PUBG Mobile is one of the most popular battle royale games on mobile at the moment. The gameplay of PUBG Mobile was based on the PUBG version on PC. Players will be dropped into an abandoned island with 99 other players to pick up weapons, items and try to become the last survival. The game is really hard and punishing but winning the game can be really rewarding.
While the PUBG PC version uses mouse and keyboard control, players who play PUBG Mobile use the control scheme on the screen. PUBG Mobile players can do all the actions just like the PC version including jumping, vaulting, controlling recoil, ADS,... but it is not as easy and intuitive as in the PC version. But the thing is you can actually play PUBG Mobile on PC with a mouse and keyboard setup. So the question that many people have been wondering is that "Is PUBG Mobile cross platform?"
Is PUBG Mobile cross platform? PC and Mobile
PUBG Mobile and PUBG PC are 2 separate games so you PUBG Mobile does not have cross platform with PUBG PC. If you play both games, you will notice that PUBG Mobile often has more events, skins while usually a few patches behind the PC version. There is no chance that PUBG is cross platform with PUBG Mobile.
But as many people already knew, you can easily play PUBG Mobile on your computer using GameLoop (previously known as Tencent Gaming Buddy). This is an emulator developed by Tencent and they even encourage people to play PUBG Mobile using this app. Players can assure that you will not get banned playing PUBG Mobile this way. But is PUBG Mobile cross platform with PUBG Mobile on GameLoop? The answer is no.
PUBG Mobile on GameLoop will be matched with other PUBG Mobile players on GameLoop only. When you log in PUBG Mobile using GameLoop the game will detect it and a message will show to let you know that you will be matched to emulator players only.
Is PUBG Mobile cross platform? Android and iOS
PUBG Mobile does have cross platform between Android and iOS. You can play PUBG Mobile normally with friends who have different types of mobile OS. The process is pretty simple. You can use the in-game Friend functionality to squad up with friends.
How to add friends in PUBG Mobile?
In the main lobby of PUBG Mobile, tap on the Friend icon at the bottom left of your screen.
- In the next screen choose the Add Friend tab.
- Type your friend in-game name into the bar and then tap search. You can also use their game ID to search.
- Tap on the person you want to add to your friend list.
- Type a brief message. This is optional.
- Tap Send.
Can you play against mobile players using mouse and keyboard?
There are currently many kinds of tools that allow you to connect your mobile phone to a mouse and keyboard. But PUBG Mobile can detect that you are using external devices while playing the game and your account will get banned quickly.
There is one way to do this without getting a ban though. A PUBG Mobile Youtuber called ExxotikGaming has done an experiment with a mouse and keyboard to see if his account will get banned or not. Instead of just plugging his keyboard and mouse into his phone, he uses an additional third-party app to bypass the anti-cheat system of PUBG Mobile.
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The Youtuber used this app called TCGames - Mirror & Control Android phone so PUBG Mobile doesn't know that he is using a mouse and keyboard. And the result is he can play normally a whole match without getting detected by the PUBG Mobile anti-cheat system. He won that game easily since it is also impossible for a mobile player to fight against a mouse and keyboard player.
However, we don't recommend anyone use this trick in the game because it will seriously ruin the playing experience of other players. Also the more you use this trick the more chance you will get banned through the report of other players even though the system missed you.
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