Battlefield 2042' will split cross-play between console generations

DICE will use bots to pad out lobbies when needed.

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Battlefield 2042 cross-play will be split by generation

Battlefield 2042 won't support cross-gen cross-play on consoles and PC

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Battlefield 2042 won't support cross-gen cross-play on consoles and PC

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Is Battlefield 2042 Cross-Platform?

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Battlefield 2042 has added the ability to block cross-play on Xbox via the menu, rather than the system-level Xbox setting that developers can freely ignore if they so choose. : r/XboxSeriesX

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