How to add crossplay tekken friends?

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I would like to add some of my PS5 friends, but so far the only way i found is to go find them in lounges.

Surely there's other options i'm missing? Because we have 3 different IDs displayed, so i'm guessing its to identify and add friends more easily right?

[Jellybrah]

I'm on PC but with the same problems. Why did they make it so difficult... it's 2024

[SEATEK The_LEFTY]

seems like it is lounge only so far?

[C1REX]

Originally posted by SEATEK The_LEFTY:

seems like it is lounge only so far?

somebody added me yesterday so it's definitely possible to have Tekken friends only. I wasn't in an arcade lobby but rather in custom player room.

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Its really annoying because my friends play in lobbies, they rarely get in a lounge. So i have to make an arrangement for someone to come in a lounge or wait for an opportunity when 1 is in a lounge. They do not use pc stuffs like discord, so its really inconvenient.

The devs wanted the lounge to have a 90's arcade feeling, but i think they've push the realism of the social experience a bit too much lol.

[Samvega]

Originally posted by Electric_Fist:

I would like to add some of my PS5 friends, but so far the only way i found is to go find them in lounges.

You can add friends with their Tekken ID without meeting in game. To do this, go to the Replay tab, and then Online Replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiapClWWXxM

Search for replays with that 12 alphanumerical character ID. View the profile of the left / right side player (whichever one is the person you are looking for). From there, you can friend them. Then you can invite them to Player Rooms, or just use your friend list to track which lobby they are in to match with them e.g. on the cabinets.