the friend you're trying to add
3. In the Lounge, open the menu and select Community, then Players in the Lounge
4. Find your friend on the list, select them, then choose the Tekken 8 Friend Request option
5. Once they accept, they will be added to your Tekken 8 Friends list

How to play with friends in Tekken 8

Once you've added Tekken 8 Friend(s) to your official in-game list, you can play with them by doing the following:

1. Choose Player Match under Online from the main menu, then Create Session
2. Configure your desired settings, and add a Pass Code under Advanced Settings if you want to keep the session private
3. Once created, follow the Sub-Menu prompt then Invite Friend
4. Select your friend from the list and confirm the invite
5. When they accept, they will join the session and you can fight together

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