{"id":48561,"date":"2024-03-27T13:04:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-27T12:04:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2015670"},"modified":"2024-03-27T13:55:10","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T12:55:10","slug":"is-south-park-snow-day-crossplay-your-multiplayer-options-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-south-park-snow-day-crossplay-your-multiplayer-options-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Is South Park: Snow Day crossplay? Your multiplayer options explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Are all consoles in the blizzard together? <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Ben Huxley\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 27 March 2024 at 12:04 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>South Park: Snow Day releases today, as we\u2019re sure you\u2019re aware if you\u2019re a gamer who loves Matt Stone and Trey Parker\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/south-park-joining-panderverse-uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">satirical cartoon<\/a>. It\u2019s the follow up to the Stick of Truth and the Fractured but Whole (and the lesser well known Phone Destroyer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/best-mobile-games-ios-android\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mobile game<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>This time, it has a more 3D art style, unlike the classic 2D of the TV show, and the RPG elements are abandoned for action. But there are still a lot of laughs to be had, and it releases on PC, Xbox, PS5 and \u2013 surprisingly \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/technology-guides\/nintendo-switch-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Switch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the selling points of South Park: Snow Day it its co-op nature. There\u2019s still the option to play solo with bots, but the idea is to join friends online and take part in the matchmaking.<\/p>\n<p>But can we play alongside friends using other hardware? Let\u2019s take a look at the multiplayer options for South Park: Snow Day.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Is South Park: Snow Day crossplay?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Sadly, as far as we can tell,\u00a0<strong>South Park: Snow Day does not have crossplay<\/strong>. This means you shouldn\u2019t expect to link up with players on other systems.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve just booted up the game for the first time, and once you\u2019re through the elf-bashing tutorial, you unlock the online component of South Park: Snow Day.<\/p>\n<p>However, even once we\u2019d reached this multiplayer point in the game, we couldn\u2019t see any toggle to turn crossplay on or off. The lack of such an option makes it seem fairly clear that cross-platform play is not supported here.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"b5e2ff4e52aef139121f583f238b31cb776c12bb\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>Usually, if a game did support crossplay, you\u2019d have an option in the settings to turn that level of connectivity on or off. Not everyone on PC would want to play with console people, and vice versa, so you\u2019d normally expect to see a toggle in a crossplay game. South Park: Snow Day does not have one.<\/p>\n<p>Adding credence to this, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shacknews.com\/article\/139196\/south-park-snow-day-preview-hands-on-impressions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shack News<\/a> attended a preview event and asked the actual developers about crossplay. Their preview article states in no uncertain terms: \u201c<strong>Crossplay is unfortunately unavailable, as confirmed by a developer on site.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the matchmaking menu in the final game, when we were playing on PC, the only friends we could seem to invite were other people on Steam. So it seems like people with have to stick with the chums they\u2019ve got on the same platform as them, whether that be PC, PS5, Xbox Series X\/S or Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p>With the game not being available on the older PS4 or Xbox One consoles, there\u2019s no chance of cross-generational play being a thing here either. We\u2019ll let you know if any of this changes with updates later on.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How does multiplayer work in South Park: Snow Day?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Choosing to play alongside friends is easy. The only bit of the game that you need to do alone is the tutorial.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re in the Kupa Keep hub area, head to Cartman\u2019s back yard and interact with the War Table. It\u2019s the big round wooden table in the middle of the area.<\/p>\n<p>Here, you\u2019ll be able to host a game, join a game, or view your friends list. Remember that it\u2019s a four-player game, so you\u2019ll only be able to play with three other friends.<\/p> <p>Even when you\u2019re not at the War Table, you should be able to find the matchmaking screen through the game\u2019s menus. Just pick the option that best suits what you want to do, and you should be enjoying some multiplayer action soon.<\/p>\n<p>We found it very easy to jump into games with other players, and a little bit more fun than going it alone. But if you\u2019re more of a solo person, the game will provide AI bots to help you out when needed.<\/p>\n<p>With South Park being all about friendship, and the game being all about kids playing together and battling it out in the snow, we\u2019d say that multiplayer is probably the better option this time out. 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