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PlayFab Lobby is a service to create a temporary grouping mechanism for players to play games together. It’s frequently used together with matchmaking, allowing for pre-formed groups to join the same matchmaking ticket, or allowing matched players to convene and receive further notifications about the group such as join/leave events or server connection details.

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Benefits

  • Cross-platform scalable lobby service
  • Highly customizable to support a wide variety of gameplay needs
  • Use seamlessly with PlayFab LiveOps and backend services. This includes PlayFab Matchmaking, PlayFab Multiplayer Servers, and PlayFab Party
  • SDK support for real-time push notifications with PlayFab Matchmaking and PlayFab Lobby.

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See also

Last modified on August 4, 2026

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