Crossplay in Rainbow Six Siege explained: Can you play across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation?

Fans have often wondered if there is crossplay in Rainbow Six Siege. The short answer is yes, the game does support crossplay, but not in the traditional sense of the word. The crossplay feature in Ubisoft's popular first-person shooter game comes with its fair share of restrictions to maintain the integrity and fairness of the game.

This article explains how to enable crossplay, which platforms can play Rainbow Six Siege together, and why not all devices can join the band simultaneously.

Rainbow Six Siege offers crossplay between two sets of platforms:

Ubisoft, the cre­ator behind Rainbow Six Siege, has de­cided against full crossplay betwee­n computer and game consoles for now. This choice­ likely comes from the natural contrasts be­tween playing with a mouse and ke­yboard versus a controller. Competitive balance is a major concern, and Ubisoft has chosen to keep these player pools separate.

In the R6 SiegeYear 9 roadmap, developers mentioned that the final season of the year will bring a plethora of new changes to Rainbow Six Siege, including a new console-to-PC option in Crossplay 1.0. No additional details have been mentioned about this, so you will have to wait to find out.

While you can't directly squad up with PC friends on consoles (and vice versa), Rainbow Six Siege does offer cross-progression. Connecting your Ubisoft Conne­ct account to your gaming platforms allows sharing of your progress, items, and Renown (in-game­ money) across all supported systems. This pe­rmits playing on any available device without losing the­ equipment or ranks you earne­d.

Crossplay is enabled by default on consoles and PCs. However, you can always double-check the settings. Here's how:

Changing the settings will sever connections to