Okay so here’s what happened today. I keep seeing people asking about Dying Light 2 crossplay, you know? Can I play with my buddy on Xbox if I’m on PlayStation? Or join my PC friend? Wanted a straight answer for the channel, figured I’d do some digging. My usual “wing it” approach doesn’t always work with game updates!
The Hunt Begins (Online)
First off, I hit up the usual suspects. Game news sites, Techland’s website, even the Steam forums. Man, there are so many old articles! Like, really old. Kept finding stuff from 2022 saying “not yet, maybe later”. Useless. Had to keep scrolling past those, felt like I was digging through digital junk. Filtering search results by date was key here.
Then I went straight to the source. Pulled up Techland’s official Twitter feed (or X, whatever it’s called this week). Scrolled and scrolled. Saw loads about Nightmare Mode, Firearms, the Anniversary event… but not a whisper about crossplay. Kinda frustrating. Checked their Dying Light forums too. Same deal – tons of player questions pleading for crossplay updates, sprinkled with some hopeful rumors, but no official statements pinned anywhere obvious. I was ready to give up and just say “nope, not happening.”
The “Aha!” Moment (Kind Of)
Just as I was about to close everything down, something caught my eye. Buried in the Techland forums, someone linked a recent official Techland news update hidden deep on their site – like, not in the usual blog section. Found it eventually! It was talking about their GAMESCOM 2023 presentation. Skimmed through the video highlights… boom! There it was! The word “CROSSPLAY” in big letters on a presentation slide. Felt like winning the lottery. Finally!
But hold on… the slide said it was launching in BETA. Typical! Okay, so it’s starting, but when? The official Techland website had a dedicated news post about it finally. Said crossplay BETA started rolling out with the Firearms Update (Version 1.13) in late August 2023. Current version is way beyond that now!
Getting the Real Play Time
The update info confirmed crossplay is in the game now, but in beta phase. Here’s the breakdown I found:
- What works? Only between the same console family AND PC. So:
- Xbox One + Xbox Series XS can play together.
- PlayStation 4 + PlayStation 5 can play together.
- Any of the above Xbox players can play with PC players (Steam/Epic).
- Any of the above PlayStation players can play with PC players (Steam/Epic).
- What DOESN’T work? Sadly, no crossplay between Xbox and PlayStation. Sony and Microsoft still aren’t friends here.
- How to play? Seems mostly automatic now if the platforms match the rules above. For PC joining consoles specifically, folks report needing the in-game “Add Friend” feature, not the console friends list, kinda confusing at first.
So yeah, that was my Tuesday. Went from “probably not” to “oh, it’s kinda here!” after digging through ancient articles and finally finding that buried Techland announcement. Play time is NOW, for specific combos! Fired it up after researching just to see the friend invite options myself. Still blows my mind PlayStation and Xbox can’t just chill and play together properly though.
