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Cross Platform play is a feature available on Minecraft between the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Mobile, and PC. Read on for information on how to link your devices, play together with friends, and more, so you can take advantage of crosssplay among all platforms!
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Playing Minecraft Cross-Platform is available for the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Mobile, and PC, but it is between editions only. This means that Java can only play with Java, Bedrock can only play with Bedrock.
Bedrock cross-play does not include Mac and Linux, and Java crossplay does not include consoles because Mac and Linux devices can only run Java edition, while Consoles can only run Bedrock edition. The PC can run both the Java and the Bedrock edition.
In addition to Crossplay, Minecraft players must have a Microsoft account and the subscription respective to their device to save their progress and play online with friends. Below is a guide on what subscriptions are needed for your device and how to set up your Microsoft account.
| Platform | Subscription |
|---|---|
| Xbox | Xbox Live Gold |
| PlayStation | PlayStation Plus |
| Nintendo Switch |
Nintendo Switch Online |
| Setting Up a Microsoft Account |
|---|
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If you want a friend or more to join you in your game, follow these simple steps:
| 1 | Open Start Menu while playing |
|---|---|
| 2 | Select "Invite" on the pop-up sidebar |
| 3 | Select friends from your friends list |
Check the Settings for active permissions other players are allowed to do in your world. They can either visit as a viewer, be free to perform actions and create or destroy items, or even be granted administrative privileges. You can set these administrative privileges by selecting the yellow icon next to their usernames.
If you want to join a friend in their own session, follow these simple steps:
| 1 | Make sure you are friends on your Microsoft Account |
|---|---|
| 2 | Select the Friends Tab |
| 3 | Select Joinable Cross-Platforms Friends |
| 4 | Select the Friend you want to join |
Minecraft Realms is a subscription to your own personal Minecraft server run by Mojang, where your online play with friends is secure between shared worlds across devices.
Subscribe to gain access to Minecraft Marketplace, where you can purchase and download skins, maps, texture packs, and other types of DLC created by Minecraft and Minecraft creators
Visit Minecraft Marketplace in-game to purchase a Realms for Bedrock Edition or Realms Plus subscription, or simply select Create on Realms when starting a new world.
| Minecraft Realms Bedrock Edition | ||
|---|---|---|
| Feature | Realms | Realms Plus |
| Monthly subscription rate | $3.99 | $7.99 |
| No. of Players | You +2 players | You +10 players |
| Free monthly Marketplace content | no | 150+ Marketplace packs |
Other features of both Bedrock subscriptions include:
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| Mobile Devices | Select the Friends Tab to join or send invites to your Realm |
|---|---|
| Windows | Join or send invites via a link |
| Consoles | Join or invite through Friends List |
Crossplay using Minecraft Java Edition works differently compared to the Bedrock edition. Here are the three ways you can play multiplayer.
You can play with other players that are connected to the same Wi-Fi or internet network.
| 1 | While one player is in a solo game Go to the pause menu and select "Open to LAN" |
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| 2 | Set the Game Mode and settings, then select "Start LAN World" |
| 3 | Take note of the five-digit "port number". Press T to open the chat box if you missed the notification |
| 4 | For other players to join with the Java edition Open the game and select "Multiplayer" |
If the desired server was not found, do the following steps:
To invite or be invited by friends in a server run by players with the Minecraft Java Edition, you must give or be given the IP address or link to the server, then follow these steps to join:
| 1 | Launch Minecraft Java edition and select "Multiplayer." |
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| 2 | Select Add Server |
| 3 | Enter the IP address or Link in the Server Address box |
| 4 | Select "Join Server" |
Like the Bedrock Edition, Minecraft Realms for Java is a subscription to your own personal Minecraft server run by Mojang, where your online play with friends is secure between shared worlds across devices.
Subscribe to gain access to cross-platform play between Windows, Linux, and macOS as well as user-created skins and mods.
| Minecraft Realms Java Edition | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| $7.99/month | $9.99 (30 days) |
$26.99 (90 days) |
$47.99 (180 days) |
All Minecraft Realms Java subscription plans include the following features:
Subsribe To Minecraft Realms Java Edition
| 1 | Select "Minecraft Realms" in the main menu |
|---|---|
| 2 | Click on the wrench icon beside your realm name |
| 3 | Select "Players" on the top left side of the configuration screen |
| 4 | Enter the gamertag of the player you want to invite, then select "Invite Player" |
| 1 | Click on the envelope icon beside the "Minecraft Realms" button after being invited. |
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| 2 | Select "New invites!" at the top of the screen |
| 3 | Select the green checkmark to accept and click "Done" |
| 4 | Return to the Minecraft Realms screen and select your friend's realm and click "Play" |
Crossplay allows you to play with other people online from different platforms. This means that matchmaking can consist of people on any device that supports Minecraft. The feature also allows you to register friends from either platform.
The Cross Platform feature allows you to have a common save file that can be transferred between devices. This lets you continue your progress on one account regardless of what platform you are playing on.
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