Cross platform is one of the desired features that every player wants in playing a game. With this feature, every player who plays on a different platform will be able to join in a game at one time. You can enjoy playing a game with your friends to explore the game together.
Since the game has been criticized for not providing cross-play support and many players have complained that the game is very boring and simple, that’s why Mojang Studio and Double Eleven finally released the cross-platform support to Minecraft Dungeons. So, how to play Minecraft Dungeon in cross-platform?
Minecraft Dungeons with Cross Platform Support
The cross-play support was currently added to Minecraft Dungeons in a free update for all platforms. The cross-play feature was released with version number 1.6.0.0 or latest versions will also work. Sure, this update allows the players to play cross-platform across Nintendo Switch, Windows, Xbox One, PS4 and PS5.
As we know, most online games commonly limit play to other players on the same platform as you. It means that everyone playing Minecraft Dungeons on PC cannot play on a Nintendo Switch with their friends. So, with the cross-play support, people can freely play with their friends on different platforms.
The cross-play support uses the central account to connect all platforms and also lets people to play with their friends, no matter the platform they use. For Minecraft Dungeons, it uses the Microsoft Account. So, in order to play Minecraft Dungeons in cross-play, make sure you have the Microsoft Account.
Minecraft Dungeons can be played online with 2-4 players. In this case, the difficulty of this game will change based on how many players join the game. So, it becomes harder when more friends join in the game. Instead, you can begin an online game by yourself and have others join your quest for glory as your game is in progress.
How to Play Minecraft Dungeons with Cross-Play Support?
You can start playing Minecraft Dungeons with Cross-Play Support after your Microsoft Account and Minecraft Dungeons have been connected. After that, you can try to find your friends using their gamertags or their username with Xbox and Microsoft. You can also invite other players all from within Minecraft Dungeons.
When you start playing a new game, the Friends menu will be shown that allows you to toggle between an online and offline game lobby or also toggle a private game. Then, you can add your friends by looking for their gamertags or join friends who are available in a lobby.
After you have created a game lobby, you can then invite your friends who are online to join you. You should know that this way does not always work depending on where your friends are playing.
How to Enable Cross-Play Support for Minecraft Dungeons?
The most games that provide the cross-play support will use a common account across platforms to enable the feature since the platforms such as PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch do not talk to each other.
In this case, the PlayStation Network accounts and Nintendo Switch accounts should be linked to a Microsoft account. To play cross-play for Minecraft and Minecraft Dungeons, you will need a Microsoft Account. That’s pretty easy to set-up and also gives you hundreds of security and privacy controls. Aside from that, it also gives native integration into Windows 10 and Xbox for even easier play.
However, you do not have to do anything here, especially if you are playing via an Xbox console including Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X or also Windows 10. Meanwhile, people who are playing on Nintendo Switch and PS4 should go through a couple extra steps.
In this case, for extra info on what kind of privacy and security settings a Microsoft Account gives you, especially for parents, you can check out the comprehensive parents guide to Xbox and accounts. Then, take a consideration of the Xbox Family Settings app for extra control from your mobile device.
The cross-play support on PlayStation can be turned on or turned off through Game Settings and then Configure Online Play, while on other platforms, the cross-play support is always enabled.
For example, we show you the steps on how to enable cross-play support for Nintendo Switches to play with Xbox Series X below!
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- First, load Minecraft Dungeons on PS4 or Nintendo Switch.
- You will then receive a message to ‘Sign in for online co-op’. When you receive this message, you need to press the corresponding button on the screen to start.
- After that, you will be required to ‘Sign in with a Microsoft Account’ by visiting microsoft.com/link to another device including tablet, a phone or computer.
- Here, you need to Sign-in to your Microsoft Account or create one for free if you have no account yet.
- When you are required, you need to enter the code that is provided by Minecraft Dungeons.
- In this case, Minecraft Dungeons will then verify and connect with your Microsoft Account. You may need to wait until it is done.
- Then, you will see a confirmation screen if you successfully connect the Minecraft Dungeons to your Microsoft Account. You can then click on the ‘Continue’ button to move to the main screen.
- Now, your Microsoft Account is successfully connected to Minecraft Dungeons. So, you will be able to play the Minecraft Dungeons with your friends.
- First, load Minecraft Dungeons on PS4 or Nintendo Switch.
For more information, Nintendo Online, Xbox Live Gold or also PlayStation Plus subscription will be required for online multiplayer including cross-play on Nintendo Switch, PS, and Xbox respectively.
In this case, the players will have a bunch of settings that are available to them to adjust their online experience. If you go to the ‘Configure Online Play’ section in Game Settings, you will be able to enable or disable online play or also sign out of your Microsoft Account.
On the PlayStation platform, you can also turn off the cross-play support in this section. Other platforms will always have cross-play support enabled, however Microsoft Account will give you hundreds of easy ways to customize your online and privacy settings.
Cloud Saves for Cross-Play Support
The cross-play support for Minecraft Dungeons includes on-the-go with Xbox Cloud Gaming (Project xCloud) in which Minecraft Dungeons will continue to be the top game option for Xbox Cloud Gaming on Android.
The good news! Minecraft Dungeons provides Cloud Saves that can be used between PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Windows PC and Xbox Series X or S.
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