One of the advantages enjoyed by modern gaming consoles is cross-platform play — the ability for multiplayer games to intermingle players across multiple consoles.
Select games like Minecraft and Rocket League have jumped on the cross-platform train for PC, Xbox One and even the Nintendo Switch, but one company has been reluctant about go all-in — though maybe not for much longer.
Microsoft appears to be in talks with Sony about opening cross-platform play for the PlayStation 4, according to Xbox head of marketing Aaron Greenberg in an interview with Gamereactor.
“We’re talking to Sony [about cross-play], we do partner with them on Minecraft and of course we would like to enable them to be part of that; one community, to unite gamers,” Greenberg said.
While the PS4 allows cross-play with PC players for Street Fighter V and Rocket League, the company has thus far blocked opportunities for its games to play with other consoles like the Xbox One and Nintendo Switch.
One game, multiple platforms
Greenberg’s Minecraft comment refers to Sony’s noticeable absence from the brick building phenomenon’s recently announced “Better Together” update, which unites the Microsoft-owned property across Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, …read more
Source:: techradar.com – Gaming
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