How to play Rocket League between PC and PS4

The moment has come. You have finally downloaded Rocket League and tonight you will join your group of friends to play some online games of Hollywood cars, balls and explosions. The team is ready, the food as well; only the click to start the game is missing… but on the most beautiful one of your friends arises a problem.

A friend of yours, in fact, plays on PS4 and is afraid of not being able to participate in the game session with you and the others, who instead all use the PC. Intrigued, you start looking on the Internet for some solutions and discover that, for some time now, the developer of Rocket League has implemented a function that allows you to play multiplayer regardless of the platform used. The problem, however, is that you don’t know how to use it.

Do not fear! If you want, I’m here to help you. In the following lines, in fact, you will find explained how to play Rocket League between PC and PS4 (but also other consoles, such as Nintendo Switch and Xbox One / Series XS), so that you can immediately enter the field with your “gang”. So let’s not waste any more time and let’s kick off this guide!

Index

• How to activate Rocket League crossplay between PC and PS4
• How to play Rocket League between PC and PS4
  • How to create a room
  • How to invite friends between PC and PS4 to Rocket League
• How to sync a Rocket League account between PC and PS4

How to activate Rocket League crossplay between PC and PS4

The first thing you need to do to play Rocket League between PC and PS4 is to activate the option dedicated to the management of online matchmaking between multiple platforms , so as to make the game understand that with each new game it will have to assign you to a room full of players. who own a copy of the game not only on PC, but also on consoles.

Once you have started the game on PC, select the Options item to open the menu dedicated to game settings. At this point, stay inside the first tab, called Game , and put the check (using the mouse or your controller) next to the Multiplatform option , in order to activate crossplay matchmaking.

On PS4, on the other hand, after starting the game from the main console menu, you have to scroll through the options using the directional arrows on the pad and press X on the Options item , in order to open the game settings menu. After that, it will open the card game and, from here, you have to do is scroll through the options and tick the Multiplatform , pressing X .

How to play Rocket League between PC and PS4

Now that you’ve opened your online matchmaking account, you’re ready to invite all your friends and create private rooms no matter what platform you play on, using the PSYNET crossplatform platform , created by the game’s developer: Psyonix .

How to create a room

The options dedicated to creating a private room are actually hidden within the Rocket League menu and are not always easy to find, but for this reason I will now show you how to access these functions quickly and easily.

Starting with the PC version , start the game and select the Play option from the main menu. You will then enter the menu dedicated to the various game modes available: select, therefore, and click in succession on the items Personalized meetings , private match and create a private match .

Within the private match menu you can choose the game mode you prefer (you can find from the simple points match, up to matches with upgrades and weapons), the arena where the match will take place and the number of participants for each team.

You can then choose whether to fill the game with computer-controlled adversary bots , indicate the server to use (for convenience and performance, I suggest you select a European server) and, above all, whether to set an access password or limit access to the match to your own group members .

In addition, you will be able to manage the names and colors of the teams via the Team Settings option and subsequently modify the game parameters (such as the speed of the cars, the duration of the match or the way the ball reacts to the physics of the game) using the options found in Mutator Settings . Once you are happy with the changes, all you have to do is start the game by selecting the create a game option .

On PS4 , the procedure is almost identical: once you reach the main menu, you have to press X on the Play item . Next, you have to use the directional arrows of the controller to navigate between the available game modes and select the items Custom meetings , private match and create a private match .

As on PC, you must then set the game mode , choose whether or not to limit access to other players and adjust the parameters related to the pitch . Finally, you must confirm your choices by selecting the item create a game .

How to invite friends between PC and PS4 to Rocket League

Of course, a single player room can be extremely boring. And that is why in the following chapter I will show you how to invite your friends between PC and PS4 on Rocket League , through the use of the ID linked to Epic Games , the developer of Rocket League , Fortnite and many other games.

On PC , you have to access the list of friends by clicking on the appropriate icon , located at the bottom right. Then, click on the Add Epic Friend item and write the name of the user you want to add. Once your friend has accepted your friend request, close the friends list and click on create a group . At this point, if your friend is connected, all you have to do is click on his username , to send him the request which, if successful, will allow him to join your game.

On PS4, on the other hand, you have to press the R2 button on the controller to open the friends list and then press the square button to add a friend with an Epic Games account , using the console’s digital keyboard to write the friend’s username . Once added as a friend, you must press triangle to open the menu linked to the creation of the group, and select the friend ‘s account to invite him.

Once you have created your party (which can hold up to 6 people), you can finally join an online match, create a room to host a private match, or organize an item swap.

How to sync a Rocket League account between PC and PS4

Starting from 23 September 2020, Psyonix and Epic Games have made Rocket League a free-to-play game , reorganizing their account management system for the occasion, allowing PC and PS4 users (but also all other platforms) to synchronize your progress.

To synchronize your account, all you have to do is connect to the official Rocket League page dedicated to linking accounts and log in to your Epic Games account . Then, click on the Login and Connect button with the PlayStation logo next to it and enter your PlayStation Network account credentials . To conclude the operation, select the primary account you want to use, click on the Preview button and finally on Okay .

Once this is complete, all your Rocket League saves will be synced and you can play Rocket League on as many platforms as you want without the risk of losing your progress.