PlanetSide 2: crossplay, split-screen and player count

Teen

FPS · Shooter · Action

A free, persistent first-person war where three factions fight over huge continents with infantry, tanks and aircraft, hundreds at a time.

Who can play

No split-screen on any platform.
Online for up to 48 players on PC and PS5.
No crossplay between platform families. PC and PlayStation 4 run separate servers.
Free to play.

SteamPrice on SteamPlay free

Free to play

Friends pick the same server and faction, form a squad of up to 12 and can link up to four squads into a 48-player platoon.
Squads share waypoints and voice chat and can crew tanks and aircraft together, so a group stays together inside battles involving hundreds of players.
It is free, but new players face a steep start against veterans.
Each character belongs to one server and faction.

80%

Very positive on Steam

“Audacious. Sony Online built a multi-continental world wide enough for thousands of players on three factions to fight in the air, on the ground, and inside bases, and released it for free.”
PC Gamer
“Technically astounding mass-scale warfare that spews out gaming fantasy fulfillment.”
90/100 · PC Gamer
“With versatile classes, deep progression systems and various styles of air and ground vehicles, there’s no shortage of ways to contribute to a fight, and on a coordinated team in PlanetSide 2’s open environments, Sony Online Entertainment’s game of nonstop war can be a truly incredible competitive experience.”
9/10 · IGN

From its Steam store page, where the publisher chooses the quotes.

270 playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Playable

No crossplay between platform families. No split-screen. Online versus for up to 48 on every platform. PC and PlayStation 4 run separate servers.

Updated October 27, 2026

Does PlanetSide 2 have couch co-op?: No. PlanetSide 2 has no same-screen multiplayer; play it together online instead.
How many players can play PlanetSide 2 together?: Online versus for up to 48 on PC and PS5.
Is PlanetSide 2 crossplay?: No: everyone online needs the same platform family. PC and PlayStation 4 run separate servers.
Do you need two copies of PlanetSide 2?: No. It's free to play.
What platforms is PlanetSide 2 on?: PC and PlayStation 5.
Does PlanetSide 2 work on Steam Deck?: Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
Is PlanetSide 2 free?: Yes, it's free to play.

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