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With Windows 10 cross platform enabling Xbox One and PC gamers to battle it out on first-party titles, Microsoft is finally opening up their networks. Developers can now have Xbox One and Windows 10 games play with other consoles like PlayStation 4, as well as other PC platforms.
Monday afternoon, director of Microsoft’s Independent Developers for Xbox, Chris Charla, issued a press release statement with the company, confirming the first official game to have cross-network play, will be their physics-based vehicle soccer video, Rocket League. While the title may not be a hit for main-streamers, it’s had huge Steam success on PC and has now opened Pandora’s box for Microsoft and Sony to at least consider the idea of potentially networking together.
The Gamers Developers Conference begins tomorrow in San Francisco, so we’re sure Sony will get grilled about this announcement and whether they’ll work with Microsoft to bridge the gap.
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. 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 console and PC networks.
Of course, it’s up to game developers to support this feature, and Xbox Live players will always have the option of choosing to play only with other Xbox Live players. We’re thrilled to confirm that Psyonix’s Rocket League will be one of the first games to take advantage of this new capability by enabling cross-network play between Xbox One and PC players, with an open invitation for other networks to participate as well.
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