{"id":657,"date":"2025-08-28T10:45:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5faee5afe4b017964f14831f"},"modified":"2025-08-28T10:45:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:45:40","slug":"how-to-do-ps5-cross-play-with-ps4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-do-ps5-cross-play-with-ps4\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Do PS5 Cross-Play With PS4"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/how-to-do-ps5-cross-play-with-ps4.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-1699726555 wiki-page-title\" readability=\"22.627737226277\">\n<div class=\"jsx-1699726555 title-and-date\" readability=\"4.9606299212598\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-1699726555 last-edited\">Last Edited:<\/span> <time itemprop=\"datePublished\" content=\"2020-11-13T19:32:58Z\" class=\"jsx-1699726555\">13 Nov 2020 7:32 pm<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"3\">\n<p>This portion of the guide explains how to do PS5 Cross-Play with PS4 players and how to voice chat between PS5 and PS4 users.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" data-transform=\"header\"><strong class=\"selflink\">How to Do PS5 Cross-Play With PS4<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"jsx-1391240796 below-bump\" readability=\"15.283115671642\">\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"5\">\n<p>You will be able to play online multiplayer games with PS4 and PS5 players. Whether you\u2019re playing a multiplayer PS4 game on your PS4 or PS5 (via backward compatibility), you will be able to play with other players on either console for the same game.\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-3066701634 wiki-video\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"4\">\n<p><b>It is possible to play together depending on the game, though support must be provided by the game\u2019s developer.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" data-transform=\"header\">Can PS4 and PS5 players communicate via voice chat?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"4.6975806451613\">\n<p>According to Sony&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2020\/11\/09\/ps5-the-ultimate-faq\/\">PlayStation FAQ<\/a> &#8220;PS4 and PS5 players (and users of the new PlayStation app for mobile devices) can communicate via voice chat in Parties. Depending on the game, in-game chat will also work across PS4 and PS5 versions of a game.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\">\n<h2><span class=\"mw-headline\" data-transform=\"header\">How will game invites work between the PS4 and PS5?<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"jsx-1653715561 jsx-2544470155 wiki-section\" readability=\"7\">\n<p>As detailed by Sony &#8220;Players will be able to send and receive invitations for games that support cross-gen play across the PS4 and PS5. If you receive an invitation to join a game session, the notification will display which platform the game supports. If a PS5 game does not have a PS4 version available, PS4 players will not receive the invite.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/wikis\/playstation-5\/How_to_Do_PS5_Cross-Play_With_PS4\">News Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last Edited: 13 Nov 2020 7:32 pm This portion of the guide explains how to do PS5 Cross-Play with PS4 players and how to voice chat between PS5 and PS4 users. How to Do PS5 Cross-Play With PS4 You will be able to play online multiplayer games with PS4 and PS5 players. Whether you\u2019re playing a multiplayer PS4 game on your PS4 or PS5 (via backward compatibility), you will be able to play with other players on either console for the same game. It is possible to play together depending on the game, though support must be provided by the game\u2019s developer. Can PS4 and PS5 players communicate via voice chat? 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