Is Dead Island 2 crossplay on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC?

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Can you play Dead Island 2 crossplatform with those on other systems?

Dead Island 2 crossplay
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Finding out if Dead Island 2 crossplay is a thing is important if you want to slay zombies with friends that own a different system to you. With Dead Island 2 on PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One, and PC, there's plenty of platforms around, but if you want to play Dead Island 2 multiplayer online together for some co-op action then unfortunately your options are limited. For everything you need to know about crossplatform compatibility and crossplay in Dead Island 2, read on.

Does Dead Island 2 have crossplay?

Does Dead Island 2 have crossplay?

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The short answer is no, Dead Island 2 does not have crossplay, so PlayStation, Xbox, and PC players are kept separate and can't team up. All you can do is connect to others within the same console family, so PS5 and PS4 or Xbox Series X and Xbox One players can join each other, as well as Epic and Steam on PC. This does at least open up some options to form a Slayer squad outside of the platform you own, but obviously it's not much. Plus, players on the base PS4 or Xbox One S can join sessions but can't host them, though PS4 Pro and Xbox One X users can host.

Dead Island 2 crossprogression

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The situation is the same with Dead Island 2 crossprogression, which means you can't transfer progress between platforms. However if you go to Options from the main menu on PS5 or Xbox Series X then you should see a prompt at the bottom of the list to transfer data from either PS4 or Xbox One. Note that Dead Island 2 does not feature a cloud save system, so you'll need to have your PS4 or Xbox One save data on the same network as your PS5 or Xbox Series X console you want to transfer it to for this to work.

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