PlayStation Network and Xbox Live players competing in the very same match?!
Impossible, right?
Well, maybe not: An announcement made on Xbox.com by director of [email protected] Chris Charla is making waves throughout the industry, because it has essentially opened up the possibility of cross-platform play between Sony and Microsoft's online gaming services. The Xbox manufacturer revealed that it will natively support cross-platform play between Xbox One, Windows 10, and other "online multiplayer networks," which would include the PSN. Charla added that it will be up to developers to support this new feature:
"In addition to natively supporting cross-platform play between Xbox One and Windows 10 games that use Xbox Live, we're enabling developers to support cross-network play as well.
This means players on Xbox One and Windows 10 using Xbox Live will be able to play with players on different online multiplayer networks–including other consoles and PC networks."
The first title to support this feature will be the remarkably huge Rocket League , which will let Xbox One and PC players throw down against each other. Microsoft has extended "an open invitation for other networks to participate as well." Currently, Psyonix's smash hit supports cross-platform play between the PS4 and PC versions.
This could open up all sorts of possibilities moving forward, and further begs the question: Will we one day have a universal online service and a universal game console to go with it? Many have predicted this would happen at some point, and maybe they're right.
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I can just imagine all the clan names that would show up in games like COD…PSNElite,X1Elite,PSNSucks, X1Suck… >_>
Thrash talking will be taking to whole new level
Sony should listen, bring console rivals together for a heck of a fight or unite forces 🙂
? Sony has tried convincing Microsoft to do cross-platform a number of times in the past so I think they are fully up for this.
This surprises me because I thought Sony would be the one to make overtures.
Anyways, I hope this can come about without any backstabbing by M$ because they've always had some serious trust issues.
So if Sony goes along with this, they had better alert their lawyers to use 1000power microscopes & fine-toothed lice combs while pouring over any contracts that M$ will want to hand them.
And be sure to check under the rugs for anything that M$ might've swept under them too.
Lionhead dies as part of 8 MS studios also shut down.
This functionality all appears to be part of Microsoft moving to an Xbox app that will supplant the Xbox hardware, removing that black hole waste of money for them.
Yeah wouldn't surprise me.
This could be interesting. I wouldn't mind competing against Xbox in RL.
Mute gonna be more used, just imagine the fanboy wars.
Last edited by Oxvial on 3/15/2016 10:45:20 AM
I'm geeked about this. Hopefully more games will embrace this so those who have both consoles won't have to buy two copies of a game if they want to play it with friends on both consoles.
I'm geeked about this. Hopefully more games will embrace this so those who have both consoles won't have to buy two copies of a game if they want to play it with friends on both consoles.
? Sony has tried convincing Microsoft to do cross-platform a number of times in the past so I think they are fully up for this.
Yeah wouldn't surprise me.
This surprises me because I thought Sony would be the one to make overtures.
Anyways, I hope this can come about without any backstabbing by M$ because they've always had some serious trust issues.
So if Sony goes along with this, they had better alert their lawyers to use 1000power microscopes & fine-toothed lice combs while pouring over any contracts that M$ will want to hand them.
And be sure to check under the rugs for anything that M$ might've swept under them too.
I can just imagine all the clan names that would show up in games like COD…PSNElite,X1Elite,PSNSucks, X1Suck… >_>
Thrash talking will be taking to whole new level
Lionhead dies as part of 8 MS studios also shut down.
This functionality all appears to be part of Microsoft moving to an Xbox app that will supplant the Xbox hardware, removing that black hole waste of money for them.
Sony should listen, bring console rivals together for a heck of a fight or unite forces 🙂
Mute gonna be more used, just imagine the fanboy wars.
Last edited by Oxvial on 3/15/2016 10:45:20 AM
This could be interesting. I wouldn't mind competing against Xbox in RL.