Post: Microsoft will allow Xbox gamers to play against PS4 and PC players
03-15-2016, 12:51 AM #1
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Microsoft is announcing a big new feature for Xbox owners today: cross-network play. It's something the software giant has hinted at for years, and now it seems the reality of PS4, Xbox One, and PC players playing the same game together might finally happen. Developers building games for Xbox One and Windows 10 will be able to support the feature, but it will require Sony and others to "participate" in order for games to be played across Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Rocket League will be one of the first titles to support the new cross-network play, and Microsoft notes there is an "open invitation for other networks to participate as well," strongly hinting that Sony or other console manufacturers could enable gamers to play their friends regardless of what device they're using.

If developers and console makers get behind Microsoft's support of cross-network play then it will change the shape of games in the future. Currently, console gamers are restricted to playing titles on the PlayStation Network or Xbox Live, and many pick an Xbox One or PS4 based on what their friends purchased. Opening up online multiplayer gaming across different platforms will remove a big restriction in console gaming, but it will also create a conversation around which titles should allow PC gamers to play against consoles. A mouse and keyboard can still have many advantages over a gamepad for first-person shooters, so it's a new challenge that game developers will have to balance for cross-network play.

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10-29-2016, 01:22 AM #38
this will be awesome
10-30-2016, 10:31 PM #39
mTaner
Keeper
Well finally ! this will be great for the few games that quite dead online.
11-09-2016, 08:20 PM #40
when will they do it ?
12-20-2016, 04:59 AM #41
Dood Thiswould be awesome no more trouble looking for lobbies
12-20-2016, 11:09 AM #42
Sparrow
Big Papi
'Till Sony said 'Nah Suck Out' Enzo

I don't recon this will happen until at least their next major console. Xbox have the Scorpio, Sony have whatever they're working on.

Hopefully this will eventually happen, annoying having to buy both consoles to play with all your mates Sal
12-27-2016, 01:06 PM #43
oh my god this is great news considering that i'm wishy washy about whether or not to abandon my xbox or ps4 lmao. and as previous stated no more trouble finding lobbies which is heaven. :-)
01-05-2017, 06:21 AM #44
KillSwitchh
Do a barrel roll!
niceee
01-05-2017, 03:26 PM #45
Sparrow
Big Papi
Aaron Greenberg, head of Xbox Games Marketing (November 2016)

Q: There’s a big clamour amongst your community to allow Xbox fans to compete with PlayStation owners. Now that you have cross-play with PC, how close are we to being able to see PS4 and Xbox One owners compete together?

A: We put it in the hands of the developers. You have seen with things like Rocket League where we have enabled them to connect Xbox Live gamers with a much broader network of players. For them, we have built the bridge our end. We know that for a game like that it makes sense to allow players on other platforms to compete in the same arenas. We think that is good gamers.

Our strategy is to put gamers at the centre of everything we do, and that has led us to support things like that where a developer wants to connect people on Steam, for example. They’re doing that today. In terms of connecting with gamers on the PlayStation Network, we fully support them to do that. And I believe they’re talking to Sony about it, but I don’t know the latest.

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01-08-2017, 02:04 PM #46
Ethen
Banned
So now i will have to play with console ******s

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