Are you having trouble trying to use the crossplay feature of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre?
Maybe you are not able to join a friend’s party or lobby or invite anyone to your party or lobby from your friends who are not on the same platform as you when you are playing with them.
In that case, there is no need to become stressed as we are here to help you!
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an American horror franchise which is much loved by the player base all, over the world for its high difficulty of survival horror.
However, similar to other games it also has issues and errors that can make you have a bad gaming experience.
In this article, we will be talking about the fixes that will help you to fix the issue of crossplay not working in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
What is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Crossplay?
Texas Chainsaw Massacre game allows the players to play in a crossplay platform with their friends, which means you can play with someone who is on a PlayStation device or Xbox even when you are on a PC platform which is different from them.
You can team up with your buddies on Xbox or Playstation if you are on PC and play Texas Chainsaw Massacre together without any issues.
However, there are certain limitations to the Crpssplay as we have listed below.
- Matchmaking is possible between PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S (ninth generation) devices.
- Matchmaking on Xbox One will only be possible between Xbox One users.
- Only PS4 gamers will be able to matchmake on the platform with other PS4 players.
Similar to games like Fortnite and Modern Warfare there isn’t any friends list present in the game that will help you to matchmake with your friends.
You will have to generate a code in-game and then use these codes to invite friends from different platforms to the lobby or the party.
To sum it up, while PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC players have the option of cross-playing between them, players on the PS4 and Xbox One are limited to playing with those who use the same platform as them and are unable to use crossplay.
Why Is The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Game Crossplay Not Working?
Texas Chainsaw Massacre should be working properly with Cross[lay as the developers have finally released the feature in-game.
However, if you are unable to invite a friend or join their party after getting the invite code then there might be something wrong.
If you don’t have Crossplay enabled in your game then you will not be able to crossplay with friends from different platforms.
You can manually enable and disable the crossplay feature in Texas Chainsaw Massacre, so check whether you have disabled the feature before and have forgotten about it.
One major issue that can happen which can prevent you from using the crossplay feature is that you might not have a strong internet connection to use the crossplay platform.
In case you have a weak or unstable internet connection your game will not be able to connect to your friend’s device through the servers.
Another important reason why you might not be able to utilise the crossplay feature is that there can be some technical glitch in your device or the device might have accumulated too many cache files due to which it is not able to function properly.
Whatever the reason is you should be able to solve the issue of Crossplay not working in Texas Chainsaw Massacre after you go through our fixes section below.
How To Fix Texas Chainsaw Massacre Game Crossplay Not Working?
1. Enable Crossplay In Texas Chainsaw Massacre
You can always Enable cross-play by going to the Game tab in the Options menu in Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
You can observe and communicate with players from other platforms while watching public matches if cross-play is enabled.
With other players that have the option of crossplay turned on, you can also use matchmaking and play together.
You can only matchmake with other users of the same platform who have also turned off cross-play in case you have turned off your Crossplay feature in the game.
2. Check Your Internet Connection
The first thing that you need to do is to check the internet connection.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre need a stable internet connection to work properly on your device so if you are unable to provide it then it might not allow you to play Crossplay with your friends. Make sure that your Wifi is enabled on the device.
If there is a connection issue in your Wifi then you can try to do a router reset.
- Simply switch off the router and unplug it from all the devices and power supply.
- Wait for 3 minutes and then plug it in again.
- Now wait for the signal to come back and now connect to the internet through it.
Check whether you are able to solve the connection issue. If you still get the issue then contact the local service provider to get the issue checked.
3. Restart Your PC/ Console
Make sure to restart your PC/ Console (Xbox, PS4, PS5 etc) and then try to use the Crossplay feature of Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
There can be a bug or a glitch in the game itself due to which you aren’t able to use the crossplay feature of the game.
Doing a restart will help in solving that. If you are still unable to use the crossplay feature even after doing a restart then please follow the fixes below to solve the issue.
4. Invite The Friend Again
You can invite your friend again by sending them the invite code as they might not have been able to join the first time that you did.
Check with them whether they are able to join your party with the code that you sent.
If they are unable to then generate another code and sent it to them and they should be able to enter your lobby or party without any issue.
5. Disable Your Firewall
You should try to disable the firewall of your computer when you see that you aren’t able to play cross-platform with your friends in Texas Chainsaw Massacre. You can easily do that by following the steps below.
- Go to Control Panel from the Windows search bar.
- Open Systems and Security.
- Select Windows Defender Firewall.
- Turn on the Windows Defender Firewall option.
- Click on the Turn off Windows Defender Firewall (not recommended) button under the Private network settings and Public network settings.
- Click on OK and close the window.
6. Clear Texas Chainsaw Massacre/ Console Cache
Additionally, you can delete the game cache from your PC, Xbox and PlayStation 5 and see if it resolves the problem.
Your device might have trouble using the crossplay feature because the cache files have collected trash and corrupted files.
Clear Cache Files of Texas Chainsaw Massacre:
- Open Steam.
- Click on the Library option from above.
- Right-click on The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and select Properties.
- Choose the Local Files tab.
- Select Clear Cache.
- Click OK and confirm.
Clear Cache Files of PlayStation 5
- Go to Settings.
- Select System.
- Choose Storage from the menu.
- Go to Application Saved Data.
- Select Clear Saved Data.
Clear Cache Files of Xbox Series X/S
- Go to Settings.
- Choose System.
- Select Storage.
- Navigate to Manage Storage.
- Select Clear local saved games.
7. Contact Texas Chainsaw Massacre Support Team
If none of the fixes above was able to help you in fixing the crossplay feature then you should contact the Support team of Texas Chainsaw Massacre through their Twitter Page and talk to them about this problem.
Your report might be able to help them in solving this issue and you can also talk to them about when the issue will get resolved.