Is Ready or Not Crossplay? PC, PS5 and Xbox Co-op Explained

Summary: Yes. Ready or Not has full crossplay between PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, added on 15 July 2025 alongside the console release. Crossplay is switched off by default on consoles and has to be enabled in the gameplay settings. There is no cross-progression, and a PC host running mods will silently lock every console player out of the lobby.

• Crossplay covers PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, up to five players.
• The setting is off by default on console and on in the gameplay tab.
• Mods on the host's PC block console players from joining.
• No cross-progression outside the Xbox ecosystem.

Ready or Not spent about eighteen months as a PC-only game, so the console version and the crossplay arrived together rather than being retrofitted. That makes the feature set unusually clean, by the standards of how crossplay works in games that added it later, with one large exception that catches nearly every mixed group at least once.

Which Platforms Play Together

Three, and there is no last-generation version to worry about:

• PC through Steam or the Epic Games Store.
• PlayStation 5.
• Xbox Series X and Series S.

A full team is five operators and those five can be spread across all three. The game never released on PS4 or Xbox One, so anyone still on last-generation hardware has no route in.

Turning Crossplay On

The toggle is not hidden, but it is off by default on console and cannot be changed mid-mission:

1. From the main menu, open Settings, or Options on console.
2. Go to the Gameplay tab.
3. Set Cross-Play to Enabled.
4. Return to the menu before inviting anyone or searching for a match.

The host's setting governs the lobby. If the host has crossplay on, everyone who joins inherits that, which means one person forgetting to flip it is enough to keep a friend out. Linking an Epic Games account is optional and does nothing for crossplay itself, but it is how you get a single friends list that spans the three platforms.

The Mod Problem

This is the one to read twice, because the game does not explain it when it happens. Mods work on PC only. A PC host with any mod installed cannot be joined by console players, crossplay setting or not, and the failure looks like a connection problem rather than a rule.

If a console friend is stuck staring at a lobby they cannot enter, the host's mod folder is the first place to look, well before anyone starts checking network settings. A clean vanilla install on the host side is the fix. It is also worth agreeing on this before a session rather than during one, since a modded PC group and a console friend are not a combination the game supports. Other tactical shooters solve the PC advantage differently: Rainbow Six Siege splits its matchmaking into separate pools instead.

Progress Does Not Travel

There is no cross-save and no cross-progression between PC, PS5 and Xbox. Buy the game on PS5 and later on Steam and you start from nothing the second time, with no way to bring unlocks, loadouts or campaign progress across.

The narrow exception sits inside the Xbox ecosystem. Xbox Play Anywhere shares saves between an Xbox Series console and the Microsoft Store version on Windows, including through Game Pass. That is Xbox talking to Xbox rather than genuine cross-platform carry-over, and it does not extend to Steam, Epic or PlayStation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ready or Not crossplay between PC and PS5?

Yes, with crossplay enabled on both sides and no mods on the host's PC.

Why can my console friend not join my lobby?

Almost always mods on the host's PC, or crossplay still disabled in the console player's settings. Both are silent failures.

How many players can play together?

Five, across any mix of the three platforms. Larger player counts you may have seen are PC-only modded setups that console players cannot join.

Does Ready or Not have cross-progression?

No, apart from Xbox Play Anywhere between an Xbox console and the Microsoft Store PC version.

Uninstall the Mods Before You Invite Anyone

Two minutes of setup prevents the evening that never starts: crossplay enabled on every machine, an Epic account linked if you want a shared friends list, and a vanilla install on whoever is hosting. Progress stays where you earned it, so pick a platform and stay on it. If the group wants more in this vein, our picks for the best crossplay games are the place to start. If you are buying the PC version, you can browse a Ready or Not Steam key and pay with crypto.