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How to disable crossplay in Street Fighter 6

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By default, Street Fighter 6 supports cross network play. As a result, players on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 5 Digital Edition, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X can all be matched up with each other online.

On the PlayStation consoles, you will need to subscribe to PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra, PlayStation Plus Deluxe or PlayStation Plus Premium in order to play with others online.

For the Xbox Series systems, you have to be a member of either Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate (which includes Gold) to play online matches.

If you would rather disable crossplay, then you can take a look at this tutorial from Seeking Tech to see how you can do so.

Method #1

For the first method, you can take the following steps:

1. Go back to the Mode select screen if you aren’t there already.

2. From there, open the Multi Menu. If you are using a PlayStation controller, then you can do so by pressing the Options button. For the Xbox controllers, you need to press the Menu button instead.

3. Once you get to Multi menu, select Options.

4. Inside the Options menu, you should be in the Game tab. If not, use the L1/R1 buttons on the PlayStation gamepad or LB/RB buttons on the Xbox gamepad to change tabs until you get to the correct location.

5. You should be able to find Crossplay setting.

Method #2

For the second method, you can do the following:

Go to the Battel Hub lobby.

From there, open the Matchmaking menu.

You should be able to see and adjust the Crossplay Settings from there.

By disabling cross-play, PS4 and PS5 players can only be matched up online with each other. If you are playing on Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X, then you can only play with players on these two Xbox consoles. For PC players, you can only play with others that are also playing on computers.

Street Fighter 6 offline limitations guide

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While you do not need to be connected to the internet in order to play Street Fighter 6, you will be limited to playing some offline modes. To find out what these restrictions are, you can take a look at this article from Seeking Tech.

Street Fighter VI offline modes

If you decide to play SF6 without connecting to the internet, or without subscribing to PlayStation Plus/Xbox Live Gold, then you will still be able to play the following modes:

  • World Tour – This is a brand-new single player mode where you can create your own avatar and explore the world of Street Fighter.
  • Arcade Mode – The classic single player mode where you fight against consecutive AI opponents to progress through the story of the character you are playing. Keep in mind that you won’t get any completion rewards if you are playing this mode without being connected to the Capcom servers.
  • Versus – This mode allows you to partake in One on One or Team Battles. You can either fight against the computer or play with another player.
  • Special Matches – This is a specialized mode that adds special rules and objectives to the matches. You can play against another player or against the AI.
  • Practice – This will allow you to learn and practice your moves for any characters in Street Fighter 6. You should be able to pick between Training, Tutorials, Character Guides and Combo Trails.

Street Fighter 6 online requirements

In order to play the other modes in this fighting game, you need to connect and sign into your Capcom ID account.

On the PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5, you also need to subscribe to the PlayStation Plus Essential, PlayStation Plus Extra, PlayStation Plus Deluxe or PlayStation Plus Premium service.

On the Xbox Series X or Xbox Series S, you also need to subscribe to either Xbox Live Gold or Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

You do not need to pay for any subscription services to play online if you have the PC version of Street Fighter 6.

How to fix Diablo 4 Astaroth boss fight glitch

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In the As the World Burns mission in Act 2: The Knife Twists Again of Diablo IV, you will need to defeat Astaroth. Once you managed to beat this boss, you may notice that the game will be glitched as you may not get any rewards and/or progress. This soft lock has been reported to appear on the PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X versions of the action role-playing title.

To see how you can potentially fix this progression locking bug, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article in Seeking Tech.

1. If you haven’t done so already, try to log out and then log back into the game. You may have to fight Astaroth again.

During the last phase of the fight, you should try to defeat the boss as close to the western gate as possible. By doing so, the game may be able to register your victory correctly, giving you your rewards and letting you progress to the next area. You may have to try multiple times in order to get this solution to work.

2. You can also try beating Astaroth in the middle of the map to see if you are able to get past the glitch. You can find a video of how to do so below (via the sngy YouTube channel):

3. For a more permanent fix, you have to wait until the development team at Activision Blizzard address this problem. The good news is that they have already acknowledged the problem and are currently working on a solution.

You can read their comments below (via the Support page at Battle.net):

We have received several reports of this issue and can confirm it is not working as intended. Currently, we do not have a workaround or resolution that can be provided. We apologize for any inconvenience while our developers work as quickly as possible to resolve the issue.

Therefore, you should make sure that you have the latest patch file for Diablo 4 installed on your PC or console.

How to fix Diablo 4 deleted character issues on consoles

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When you log into your Battle.net account in Diablo IV on your PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X, you may notice that your character has been deleted.

To see how you can potentially fix this issue and get your missing character back, you can check out this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first step you should make sure that your Battle.net account is linked to the PSN or Xbox Live user name you are using when playing Diablo IV. You can do so from the Battle.net Connected Account page.

If the Battle.net account is linked to a different PlayStation Network or Xbox Live account, then you can try changing it to see if you are able to recover your missing character.

2. If you created the character when you are logged into an older Battle.net account, then your character will be tied to that account. So, if you are using a new Battle.net account to play this action role-playing game, try to use the old one instead when logging into the game on your console.

3. If you created the character without first signing into a Battle.net account, then the character should be tied to your PlayStation Network or Xbox Live account. If you later connected your PSN or Xbox Live user name to a Battle.net account, then that character may appear to be deleted.

In this scenario, you can try unlinking your console account from Battle.net from the aforementioned Connected Account page in order to see if you can get your character to appear again.

4. Make sure you have the latest patch of this game installed on your gaming system if you haven’t done so already.

5. If you still can’t recover your lost character, then we recommend contacting the support team at Activision Blizzard to get direct help on your Battle.net account. This seems to be a common problem at launch. So, they will hopefully be able to get your character back.

How to on fix Diablo 4 flickering issues on Xbox Series S

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If you are playing Diablo IV on Xbox Series S, you may end up encountering a bug where the lighting and/or shadows will flicker. It should look something like the following video (via Reddit user fond-of-hats):

Screen flickering on Series S
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To see how you can fix this graphical issue, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. For the first potential fix, you can try playing the game with 4K and HDR disabled. In order to do so, you can try taking the followings steps:

  • Open the Settings menu of your Xbox Series.
  • Inside of Settings, you need to select General on the left side.
  • On the right side, you should then go to TV & display options.
  • From the General – TV & display options menu, you need to head over to Video modes.
  • Inside of the Video modes menu, make sure that the Allow 4K and Allow HDR10 settings are disabled.

Keep in mind that the game will look worse due to the lower resolution and lack of HDR if you decide to go with this method.

2. If you don’t want to remove 4K and/or HDR10, then you can try clearing the reserved space for Diablo 4. You can do so by taking the following steps:

  • Press the Xbox button to open the Guide menu. From there, move the cursor over to the Diablo IV icon and then press the Menu button. You can also do the same from the home screen of your Xbox Series S console.
  • In the pop-up window, select Manage game and add-ons.
  • From the Manage – Diablo IV menu, select Saved data.
  • In the Diablo IV- Saved data menu select Reserved Space.
  • Finally, select Clear Reserved Space.

3. The two aforementioned solutions should offer temporary reprieve. However, the flickering may still come back eventually. For a more permanent fix, the development team at Activision Blizzard will have to release a patch.

In this case, you should make sure that you have the latest version of the game downloaded as it may fix the flickering shadows and or lighting in the Xbox Series S version of Diablo 4.

How to fix Diablo 4 Untamed Thicket crashing and freezing issues

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When you try to enter Untamed Thicket for the first time in Diablo IV during Fangs of Corruption quest from Act 2: The Knife Twists Again, the game may end up crashing. This problem seems to be more common on the console versions of this action role-playing as it has been reported by players on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 4 Pro, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox One S, Xbox One X, Xbox Series S and Xbox Series X systems.

To see how you can fix this freezing issue, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. When we encountered this glitch, we were able to fix it by completing another quest first by trying to go to Untamed Thicket.

So, if you have a side quest, then you can try to finish it beforehand. If you don’t have another quest available, then you should explore the surrounding areas until you can get one.

2. Disabling the cross play feature before you enter this location may stop the game from bugging out as well.

You can find this setting in the Social tab of the Options menu. If you disable crossplay from the in-game pause menu, then we recommend that you log out of your account and then log back in.

If you turned off this feature before you load your character, then go back into the game and then see if you are able to get through the entrance without any problems.

In both of these cases, you may also want to restart the game if the freezing still occurs. On the Series S or Series X, you need to quit the game from the Xbox Guide menu; otherwise, it will be put in a suspended state instead of rebooting.

Once you managed to get inside Untamed Thicket, make sure you re-enable crossplay if you want to play and trade with other players on other platforms.

To learn more about how you can disable the ability to play and trade with players on other platforms online in Diablo IV, you can take a look at this post.

3. Of course, you should also make sure you have the latest patch installed for Diablo IV as a new title update or hot fix may fix this crash. As we stated above, this is a common glitch affecting many players in the action RPG; therefore, the development team should be working on a solution as one of the top priorities.

What to do if the Diablo 4 action bar is not working

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When playing Diablo IV, you may notice that the action bar or skill bar may randomly stop working. While you may see your controller inputs being registered in the heads-up display user interface, your character may not respond to it.

To see how you can fix this specific control issue, you can take a look at this troubleshooting article from Seeking Tech.

1. The most common way to make the action bar work normally again is to try having a conversation with a non-playable character in the game that will give you multiple dialogue options.

Once you have finished your talk, the glitch should be fixed as you should be able to use your skills again.

2. If talking to the NPCs in the game does not work, then you can try logging out and then logging back into the game.

3. You can also try closing the software and then re-opening it.

If you are playing Diablo 4 on the Xbox Series S or Xbox Series X, then you should make sure that you remove it from the Quick Resume queue. Otherwise, the game will end up getting suspending instead of being closed.

In order to do so, open the Xbox Guide menu by pressing the Xbox button on your controller. Once you get there, move the cursor over to the Diablo IV icon and then press the Menu button. Finally, select the Quit option.

4. Restarting your PC or console may help as well since the control issues may be related to the operating system.

5. Make sure you have the latest patch downloaded and installed for Diablo IV. The action bar problems seem to be a pretty common bug that may likely get fixed in a future title update.

6. If you still can’t use your skills, then you can try using a different controller to see if your character will respond to your commands.

How to turn off Street Fighter 6 modern controls

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In order to be more accessible to causal players, Street Fighter 6 added Modern Controls as the default button layout. This combines kicks and punches as well as turn Dive Impact, Dive Parry and Special Moves into one button press actions instead of having to press a combination on buttons.

With that said, Modern Controls will limit the number of attacks that you can perform when compared to Classic control type. Not to mention that you will also do around 20% less damage on Special Moves.

If you find that this default layout is too limiting and/or causing you to lose matches, then you can check out this guide at Seeking Tech to see how you can disable it.

1. The controls in Street Fighter IV can only be changed outside of a match. So, if you are in a middle of the fight, you can either finish it or open the Pause Menu and then go back to the Mode Select screen.

2. Next, you need to open the Multi Menu from the Mode Select screen.

You can do so by pressing the Options button if you are using a DualSense/DualShock 4 or Menu button if you are using an Xbox One/Xbox Series controller.

3. In the Multi Menu, select Options.

4. After getting to Options, press the R1 or RB button on the controller to switch over to the Controls tab.

5. Inside the Controls tab, you can either select Player 1 Side Control Settings (Battle) or Player 2 Side Control Settings (Battle).

Select Player 1 Side Control Settings (Battle) if you prefer to start your matches on the left side of the screen or Player 2 Side Control Settings (Battle) if you prefer to start off on the right.

6. From the P1 Control Settings or P2 Control Settings menu, you should see the Control Type setting near the top.

With that setting highlighted with the cursor, you can use the directional pad or left analog stick to change to a different control type.

In addition to Modern and Classic, you can also switch over to Dynamic. For the uninformed, Dynamic offers even more simplistic controls when compared to Modern.

With that said, if you want the most roster moves and or damage potential, then we recommend changing the control type to Classic.

7. Once you are done changing the control type, press the Circle button on PlayStation or B button on Xbox to back out.

8. You should then see a Confirmation notification pop-up saying the following:

  • “End control configuration and save your changes?”

Here, you need to select the Yes option to save and apply the new controls.

If your changes weren’t applied, then you should make sure you did not mix up the Player 1 Side Control Settings (Battle) and Player 2 Side Control Settings (Battle) selection.

How to turn off commentary in Street Fighter 6

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A new feature introduced in Street Fighter 6 is audio commentary as you will hear play by play and color analyst talking about your match. This is done to mimic the eSports feel of this competitive fighting game. If you would like to turn off this setting instead, then you can take a look at this tutorial to find out how you can properly do so.

1. You can only disable the commentary from the Mode Select menu. Therefore, you should return to the title screen if you haven’t done so already.

2. In the title screen, select a mode that you want to play. In our case, we choose a “One on One” battle in the Versus tab.

3. You should then see a list of Battle Settings. At the top, you should find Commentary Settings.

4. Move the cursor over to Commentary Settings and then use the left direction pad, right directional pad, move the left analog stick to the left or move the left analog stick to the right in order to change it from On to Off.

Alternatively, you can press the Triangle button on a PlayStation controller or Y button on an Xbox controller with the cursor on Commentary Settings to open the small window menu. From there, you should to change the lineup of the play by play and color commentators. Furthermore, you can also customize the rally support volume and subtitle display.

Setting the Volume level to 0 from the Commentary Settings menu should also disable the audio comments during battles.

5. Afterwards, move the cursor down and select Next. You can then go on to start a match.

You should no longer hear any commentary when fighting a match in Street Fighter VI. The changes you made in the aforementioned Battle Settings should be applied across modes as well.

Recommended DualSense Edge settings for Diablo 4

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You can use the DualSense Edge to optimize your performance in Diablo 4. To find out how you are able to do so, you can take a look at this guide from Seeking Tech.

Custom Button Assignments

Diablo 4 features the following default layout when you are playing the action role-playing game with a DualSense Edge:

  • X: Interact or Use Basic Skill Set
  • Circle: Evade or Dismount when Mounted
  • Square: Use Core Skill Slot or Use Mount Combat Dismount when Mounted
  • Triangle: Use Skill Slot #1
  • L1: Use Potion
  • L2: Use Skill Slot #3
  • L3: Show Item Labels
  • R1: Use Skill Slot #2
  • R2: Use Skill Slot #4 or Spur Mount when Mounted
  • R3: Lock On Target
  • Up Directional Button: Open Action Wheel
  • Down Directional Button: Use Town Portal
  • Left Directional Button: Respond to Social Request
  • Right Directional Button: Use Mount
  • Touchpad: Map Screen
  • Options Button: Character Panel

Since we don’t like to press down on the left analog or right analog stick to use the L3 or R3 functions, we ended up assigning the back buttons of the DualSense Edge to L3 and R3 by using the Customize Button Assignments menu of the controller.

As a result, you can press the left back paddle to show item labels as well as the right back paddle to lock on to a target.

We also liked having our skill actions all in one place. So, we used the Controls section of the Options menu in Diablo IV to change L1 to use Skill Slot #1 and Triangle to use Potion.

Of course, you can change the button layouts in the game to your own liking.

Trigger Stops

When it comes to the L2 and R2 buttons, we recommend flicking the sliders located on the back of the DualSense Edge all the way down. By doing so, you will only need to press down on these shoulder buttons at a small distance in order to pull off the Skill Slot #3 and Skill Slot #4 actions much quicker.

To further adjust the sensitivity of these triggers, you can use the Trigger Deadzone menu of the premium controller.

Stick Sensitivity and Deadzones

If you feel that moving your character around in Diablo 4 does not feel as responsive as you would like, then you can use Stick Sensitivity/Deadzone menu of the DualSense Edge to adjust both the left and right analog sticks.

Analog Caps and Back Buttons Attachments

As for which analog caps and back button attachments you should use for Diablo IV, we recommend going with whatever combinations that make you feel the most comfortable.

For instance, you can use the larger back paddles if you have smaller hands or the smaller paddles if your hands are bigger.

Wired vs. Wireless

Finally, we recommend playing Diablo IV with your DualSense Edge connected to the system via an USB cable as this should lead to reduced input lag when compared to using wireless communication.

On the PlayStation 5 console, you should make sure that the Use USB Cable setting is enabled by going to the system’s Settings menu and then selecting Accessories > Controller (General) > Communication Method.