Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is among some of the best open-world racing games of all time — with a massive focus on the online scene. While players make their way through the game’s story elements, they will periodically open their map and see other players driving around the map. This helps create a sense that there are other players out there improving their skills and becoming more of a threat for online races.

Players will be able to send out friend requests to these other players to add them to their friend’s list, but players' existing friends will also be accessible from this list. Inviting these players will let you enjoy the game while being able to talk with others about races that have just wrapped up.

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How To Play With Friends In Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

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Once players start their game, they will need to complete some placement races with Lamborghini Huracán Performante before they are invited to the Solar Hotel. Here they will be given their room and choose their actual starting car. Once players regain control of their starting character, they will be able to start adding friends to their friends list — and inviting them into their game from it.

To find this list, players will first pause their game and move to the far right, where they will see Groups And Players button above Options. Players will see their platform’s friends listed here, but this will also be where they will find the other races they send friend requests to in the game.

For those wondering why they cannot change or customize their vehicles, this will be a feature done at the workshop back at the Solar Hotel.

Once you and your friends are in the same group, you will be able to take part in some, but not all of, the game’s numerous races. When you attempt to start a race that the entire group can race in, they will be prompted to confirm your choice. If you try to do a race that your friends cannot join in, the game will give you a prompt letting you know you will be temporarily unavailable for group activities, and ask if you would like to continue.

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Is There Cross-Play For Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

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There are many editions of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, but sadly, none of them will feature cross-play functionality. The player will only see players who are playing on the same device as they are. This means if one player is playing on PS5 and another is playing on an Xbox, those two will not be in the same race.

If you have the game on both of these platforms, you will have to make separate save files for each. While there is no officially announced reason for this, there are speculations that it might be to ensure players are always on equal footing in the event one platform is able to have an advantage over others — such as PS5 players racing against those with low-end PCs.

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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
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Released
September 12, 2024
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WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL
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ESRB
T For Teen Due To Simulated Gambling, User Interaction
Developer(s)
KT Racing
Publisher(s)
Nacon
Engine
KT Engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer
Franchise
Test Drive Unlimited
Genre(s)
Racing, Open-World