Is Rematch crossplay? Multiplayer between platforms explained

If you're looking to give it a go with friends and are wondering if Rematch has crossplay support, keep reading to find out what you need to know.

Is Rematch crossplay? Multiplayer between platforms explained

Frustratingly, Rematch does not have any crossplay functionality.

That means that if you're playing on one platform, such as PS5, you will not be able to play matches with or against players on Xbox Series X/S or PC.

This is likely because the different platforms all make use of different servers, meaning there's no crossover between them at all in terms of players.

If you know anything about Rematch, then you'll probably find this decision as baffling as we do.

Rematch has you take control of a single player in short matches of 3v3, 4v4 or 5v5, and with no offline support at launch, that means you need a minimum of six players for a game.

Things are even worse when you consider that the only ranked mode at launch is 5v5, meaning you'll need at least 10 total players to play a game of ranked.

Furthermore, there currently isn't even an offline mode in Rematch – developer Sloclap is currently working on one in which you'll play with AI teammates, but this isn't scheduled to launch until 2026.

The lack of crossplay likely won't be much of a problem at launch, when players are jumping in across all platforms, but in a month or two when excitement dies down, it may become significantly harder to find matches, especially matches with players of a similar skill level.

Thankfully, a social media post from the official Rematch account has confirmed that crossplay is in the works.

The post confirms that the Rematch team "aimed for launch but couldn't quite get [crossplay] ready in time", further clarifying that they are "actively working on it".

Hopefully, that means Rematch crossplay will be on its way very soon, but until then, you'll just have to wait!

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