How To Disable Crossplay in Black Ops 6 on PS5 and Xbox (Answered)

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In their latest announcement, Treyarch explained that they’re adding a toggle feature to crossplay mechanics in Black Ops 6. This means you can disable it, avoiding matchmaking with PC players during Ranked Play. This move aims to combat the high number of cheaters on PC, who have been ruining the gaming experience for many. On consoles, such malicious activities are less prevalent.

In this guide, I’ll walk you through how to disable crossplay in Black Ops 6 on Xbox and PS5.

How to Turn off Crossplay in Black Ops 6

In Black Ops 6, you’ve always had the option to disable crossplay, however, it was just recently introduced for Competitive Modes. Previously, in this highly competitive setting, you would inevitably be pitted against PC players if you were using a console, and the reverse would happen as well.

Treyarch has now tweaked the mechanic to allow users to switch off crossplay in Ranked.

Here’s how to disable crossplay in Black Ops 6:

  • Launch your game and navigate to the main menu
  • Access the main settings menu (top-right of the screen)
  • Select ‘Settings’ and scroll to ‘Account & Network’, which is the last tab in the list
  • Select ‘Crossplay’ (at the top of the settings list) and switch it to ‘Off’

That’s all it takes.

Why is Call of Duty Crossplay?

I often ponder over the decision that led Call of Duty to incorporate crossplay, given that numerous challenges arise when pairing console users with PC gamers.

For example, within the gaming community of personal computers, there’s a persistent issue with cheaters that often spoil the fun for others, especially during Ranked Play. Moreover, the system for matching players based on input methods is not well-developed, leading to frequent encounters between controller users and those using keyboard and mouse.

In recent times, there’s been a heated discussion about the strength of aim assist in Call of Duty, particularly because controller users enjoy this feature while keyboard and mouse (KBM) players do not.

Fundamentally, the Call of Duty series supports crossplay to make the gaming experience more open and effortless for everyone, uniting players across various platforms. However, despite our best efforts, it hasn’t proven to be an exceptionally effective mechanism.

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2025-01-21 11:48