Is Apex Legends Crossplay?

Yes, Apex Legends is crossplay. Players on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2 can add each other, form a party, and play together.

Crossplay is enabled automatically, but Apex Legends handles PC and console matchmaking differently. Console players normally share a console matchmaking pool, while PC players are matched in PC lobbies. If a console player joins a party with someone on PC, that squad is placed into PC matches.

That distinction matters if you're wondering whether an Xbox or PlayStation player will regularly encounter PC players just because crossplay is turned on. They won't under normal console matchmaking. PC players enter the equation when someone on console intentionally parties with a PC player.

The original Nintendo Switch version of Apex Legends is no longer supported. EA ended support for that version on August 4, 2026, with Nintendo support continuing on Nintendo Switch 2 instead.

Is Apex Legends crossplay between PC and Xbox?

Yes. Apex Legends supports crossplay between PC and Xbox, so players on the two platforms can add each other and join the same squad.

There is one important matchmaking rule to understand.

Xbox players normally play in the console matchmaking pool. If an Xbox player groups with someone playing Apex Legends on PC, however, the entire party is moved into PC matchmaking. The PC player is not moved into a console lobby.

The same rule applies when a PlayStation or Nintendo Switch 2 player joins a PC player.

So if you're on Xbox and your friend is on PC, you can play Apex Legends together, but your matches will use the PC matchmaking pool.

Is Apex Legends crossplay between PC and PS5?

Yes. PC and PlayStation 5 players can play Apex Legends together through crossplay.

A PS5 player can add a PC player through Apex Legends' in-game friends system and then invite them to a party.

Once the two platforms are grouped together, the squad enters PC matches. PlayStation players who aren't grouped with a PC player remain in the console matchmaking pool instead.

This means enabling crossplay on PS5 doesn't automatically fill normal console matches with PC players.

Is Apex Legends Ranked crossplay?

Yes. Apex Legends Ranked supports crossplay.

The same general platform matchmaking structure applies: console players can play across supported consoles, while a cross-platform party containing both a PC player and a console player is placed into PC matchmaking.

Ranked still has its own eligibility and party restrictions. Players need to meet the current Ranked requirements before they can queue together, regardless of whether they're using the same platform or crossplay.

EA's current Ranked documentation also requires crossplay to be enabled for Ranked Ladders, confirming that cross-platform functionality remains part of Apex Legends' competitive system.

So, is Apex Legends crossplay Ranked? Yes. An Xbox or PlayStation player can play Ranked with a PC friend as long as the squad meets the applicable Ranked requirements, but the mixed PC/console party will play in PC matches.

How does Apex crossplay matchmaking work?

Apex Legends does not simply throw every platform into one universal matchmaking pool.

With crossplay enabled, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2 players can match across the supported console platforms. PC players remain in the PC matchmaking pool.

The exception is a mixed PC and console party. If you deliberately squad up with a PC player while playing on console, Apex Legends puts the full party into PC matches. EA says this setup allows console and PC friends to play together without making PC players part of regular console matchmaking.

That makes Apex crossplay optional in practice for console players who want to play with a PC friend, rather than making PC opponents a normal part of every console match.

How to add people on Apex Legends crossplay

You don't need to be friends through PlayStation Network, Xbox, or Steam before playing together. Apex Legends has its own cross-platform friend search.

To add someone on another platform:

1. Open the Friends menu in Apex Legends.

2. Select Find Friend.

3. Search for your friend's EA Public ID.

4. Send the friend request.

5. Once they accept it, select them from your Friends menu and invite them to your party.

EA also allows players to adjust which identifiers other people can use to find them, including their EA ID and supported platform usernames.

This system lets a Steam player add someone on Xbox, for example, without needing the Xbox account on their Steam friends list.

Can you turn off crossplay in Apex Legends?

Crossplay can be disabled on supported consoles, but PC players cannot turn crossplay off.

On PlayStation, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch 2, the setting is available under the game's settings menu. Disabling it restricts matchmaking to other players on the same platform who have also disabled crossplay.

That smaller matchmaking pool can result in longer queue times, which is why EA recommends leaving crossplay enabled.

Crossplay is enabled automatically unless you've changed the setting.

Does Apex Legends have cross-progression?

Yes. Apex Legends has cross-progression in addition to crossplay.

Cross-progression lets you access your Apex Legends account, progression, and eligible cosmetics across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2 when those platform accounts are linked to the same EA Account. Your Apex Legends progression is tied to that EA Account.

Crossplay and cross-progression solve two different problems:

Crossplay lets you play with people on another platform. Cross-progression lets you access your account and progression when you move between platforms.

There is an important exception for Ranked. Your Ranked progression is tracked separately by platform, so your current Ranked tier on PC does not automatically become your Ranked tier on console.

Does Apex have crossplay on Steam and the EA app?

Yes. Players using the Steam and EA app versions of Apex Legends on PC can play together.

Both versions are part of Apex Legends' PC ecosystem, and EA currently lists both the EA app and Steam among the platforms supported by crossplay.

Those PC players can also party with friends on Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch 2. When a PC player joins a console friend, the mixed-platform squad enters PC matchmaking.

So if you're asking "Does Apex have crossplay?", the answer is yes: Apex Legends supports multiplayer across PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch 2. Console players normally stay in console matchmaking, while any party containing a PC player is placed into PC matches.