Microsoft Announce Cross-Platform Multiplayer

ShiverinEskimo

MS announce that they will allow cross platform multilayer of titles and that it'll be up to the developer to decide which platforms are incorporated. It's expected Windows to XBOne could be operational 'this spring' and then possibly other platforms soon depending on implementation by developers.

This is huge imo and well overdue. Certain platforms might give advantages in certain games so there may be balance issues but it's great they are at least allowing the experiment to go ahead.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-14-microsoft-will-allow-xbox-one-games-to-connect-with-ps4-players

Robert ninja

Not bad but I'm more interested in PC platforms like Linux and Windows having reliable cross-platform play with consoles. There have been games and still currently are games that are PC to Console. Hell even SFV is Microsoft Windows playable to PS4 so there's already cross platform between MC and Sony. SFV also getting Linux version it will be cross platform between Windows, Linux and PS4.

Now if only Terraria on PC could be set to have a cross-platform mode set so we could set up servers for crossplay between Mac, Linux, Windows, iOs and Android. Then we're in business.

heebusjeebus

Didnt the developers of War Thunder say they would not release the game on the Xbox because cross platform play was not available to them at the time?
They'll hopefully look into it now.

Varik

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Didnt the developers of War Thunder say they would not release the game on the Xbox because cross platform play was not available to them at the time?
They'll hopefully look into it now.

It wasn't available on PS4 at the time either for that particular game, it only was added much later.

heebusjeebus

Varik wrote: »

It wasn't available on PS4 at the time either for that particular game, it only was added much later.

Ya, you're correct. Looks like it was something Sony had to patch into the PS4 to allow War Thunder to work.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Why-War-Thunder-PS4-Xbox-One-Because-Microsoft-Prevents-Cross-Platform-Play-63035.html

But Microsoft was having none of it. Sony actually entertained the idea and will patch the PS4 to support cross-platform support for War Thunder's full release.

Varik

heebusjeebus wrote: »

Ya, you're correct. Looks like it was something Sony had to patch into the PS4 to allow War Thunder to work.

http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Why-War-Thunder-PS4-Xbox-One-Because-Microsoft-Prevents-Cross-Platform-Play-63035.html

Sony never patched it in or added it, it's always been a free for all on PSN same back in the day for PS3. They've few requirements from devs, for better and worse. It's different for cross play among PS platforms but on PC it's fully up to the dev to do it.

Was just clarifying for War thunder, real reason they weren't cross play was that the PS4 and PC were out of sync for the game patches, PC was on for example version 1.9 while PS4 was on version 1.8 with some of the 2.0 features ealy and cross play was only available when both got the full update.

Zillah

First person shooters for console players facing mouse and keyboard for the first time:

Spear

Already planned by Wargaming for World of Tanks Console edition, with PS4 players meeting XBox players.

Also unintentionally done by Wargaming, when people figured out that PC players of WoT:Blitz could change their User-Agent and turn up in Android users matches....