Red Dead Online is better when played with friends, but this is often not possible due to the lack of cross play features.

There are currently 3 main platforms to play Red Dead Online on, Xbox, Playstation, and PC. None of these platforms offer the ability to play interchangeably with owners of different consoles.

I had always wanted to play RDR2, especially the online mode, but due to the lack of an Xbox or Playstation, I have been unable to play up until very recently when RDR2 was released for PC. I own a PC system, so I was ecstatic to find out that it had finally been released. After downloading it, I realized that there were no facilities for me to play with friends who already owned the game.

As an aforementioned PC owner, I have been talking with friends who own consoles, and a unanimous agreement was taken on the topic of cross-play. It would allow for a larger, possibly more diverse group of people that would play, and for people who perhaps don't have the funds to afford a console, cross-play would be a blessing, since they'd still be able to experience Read Dead Online, but not just exclusively with the PC-owning audience.