Rainbow Six Siege is one of the most electrifying shooters on the market, despite having been released way back in 2015. It boasts a community made up of millions of users, and year after year, Ubisoft keeps pumping the ecosystem full of content. It’s one of the top-most multiplayer titles in the business today, but is Rainbow Six Siege crossplay?
It’s one of the biggest questions prospective fans ask before they jump into the game: ‘Is Rainbow Six Siege crossplay?’ It seems that every multiplayer shooter on the market is being released with cross-platform mechanics written into them, but is Rainbow Six Siege one of them?
Let’s find out.
Is Rainbow Six Siege Cross-Platform?
In an update released in 2024, Ubisoft made Rainbow Six Siege fully cross-play compatible. This change came after years of limited cross-platform mechanics that restricted matchmaking between various platforms.
Once upon a time, PC players could only connect with those running the game on PC and Amazon Luna. On the other hand, console players could only connect with other console players – and not PC users.
Now, the entire ecosystem is wide open, and Rainbow Six Siege is fully cross-platform. It’s activated by default on PC (not on console) – but I’ll tell you below how to run off crossplay in Rainbow Six Siege.
It’s worth highlighting a minor point, though.
If you play Ranked on console, you’ll be able to join Ranked matches on PC (with crossplay enabled), but your MMR will be different to the MMR you secure on console. This is the only thing to watch out for.
How To Turn Off Crossplay in Rainbow Six Siege?
Rainbow Six Siege crossplay mechanics exist; that much is obvious – but how do you turn off cross-platform in the game?
If you want to matchmake exclusively with players on your platform of choice, you’ll need to access the game’s settings menu, navigate to the ‘General’ tab, find ‘Crossplay Matchmaking’, and switch it Off. That’s all that you’ll need to do to connect only with players on your platform.
FAQs
Can PC play with PlayStation on Rainbow Six Siege?
Yes, thanks to the new matchmaking mechanics, you can play Rainbow Six Siege with friends on any platform.
Is crossplay switched on by default in Rainbow Six Siege?
As soon as you start playing Rainbow Six Siege, you’ll have crossplay mechanics switched on, provided you’re playing on PC. If you’re a console player, you’ll have to manually switch on crossplay.
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Grant has been gaming for 30+ years and in the industry for 10+. You'll probably find him playing a post-apocalyptic game or an extraction shooter somewhere.
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