Cross-play lets you play with your friends no matter what platform they’re playing on. That means if you’re playing NFS Unbound on PC, you can race online against a friend playing on PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, and vice-versa.
Cross-play is on by default in NFS Unbound. If you turn cross-play off, you’ll only be racing with and against players who are on the same platform as you.
Click on Settings and Accessibility in the main menu.
Toggle Enable Cross-play on or off.
Select Player Search.
Select Add as EA Friend.
Click Send EA Friend Request.
After they accept your request, you can race against them in the game.
You’ll see an icon next to your friend’s name in the search bar that shows you the platform they’re playing on.
No, you can’t transfer your progress from one console platform to another in NFS Unbound.
For example, if you start playing the game on PC then move to PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X, you’ll lose your saved progress and items. You’ll have to start all over again if you switch console platforms.
Check out the NFS Unbound boards on Answers HQ for threads about common and emerging issues.
Keep an eye on the EA Help (@EAHelp) and the Need for Speed (@NeedforSpeed) Twitter accounts for everything from outage info to news about the game.
