Microsoft seems to approach Nintendo

Microsoft seems to approach Nintendo. As the company announced at the E3 2017 fair in Los Angeles, the Redmonder is expanding the adventure of Minecraft in the near future by a crossplay possibility. Then players on PC, Xbox and Nintendo Switch will be given the opportunity to dive into the world of blocks together and across platforms. ( Rocket League Items for Sale, The Best Place to Buy Rocket League Items from the realiable site lolga ) Minecraft games available for mobile devices should also support this feature. Outside, Sony remains.

This also applies to the E3 announced crossplay features in the Indie-hit Rocket League. The developers of Psyonix announced during the announcement of the version for Nintendo Switch that they will expand the genre mix by a crossplay function. Then, players can gamble on Xbox, Switch and Steam. Rocket League is also available for PlayStation 4. For the Sony console but there will be no crossplay support.

In an interview with Eurogamer, Sony's marketing manager Jim Ryan went into the topic. A crossplay functionality would be basically supported by Sony, but during the discussions, however, it was decided against - for commercial and economic reasons. In addition, Ryan argues that you have a responsibility to the users who "go online with our system". Finally, the Minecraft players are still quite young. "We have set ourselves the task of taking care of the people," says the marketing manager, adding that the PSN could provide them with a secure environment. With Crossplay you can not do this, here you put the players external influences.

Maybe one would have expected more from Nintendo rather than from Sony. As a result, Ryan said that "everyone needs to make their own choices". Completely from the table, the topic of crossplay for Sony should not be. In the foreseeable future, however, it is not expected that PS4 players can gamble together with Xbox, PC and switch owners.