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Is Tekken 8 crossplay? Explained

Find some friends on other platforms.

The latest entry in Bandai Namco’s venerated 3D fighting franchise is here, and the people want to know if they can rumble across platforms. (No, not like Smash Bros.) With Tekken 8 hitting both PC and consoles, the question is: is Tekken 8 crossplay?

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Having a wider audience open to more combatants is always a good thing for a game, but for the longest time, console lines and hardware divided the pool of fighters. The good news is, that looks like it’s not the case for Tekken 8.

Tekken 8 is crossplay compatible

Yes, Tekken 8 looks to be crossplay for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC players. A tweet from series producer Katsuhiro Harada back in April 2023 confirms as much with a simple: “Crossplay? Of course I will.”

It looks like, where previous console generations were barred off due to mutual interests and security issues, the landscape has changed. Do we thank Fortnite for this? I’m not sure, but it’s nice that you can buy Tekken 8 on the platform of your choice and not have to worry about where your friends bought it.

All about the netcode

Harada has also confirmed that Tekken 8 will utilize rollback netcode, an approach to modern fighting game connections that has become the broadly agreed-upon best-case solution for fighting over the internet.

Altogether, it seems like Tekken 8 is in a good spot for would-be battlers to always find a match. With a good netcode plan and platform availability stretching across console lines, there certainly won’t be a shortage of targets for your Electric Wind God Fists.


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