Can PC Game Pass players be invited to Xbox Hunt Showdown? For some time now, People have been confused about whether PC and Xbox can play with themselves in Hunt: Showdown or not. The trend will become bigger in 2025 because of the increasing requirements for cross-play, and the game pass has become very popular, and also, people want to play with their friends, whatever the platform.
Early announced that Hunt: Showdown 1896 entered PC Game Pass starting 15 April 2025. If you have a subscription, you can save it and play on PC without paying for the full game. Also, the developers said that there is cross-play between Xbox devices and PlayStation devices, but there isn’t between PC and the console in Hunt Showdown 1896.
In this article, I will reply to you about invitations between PC and Xbox, how they work, and is the Game Pass offers open co-op play, also we will talk about games like Ready or Not, Hunter titles.
Can PC Game Pass players send an invitation for Xbox in Hunter Showdown?
In the current time, no, the Game Pass players can’t send an invitation for Xbox in Hunter Showdown, since it doesn’t operate completely.
In the Steam community, it is said that the players on PS and Xbox can join the same matches together, but there is no direct support for invitations between the platforms and PC.
If there is going to be support in the future, the steps will be easy:
- Ensure that cross-play is active in the settings of the game.
- Link your Xbox Live account or a Microsoft account to the PC Game Pass version.
- Add your friend to the second platform. If there is an option to add, like (Xbox Live ID).
- You can send the invitation from the game itself, from the lobby, or from the list of friends.
- Ensure that you and your friend are on the same server for the match to work without issues.
Current restrictions by 2025:
- No support for party or lobby invites between PC and Xbox till now.
- If the Game Pass or Steam, the game may be available, but the system does not make cross-play invitations between the platforms.
- No unified party system between the two platforms means you can find yourself online but not inside the party.
- The progression cannot be determined between the platforms; this means that if you play on PC, you can not find the same level or unlocks on Xbox.
Does Hunt Showdown contain Cross-play between Xbox and PC?
According to the remarks of Crytek and on the players’ forums, there is random matchmaking that makes the players of pc or Game Pass Meet with players of Xbox or PlayStation in general matches, not direct invitations. In addition, the multiplayer of the game does not have official support.
The difference between Game Pass and Steam, if you play Hunt: Showdown on Steam, the matchmaking experience is fast, sort of, but not usually, whereas you can play with your friends on Game Pass or Xbox directly.
If you have the game of PC Game Pass, your options will be fewer for inviting friends from other platforms.
Fresh examples of Cross-play of platforms :
On Reddit, people claim that the game contains cross-play between Xbox and PlayStation, but no system of invitations between these platforms and PC to date.
Site Power Up Gaming shows that Hunt Showdown 1896 supports cross-play between the console (Xbox and PS5), but there is no official support for cross-platform play with the PC currently.
The great update of Hunt: Showdown 1896 launched in August 2024, and produced graphic, voice improvements and new engines, then, the support stopped on the old devices like PS4 and Xbox One.
