Overwatch’s long-requested cross-platform play launched on Tuesday, Blizzard has announced. The feature connects players on all platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, and Xbox One. The update means that all Overwatch players must set up a free Battle.net account (or connect to an existing one) and link it to their console accounts, regardless of […]
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Overwatch Cross-Play Beta Announced
Cross platform play has been a long-requested feature for Overwatch, and Blizzard is finally answering those prayers five years after launch. Cross-play is coming to the hit multiplayer game, and to make sure it works as intended, Blizzard is holding a cross-play beta before it rolls out in full. The cross-play beta will be available […]
Cross-Play And Cross-Progression Are Coming To Rainbow Six Siege, But Likely Not On PC
Ubisoft has been talking about it for years, but it seems like cross-play and cross-progression are still coming to Rainbow Six Siege in the future. In an interview with PC Gamer, the company Siege director Jean-Baptiste Halle expressed the team’s interest in getting those features working, but noted that it isn’t likely to appear for […]
Apex Legends goes cross-play on PC, PS4, and Xbox One on October 6
Respawn Entertainment will enable cross-platform play in a beta test for its popular Apex Legends battle royale shooter on October 6. Players on PlayStation, Xbox, and Origin (EA Desktop App on the PC) may join cross-play or continue on platform-exclusive servers. The Nintendo Switch version will eventually get cross-play, but Electronic Arts hasn’t yet said […]
Cross-play is the best thing to happen to video game multiplayer
A reader asks gamers not to overly criticise cross-play for encouraging cheaters, but to embrace it for bringing friends together. ‘Get rid of cross-play with PC’ ‘It’s them PC cheaters again, let’s get rid of PC players’ ‘We wouldn’t have this problem if it wasn’t for all those PC players’ ‘Those PC players don’t belong […]
Cross-Play: Games You Can Play With Friends Across PS4, Xbox One, Switch, And PC
For many, the deciding factor when buying a game is whether they can play it with their friends. There’s certainly a lot of fun to be had when diving into a thriving online community, where you can jump into matches against opponents or go on fun quests with allies, and more games have begun to […]