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ARC Raiders players test PC vs console friendliness. Console fails spectacularly

Jason Weisberger
Nov 18, 2025
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What started as a social experiment in ARC Raiders turned into a grim anthropology lesson. Two solo players decided to turn off cross-play and log every player interaction across PC and console servers. What they discovered is that console players treat kindness like a weakness and peace like an insult. The rat shooting you in the back is likely playing…

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