As a long-time Vampire: The Masquerade fanatic who’s also a PC gaming journalist and the doting mama of a new PS5, naturally I had some burning questions about Bloodhunt’s cross-platform capabilities. Can I play on PC while my partner hops into the same match on PlayStation, for example? And, with the basic game being free-to-play with no barrier to obtaining multiple copies, can I carry my Bloodhunt progress over between both platforms? On this page, here’s everything you need to know about cross-platforming in Bloodhunt at launch.
Does Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt have crossplay?
The short answer is yes, Bloodhunt does have crossplay, with players on PC able to enter matches with players on PS5 (and vice-versa). However, there’s a fairly big caveat to that: only players on the same platform can form a squad. Players on different systems can’t hang out in Elysium, the game’s lobby where social activities take place, since said lobbies are platform-specific. This means, as far as I can tell, that you can’t group up with players on the other platform in the game’s three-player squad mode. So you’re somewhat limited to encountering your buddies on different platforms only when you head into the streets of Prague, at which point it’s kill or be killed (and as yet I can’t see any way to guarantee that you even end up in the same match). While players on PC don’t have the option to disable crossplay, players on PS5 can opt out via the system’s options menu. However, Sharkmob emphasise that this was done in compliance with Sony’s requirements and disabling is not recommended, as it can lead to longer matchmaking times.
Does Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt have cross-progression?
Surprisingly, Bloodhunt does not support cross-saves and cross-progression. This is surprising because you need a Sharkmob account to log into the game on either platform, and indeed can use the same account on both PC and PS5 if you like; but you’ll still effectively have two completely separate profiles on each. At this stage there’s no word on how this will work if you play free on one platform and, say, bought the premium Founder’s Pack on the other; but nevertheless, it’s probably worth using the same Sharkmob account on any platforms you plan to play on, just in case it proves helpful down the line. If you’re hopping back into Bloodhunt now that the full version is out, be sure to check out our Bloodhunt tips and tricks page to get you started, as well as our in-depth guides on the best Bloodhunt characters to play as and our explainer on Blood Resonance types.
