Playing Minecraft on PC, I don't have an option to invite cross platform players ( they are...

Hello L an1,

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I'm sorry to hear that you are having trouble playing Minecraft with cross-platform players. To better assist you, I would like to ask you a few questions:



- What version of Windows are you using on your PC?

- How did you purchase and install Minecraft on your PC?

- Do you have an Xbox Live account and are you signed in to it when you launch Minecraft?

- Can you see the option to join or create a world with friends in the main menu of Minecraft?

- Do you get any error messages when you try to invite or join cross-platform players?

It's possible that you may not have the latest version of Minecraft installed on your PC. To invite cross-platform players, you need to have the Bedrock Edition of Minecraft installed on your PC.



To check if you have the latest version of Minecraft installed, you can go to the Microsoft Store and check for updates. If there is an update available, you can download and install it to see if it resolves the issue.



If you still can't invite cross-platform players after updating Minecraft, you may need to check your network settings to ensure that you have the necessary ports open for cross-platform play. You can find more information on how to do this on the Minecraft website.



I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

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good evening

Cross-platform play is available for the Bedrock edition of Minecraft on PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and mobile devices. However, it is not available for the Java edition of Minecraft on PC. If you are playing the Bedrock edition and still don't have the option to invite cross-platform players, it may be because the feature is not yet available in your region or it might be a bug that needs to be fixed by the game developers.

Another possible reason is that the person you are trying to invite is on a different version of the game and your version of the game is not compatible with their version.

I believe it's most likely from the NAT or yours or your friend's.

What is NAT:

NAT is nothing more than a protocol that translates IP addresses and TCP ports from the local network to the Internet. That is, the package to be sent or received from your workstation on your local network, goes to the server where your ip is exchanged for the server ip and the replacement of the local network ip validates the sending of the package on the internet. When the package returns, the same thing happens, however, in reverse. Which ensures that the package reaches its destination.

Why is NAT important?

Your NAT type, combined with the NAT types of other players, determines whether you can successfully use multiplayer games or group chats. The following tables illustrate the differences between NAT types. And based on your NAT type, who you can join multiplayer games with and who you can listen in on a group chat.

OPEN NAT

You can chat with other people, as well as host and play multiplayer games with people who have any type of NAT on the network.

MODERATE NAT

You can chat and play multiplayer games with some people; however, you might not listen to or play with others, and you probably won't be chosen as a match host.

STRICT NAT

You can chat and play multiplayer games with people who have an OPEN NAT type. You cannot be chosen as the host of a match.

NAT UNAVAILABLE

You will not be able to use party chat or connect to multiplayer games in some titles on Xbox Live.

these are the possible solutions:

https://support.xbox.com/en-us/help/hardware-ne...

I'm playing Bedrock, so is the person on Switch. Are you saying cross play isn't available in Europe?