The PlayStation players had long grief because they didn’t have cross-platform support for Genshin Impact. But those miserable days are over.
Now you can play Genshin Impact anywhere and anytime, thanks to the miHoYo cross-platform features. It allows the players to access PlayStation progresses on any PC or mobile device.
In this article, I’ll show how you can link your account to miHoYo and enable the cross-save features.
So, let’s start the journey.
Is Genshin Impact Cross-Platform?
Yes, Genshin Impact is a cross-platform game. It supports cross-platform play across a wide range of devices, including PC, Android, iOS, PS4, and PS5. Users can play on one device and get their saved progress on another platform just by logging into the account.
Initially, cross-support wasn’t available for PlayStation users. The ability to link the account came in PS with the release of Genshin Impact update 2.0.
With this cross-save feature, you can play on your PlayStation console and transfer your data to your PC or mobile.
This ability enables the option to collect platform special rewards. For example, you can get Aloy from Horizon Zero Dawn by logging into the PlayStation.
To receive cross-platform support in PlayStation, you must link the PSN account to miHoYo, currently known as HoYoverse. miHoYo changed its name to HoYoverse in February 2022 to expand its services.
So, there’s nothing to get confused between the miHoYo and HoYoverse. The service remains the same for Genshin, and you’ll need to follow some criteria from the next passage to link your PSN account to miHoYo/HoYoverse successfully.
How Does Account Linking Work in Genshin Impact?
The cross-play feature works on PlayStation or another platform when it fulfills the conditions. To link a PSN account, you must ensure it has not been used before to log in to Genshin Impact, or the email address has not been used to register a miHoYo or HoYoverse account.
The criteria lead to two possible scenarios for successfully syncing the PS4 account to Genshin Impact. They are:
- If the PSN account is not used to sign in to the Genshin Impact game, an email address used to register in miHoYo/ HoYoverse can be linked to the account for PSN.
- If the email address has not been used to register for miHoYo/ HoYoverse, an account for PSN that is used to log in to Genshin Impact can be linked to the email address.
If your PS4/PS5 account meets any conditions, you can use the cross-save service in Genshin Impact.
The account can’t be linked when a player uses the same email address to log in to the PSN and register to miHoYo/HoYoverse. Even if you didn’t play Genshin Impact before, enabling the cross-platform features is not possible.
The reason is when a player signs in to the console for the first time, it automatically creates a miHoYo/HoYoverse account for them. And as you need two different accounts for miHoYo and PSN to enable cross-play, the Genshin Impact can’t be synced.
However, you can start without worrying about the conditions if you haven’t logged in to Genshin Impact with your PSN account or didn’t register to miHoYo/HoYoverse.
The following passage will guide you through syncing your PS4 account to miHoYo or HoYoverse.
How to Link PS4 Account to miHoYo
To link your PlayStation 4 account to miHoYo/HoYoverse, you must fulfill the condition and ensure the PSN isn’t associated with the email address in miHoYo. After that, you’ll need to log in to Genshin Impact and link the account to miHoYo from Account settings.
When you want to play on other devices, you wouldn’t need to restart Genshin Impact’s progress and start from the beginning. Instead, you can sync your data and use the cross-save feature.
You’ll require Genshin Impact release 2.0 to connect the PS4 to miHoYo. The following procedures will explain how to sync your PS4 account to miHoYo to enable cross-platform play.
Here are the steps to link PS4/PS5 account to miHoYo/HoYoverse:
- Log into Genshin Impact on your PlayStation 4 or 5.
- Press on the Paimon menu.
- Navigate to Settings.
- Go to Account.
- Click on Press to proceed from the User Center.
- Press on the Link.
- Type your email and click on Send code.
- Paste the verification code from your mail.
- Confirm your Password.
- Click on Link.
The above procedures will link the account to miHoYo/HoYoverse, and enable the cross-platform service on your PlayStation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you link more than one Genshin account on PS4?
No, you can’t link more than one Genshin Impact account on PS4. Each PSN account can be linked with one miHoYo/HoYoverse account. Similarly, one miHoYo/HoYoverse account can be linked to one PSN account.
Can you link the PS4 Genshin Impact account to your PC?
If you’ve linked the PS4 Genshin Impact account with miHoYo/HoYoverse, you can use it to log into your PC or mobile and get the saved progress.
Can you play Genshin Impact on two devices at the same time?
No, you can’t play on two devices even if you’ve linked your Genshin Impact account with multiple devices. You can play on one device at a time.
Final Thoughts
Cross-platform play is a massive advantage for any game, especially when you can play it on mobile, PC, and console without losing progress. It makes the Genshin Impact versatile and one of the top games in current times.
In this article, I’ve provided effortless steps to link your PlayStation games to miHoYo or HoYoverse and enable the cross-platform features in the console.
I hope you’ve found this article helpful and are using it to play Genshin Impact on your other devices.
Happy gaming!
