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Monster Hunter Wilds

Crossplay Settings

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You have to enable crossplay in your settings to crossplay Monster Hunter Wilds for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Check out our guide to learn how to manage your settings for crossplay and how to turn on voice chat here!

How to Enable Crossplay

Enable in Settings

Multiplayer

1 Enable Crossplay in Game Settings
2 Change Quest Settings to “All Platforms”
3 Check Your Hunter ID
4 Form a Link Party
5 Enter Your Friend's ID
6 Invite to Environment Link
7 Proceed with Hunting

Enable Crossplay in Game Settings

The first and most important setting you'll need to update is the crossplay setting. Go to the Game Settings in the Options menu. Choose the Crossplay feature and make sure that the Crossplay setting is set to enabled.

Is Monster Hunter Wilds Crossplay?

Change Quest Settings to All Platforms

When posting a multiplayer quest, ensure that the quest setting is always set to all platforms. Even with the Crossplay setting enabled, you won't be able to play with other players if this is not set to other platforms as well.

Available Platforms and Consoles Guide

Check Your Hunter ID

Hunter Profile ID

Before starting multiplayer, be sure to know your Hunter ID. This will be the ID you'll need to share with other players if you want to join them via your Hunter ID. You'll share this with them so they can add you to parties or as friends.

How to Check Your Hunter ID

Form a Link Party

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You'll then want to invite other players to your Link Party. This will put you and that hunter in one group which can allow you to form a group with hunters that are in different lobbies.

Link Party System Explained

Enter Your Friend's Hunter ID

To invite them, you'll need their Hunter ID. Input their Hunter ID to add them to your party.

Invite to Environment Link

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Next, you'll want to invite them to your own world's environment. To do that, you'll need to invite them to your Environment Link. This will bring the hunter to your world's instance which can allow you and those players to move around your world.

Proceed with Hunting

Now that you and that hunter are in the Link Party and also shares an Environment Link, you'll now both be able to participate in hunts in your environment as well as participate in quests together!

How to Activate Voice Chat

Enable Voice Chat in Audio Options

1
Enable Voice Chat in the Audio tab of the Options menu. You can also choose to set this to Push-to-Talk if you have a keyboard.
2
In the same tab, you can choose to toggle your Voice Chat Volume.
3
In a lobby, you can check who you're in a Voice Chat with by going to the Communication tab in the Settings and clicking on the Voice Chat tab. You can also set a button as a shortcut to access the Voice Chat window immediately.
4 In the Voice Chat window, you can also toggle which Link Member or Quest Member can hear your audio.

How to Use Voice Chat

Monster Hunter Wilds Related News

News and Game Info

News and Game Info

Title Updates

Update Release Date Information
Title Update 1
Ver 1.01
April 3*, 2025 Mizutsune
8★ HR Zoh Shia
Grand Hub
Arena and Challenge Quests
Free & Paid Cosmetic DLC
Change Alma's Outfit
April 22*, 2025 Festival of Accord: Blossomdance
April 29*, 2025 Arch-Tempered Rey Dau
・Gamma Armor Sets
May 7*, 2025 Free Challenge Quests
Version 1.011
Patch Notes
May 27*, 2025 Street Fighter 6 Collaboration
・Endemic Life List
・8-Star Monsters
Title Update 2
Ver 1.02
June 30, 2025 Lagiacrus
Seregios
Layered Weapons
July 22*, 2025 Festival of Accord: Flamefete
Arch-tempered Uth Duna
August 26*, 2025 Fender Special Collaboration
Version 1.021
Ver 1.021.01
Ver 1.021.02
August 12*, 2025 Weapon Balance Adjustments
9 Star Monsters and Investigations
RNG Appraised Talismans
Title Update 3
Patch Notes
September 29, 2025 Omega Planetes
Final Fantasy XIV Collab
Festival of Accord: Dreamspell
Arch-Tempered Nu Udra
Layered Armor Loadout to Equipment Loadout Linking
More 9-Star Hunts
Title Update 4 December 2025 Gogmazios
Artian Weapon Improvements / Expanded End-game Content
Festival of Accord Seasonal Event
PC Performance Improvements and Optimizations

*Expected dates for US time zones; releases for European and Asian time zones will come the following day.

Latest Patch Notes

Update 1.030.01.00
October 1, 2025
・Fixed an issue that caused some skill effects to be lost when drawing enmity from Omega Planetes.
・Fixed an issue where performing a mounted attack on Omega Planetes could prevent quest progress.
・Fixed an issue where Lagiacrus could appear in the Wounded Hollow regardless of story progression.
・Fixed an issue where Omega Planetes' Rocket Punch animation would sometimes remain on screen.
・Fixed an issue where Cactuar could appear in the Filter Icons list even when not present.
・Fixed an issue where coatings would sometimes fail to apply when attempting to apply them while charging with the bow.
Update 1.030.00.00
September 29, 2025
・Added Omega Planetes as part of the FF14 collab.
・Added new equipment and skills.
・Added new pendants, stickers, and gestures.
・Added new Seikret decorations.
・Added new Support Hunter who wields a Hunting Horn, Kai.
・Added new pop-up camp gear options.
Update 1.021.03.00 Update 1.021.02.00
Update 1.021.01.00 Update 1.020.02.00
Update 1.020.01.00 Update 1.020.00.00
▶︎ All Patch Notes and Updates

Events & Collaborations

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Street Fighter 6 Collab CAPCOM ID Registration Bonus

Game Information

Available Platforms Price and Editions
Is It Crossplay? Game Length
Offline Mode Server Status
PC Requirements Benchmark Tool
Best PC for Wilds How to Increase FPS
PS5 Performance Should You Buy PS5 Pro?
Xbox Series S Performance Is It Steam Deck Verified?
Is It on Game Pass? Product Codes
Resolution or Framerate Difficulty Explained
Server Maintenance Schedule How to Play Early With New Zealand Trick
Is There New Game Plus? Are Mods Bannable?
Is There an Optimization Patch? -

Pre-Release News and FAQ

Release Time and Countdown Preorder Bonuses and How to Claim
Preload Date and Time New Gameplay Features and Mechanics
Open Beta 1
Open Beta 2
Open Beta Save File Bonuses
Differences from Monster Hunter World Monster Hunter World Save Data Rewards
Does It Have PVP? New Weapon Types?
Are There Elder Dragons? Is There Romance?
Are There Classes? Open World?

Bugs and Error Codes

All Bugs and Error Codes
C1152-TMT-TD72
(PlayStation Error)
EA_19e15
(Communication Error)
R1187
(OBT Error)
CSE-00200-0-0
(Char. Creation Bug)
C1061-0-0
(Xbox Error)
Benchmark Tool Crash
(PC Error)
Gray Play Button
(Steam Error)
88500020
(Steam Error)
Anti-Tamper Error
(Steam Error)
Steam Errors
and How to Fix
How to Fix Crashing on Quest Start Error EW_30d43
(Connectivity Error)

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