Is Destiny 2 Crossplay? Platforms and Cross Save

Destiny 2 has full crossplay across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, and it has worked this way since Bungie switched it on for everyone back in August 2021. Cross save is a separate, related system that a lot of players mix up with crossplay itself, so this guide covers both clearly along with the handful of restrictions that still apply.

The Short Answer

Yes, Destiny 2 is fully crossplay. Players on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox are matched together automatically, with no activation step required, and it has been this way since Bungie's crossplay rollout in August 2021. You do not need to link accounts or change a setting just to play with friends on a different platform in most activities.

When Crossplay Launched

Bungie enabled full crossplay for Destiny 2 on August 24, 2021, connecting PlayStation, Xbox, PC, and, at the time, Google Stadia. Stadia shut down in January 2023, so it no longer factors into the platform list today, leaving PC, PlayStation, and Xbox as the three crossplay enabled platforms currently supported.

Crossplay Versus Cross Save: Two Different Systems

Bungie's own support documentation is direct about this: "Cross Play and Cross Save are two separate processes." Crossplay determines who you can matchmake and play with in a live session, and it works automatically. Cross save is about your character data, letting you set a primary platform and then log in and continue playing the same characters and progress from a different platform. You can use either system independently, though most players who own Destiny 2 on more than one platform end up using both.

How Cross Save Works

Setting up cross save requires linking your platform accounts through Bungie's website and choosing a primary platform to pull your progress from. Once linked, logging into Destiny 2 on any of your linked platforms loads the same characters, gear, and progress, rather than starting a separate save file per platform. This is opt in and takes a few minutes to set up the first time, unlike crossplay itself, which needs no setup.

Bungie Names Replaced Platform Tags

When crossplay launched, Bungie introduced Bungie Names, a display name paired with a 4 digit identifier, as the way players are shown and searched for across the crossplay system. Your Bungie Name was generated from whichever platform account you first logged into after crossplay launched, and it functions as your identity for friending and clan activity regardless of which platform you are currently playing on.

Where Crossplay Has Real Restrictions

Crossplay is not identical in every activity. Competitive modes, specifically Crucible and Gambit, split matchmaking into separate console and PC pools most of the time, reflecting the same input based fairness concerns that show up in other competitive shooters. If a fireteam includes even one PC player, the whole fireteam is placed into the PC matchmaking pool for that activity, similar to how mixed squads get routed in some other crossplay shooters. Trials of Osiris, Destiny 2's toughest competitive playlist, specifically requires crossplay to be enabled in order to participate at all, so players who have crossplay turned off cannot queue for Trials until they turn it back on.

Can You Turn Off Crossplay?

PlayStation and Xbox players can disable crossplay in their settings, which limits their matchmaking to other players on the same platform who have also disabled it, shrinking the pool they are matched against. PC players do not have this option and cannot disable crossplay, so PC play is crossplay enabled by default with no way to opt out. Disabling crossplay on console also changes how invites function between Xbox and Microsoft Store linked accounts specifically, so console players who rely on cross platform party invites should generally leave crossplay on.

Do You Need a Bungie.net Account?

No. Bungie's own guidance confirms players do not need a separate Bungie.net account just to use crossplay features, since your platform login and Bungie Name handle identity across the system without requiring an extra account layer on top.

PC Platform History Worth Knowing

Destiny 2's PC version originally launched on Battle.net in 2017 before Bungie moved the PC version to Steam in 2019, alongside the game going free to play for its base content. If you see older guides referencing Battle.net, that information predates the migration and no longer reflects how the game is distributed on PC today.

How This Compares to Other Shooters

Destiny 2's crossplay system is broadly more open than some competitive shooters that restrict PC and console matchmaking more heavily by default. If you are curious how a more restrictive, opt in based system looks in practice, our guide to Rainbow Six Siege crossplay covers a tactical shooter where console players must specifically opt in before matching against PC opponents at all.

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Destiny 2 has supported full crossplay across PC, PlayStation, and Xbox since August 2021, with cross save handling character progress as a separate, opt in system. Console players can disable crossplay, PC players cannot, and Trials of Osiris requires it to be on. Explore more of what Flush covers at flush.com.