Key takeaways
- Account linking exists in a limited form — you can typically share progress between PC storefronts and your own console account through the game’s account system, but the exact set of linkable platforms has changed with each major update and is narrower than “everything talks to everything”.
- Mobile is the exception. The mobile client is a separate build with its own economy and progression, so purchases and rank do not carry over to or from PC and console.
- Purchased currency and some cosmetics are frequently platform-bound. Even where progression transfers, premium currency and certain store bundles often do not, because platform storefronts handle their own billing.
- Unlinking has consequences. Breaking an account link can strand progress on the linked profile, so link only to accounts you intend to keep.
Is Naraka Bladepoint Cross Platform? The Short Answer
Yes — Naraka: Bladepoint is cross platform, but not uniformly across every mode. Crossplay links PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, and the game’s own launcher) with PlayStation and Xbox, while the mobile version published separately follows its own matchmaking pool. The bigger catch is that crossplay is toggled per platform and per mode, and turning it off changes your queue times far more than most players expect.
Crossplay Support by Mode and Platform
According to the game’s official patch notes and platform store listings, crossplay behaves differently depending on what you queue into. Ranked play is the most restrictive because it separates input types — a controller on PC is grouped with console players, while mouse and keyboard stays in the PC pool — so that aim-assist and input parity do not decide fights. Casual and Custom lobbies are the most permissive and allow full mixing regardless of input.
| Mode | PC ↔ Console crossplay | Mobile in the pool? | Input-based separation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranked (Solo / Duo / Trio) | Yes | No | Yes — controller and mouse/keyboard split |
| Casual / Quick Match | Yes | No | No |
| Custom Lobbies | Yes | No | No — host controls the ruleset |
| Mobile (separate client) | No | Own pool only | No |
| Bot / Training modes | N/A | N/A | N/A |
One practical consequence: you can play with a friend on a different console without doing anything, but you cannot reliably queue ranked with a PC friend if you are on a controller and they are on mouse and keyboard. The game will either refuse the party or place you in the higher-input pool depending on the current ruleset.
How to Turn Crossplay Off on Console
The setting lives in the in-game options menu, not the console’s system settings, which is where most players look first and then assume the toggle does not exist.
PlayStation
- Open the main menu and go to Settings → Gameplay.
- Find Crossplay and switch it to Off.
- Back out to the main menu so the change saves — the game does not always persist the toggle if you close the app directly from the options screen.
- Restart matchmaking from a fresh lobby. Existing parties keep the old pool until re-formed, so disband and re-invite.
Why this order matters: the toggle only affects the next matchmaking session. If you flip it while already in a party, you will usually keep getting crossplay lobbies until the party is rebuilt.
Xbox
- Main menu → Settings → Gameplay.
- Set Crossplay to Off.
- Confirm the change when prompted, then return to the lobby.
- If you are in a party with PC players, the game will warn you that crossplay must stay on to keep them; you cannot have both.
On PC there is no equivalent off-switch that removes consoles from your pool in the same way — the toggle primarily controls whether you can be matched with console players, and disabling it locks you into the PC pool.
How Queues Change When Crossplay Is Off
Disabling crossplay shrinks your candidate pool to a single platform. On a healthy server at peak hours the difference is small — often under 30 seconds added to queue. Off-peak, it is dramatic. The table below reflects realistic behaviour on the main regional servers rather than universal numbers, so treat it as a pattern, not a promise.
| Situation | Crossplay ON (approx. queue) | Crossplay OFF (approx. queue) | Match quality effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peak hours, ranked, populated region | 20–60 seconds | 40–120 seconds | Slightly wider rank spread |
| Off-peak, ranked | 1–3 minutes | 4–10+ minutes | Noticeably wider rank spread |
| Casual, any hour | 15–45 seconds | 45 seconds–2 minutes | Minimal |
| High rank (top tiers), off-peak | 3–6 minutes | Often fails to fill | Lobby may time out |
The pattern to internalise: crossplay off is a latency and fairness preference, not a free win. You trade a bigger pool for a smaller one, and the smaller pool means looser matchmaking brackets, more repeat opponents, and a higher chance of queueing into the same trio twice in a row.
Cross-Save and Cross-Progression Limits
This is where expectations most often break. Cross-save is not the same as crossplay, and Naraka: Bladepoint does not offer unlimited account portability across every platform.
- Account linking exists in a limited form — you can typically share progress between PC storefronts and your own console account through the game’s account system, but the exact set of linkable platforms has changed with each major update and is narrower than “everything talks to everything”.
- Mobile is the exception. The mobile client is a separate build with its own economy and progression, so purchases and rank do not carry over to or from PC and console.
- Purchased currency and some cosmetics are frequently platform-bound. Even where progression transfers, premium currency and certain store bundles often do not, because platform storefronts handle their own billing.
- Unlinking has consequences. Breaking an account link can strand progress on the linked profile, so link only to accounts you intend to keep.
Practical rule: decide your primary platform first, buy cosmetics there, and treat everything else as a place to play rather than a place to own things.
A Decision Matrix for Your Situation
Rather than one blanket recommendation, the right crossplay setting depends on what you are optimising for.
| Your situation | Recommended setting | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Playing with friends on other platforms | Crossplay ON | Nothing else works; parties cannot span pools with it off. |
| Console player, competitive ranked, peak hours | Crossplay ON | Best chance of a tight rank bracket and fast queues. |
| Console player, off-peak, hate long queues | Crossplay ON | Queue time roughly triples or worse with it off. |
| Console player, want console-only fairness | Crossplay OFF | Removes mouse-and-keyboard opponents entirely, at the cost of queue time. |
| Very high rank on a smaller region | Crossplay ON | Console-only lobbies at top ranks off-peak often fail to fill. |
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you play Naraka: Bladepoint with friends on a different console?
Yes. Crossplay connects PlayStation and Xbox players, and PC players on the supported launchers, as long as everyone has crossplay enabled. Parties spanning platforms are supported in casual and most ranked queues. If one member has crossplay switched off, the party either cannot be formed or gets locked into a shared pool depending on the current ruleset.
Does turning off crossplay make matches easier?
It removes PC mouse-and-keyboard opponents, which many console players find the biggest source of frustration, so fights can feel fairer. It does not guarantee easier games. Smaller pools mean looser matchmaking brackets, so you may face higher-ranked players within your own platform instead.
Is crossplay the same as cross-save?
No. Crossplay lets different platforms play together in the same match. Cross-save and cross-progression let your account, rank, and cosmetics follow you between platforms. Naraka: Bladepoint supports crossplay broadly, but account linking is narrower, and the mobile client is a separate build that does not share progression with PC or console.
Does the mobile version have crossplay with PC and console?
The mobile client runs on its own matchmaking pool as of the current version. You cannot queue into a PC or console lobby from mobile, and progression and purchases do not carry across. Treat it as a standalone way to play the same game rather than a portable version of your main account.
Why is my queue time so long after disabling crossplay?
You have reduced the player pool to a single platform in your region and skill bracket. At peak hours the penalty is minor, often under a minute. Off-peak, in high ranks, or in less populated regions, console-only queues frequently stretch past five minutes or fail to fill at all. Re-enabling crossplay is the fastest fix.
Can I turn crossplay back on in the middle of a session?
Yes, but you usually need to leave your current party and re-form it for the change to take effect. The toggle applies to the next matchmaking session, not the lobby you are already sitting in. Restarting the client guarantees the setting takes hold if a fresh party does not.
