One of the biggest surprises of 2022, MultiVersus, has well-executed crossplay features that players can utilize across PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.

One of the biggest surprises of 2022, MultiVersus, has well-executed crossplay features that players can utilize. The free-to-play Warner Bros. crossover platform fighter essentially soft launched in open beta on July 26 and has been a massive hit with members of the communities of other popular platform fighters. The game even has a large upcoming tournament at the prominent fighting game event EVO, which should be the best showcase so far of the game's top talent.

Though many other platform fighters have been released to rival Super Smash Bros. in the platform fighter genre, MultiVersus is the one that has gained the most momentum. The game has been popular with audiences from other games like Brawlhalla and Rivals of Aether, as well. Thanks to having IPs to rival Nintendo's popular mascots and third-party additions, as well as being free-to-play and bursting with personality, MultiVersus may take Smash Bros' crown be a legitimate rival to both casual and competitive Smash.

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However, one other reason MultiVersus has gained so much momentum is due to the fact that it's available on most major platforms. While Super Smash Bros. somewhat limits its audience by being exclusive to Nintendo platforms, MultiVersus has no exclusivity, allowing the game to reach more players. In addition to this availability on many platforms, the game also features crossplay.

MultiVersus is on most major platforms, including both current and last gen consoles. In all, the platform fighter is on five different platforms: PlayStation 4 & 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam or the Epic Games Store. This wide availability, along with the fact that MultiVersus is free-to-play for both online and local multiplayer, has helped MultiVersus take off.

Across all of these platforms, MultiVersus supports both crossplay and cross-progression, encouraging players to use all of the platforms available to them to play the game. Linking accounts across platforms is easy, too. Players simply need to link their WB account (or create one), then they can unlock all of the cross-platform features that MultiVersus has to offer. Cross-progression allows players to take their unlocked characters and cosmetics across consoles and PC as long as they share a WB account. Cross-platform multiplayer works in a similar way: players will need to add their friends' WB accounts to their separate WB friend list, then send invites through the WB ecosystem.

Overall, MultiVersus has been the surprise hit of the summer and features robust cross-platform features. These features include cross-progression to transfer characters and skins, like upcoming Space Jam uniforms, to new platforms, and cross-play, to allow players to team up with their friends no matter which console they're on. These cross-platform features bring MultiVersus players into the same ecosystem, allowing the game's player base to truly thrive together.

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Parker Johnson is a gaming features writer for Screen Rant, and a current student at the University of Iowa. He previously wrote for his hometown newspaper, The Gowrie News. He is usually writing, coding, running, or playing video games.