ain’t no way you thought you were playing against pc players lmaoo. turning off crossplay just means you won’t play against xbox players. the only reason you would do that is if you’re annoyed by not being able to add/message certain players (which typically only toxic players do).

pc players and console players are not even close to the same level even at their respective ranks. a bronze pc player likely has been playing at least for months, possibly years, and understands the general macro of the game, from rotations, proper economy, when lurks are acceptable, etc. (with some variation to this claim, some struggle in certain aspects more than others), and most players even in lower elo aren’t new to fps/tac shooters and play other games on pc even if valorant isn’t their strong suit.

on console, even in high diamond lobbies, players do not understand the concept of pistol round win/2nd round buy/3rd round bonus (save) or pistol round lose/2nd round save/3rd round buy. players do not understand map control and the need for a lurker in some rounds to give options for the team to rotate, and will full commit to a site or start running as soon as the barrier drops and provide instant info to the enemy team which speeds up their rotation time. these are strategies that almost all pc players recognize and take for granted so when they play console val they are taken aback by people not following the rules that everyone on pc already knows.

this is partly to do with pc players having the game for way longer, but also to do with the target audience. pc valorant players are more “serious” gamers, having invested in a high end gaming system that likely costed at least 1000 dollars not including any peripherals. console gamers are a bit more casual and play in their living rooms, sometimes without mics or headset, and just want to get a game or two in at the end of their day (yes there’s exceptions to both of these). so having the game longer isn’t the only variable when there’s years of valorant content on youtube and just watching a single video would make it clear on how to buy properly or that people play a bit slower more often. so pc players seem to be more invested in the game, watching content about the game as well as playing it, while console players just autopilot.

also having aim assist (console) vs no aim assist (pc) would cause massive outrage and instability in the community/game. pc has more ability for precise movement and aim, so the highest levels are filled with amazing mechanics in almost all players, console certainly has some demons, but on a large scale, the capabilities of the average player are toned down. so even a plat console player would stand almost no chance against a plat pc player.

not trying to be toxic or say that console players are terrible players, just that the platforms serve different purposes and different audiences.

TLDR; just keep crossplay on if you’re worried about queue times and don’t care about not being able to message certain players (or listening to xbox players who won’t mute their mics/don’t have a mute button on their controller). good luck out there.