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Tim Sweeney wants Unreal to power the cross-platform revolution

It's 2018 and developers are finally taking mobile games seriously -- or it's the other way around, depending on whom you ask.

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Kribwalker2271d ago

Once again one party is holding back the future of gaming. I’m excited for the potential day we can have a literal console war, xbox vs PS4 Vs Switch gamers on some of these games. It would be awesome

“That means there's no reason, say, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players can't link up and jump into games together. Well -- there's no technical reason. Sony has long been a holdout in this space, refusing to allow cross-console play. Both Microsoft and Nintendo are open to the idea, while the PC and mobile markets have been primed for years.

“"Fortnite runs on six platforms, so there are 36 combinations of platforms and 35 of them can all play together," Sweeney says. "We're one link away from having it all connected.”

Christopher2271d ago (Edited 2271d ago )

Holding back the future of gaming is extremely hyperbolic.

Xbox can xplay with 34 other platforms. PS can xplay with 34 other platforms.

The only thing being held back is xplay between two direct competitors. One side who refused to xplay when they were in the lead and constantly downplayed the other as even being a competitor.

Xplay would be nice, but let's not act like this is holding back any gaming future as if these two determine everything and not the other 33 platforms. And let's not ignore that Microsoft is to blame for putting themselves in this position to begin with.

Maybe if Microsoft worked more with Sony rather than relying on Twitter for good PR without actual substance and nothing about what it would actually take to make it happen we would have Xplay.

Edit: having said that, Sony, if it's not going to happen just say it's not going to happen. Please don't use children as an excuse.

Kribwalker2271d ago

it’s not just MS pushing them tho. Last year rocket league devs claimed they were calling sony every day to get them to accept it. Tekken devs have also called out sony for it as have Epic. There’s developers calling them out on it too. The Switch and Xbox will be crossplay on at least 4 announced games and if they get fortnite on the switch i could see them being crossplay again.

And with the future of gaming, i’m talking online gaming without borders. Its the closest it’s ever been, but for one holdout that keeps getting called out on it but never responds directly but for what you mentioned last year, “thinking of the children”

Christopher2271d ago

***it’s not just MS pushing them tho.***

And it wasn't just Sony last generation.

How does that change the hyperbolic statement you made or free Microsoft from the responsibility of creating that divide in the first place?

***And with the future of gaming, i’m talking online gaming without borders.***

That's not the future of gaming, though. That's the future of a few games where PC, mobile, and console controls are similar and not an issue. Most games don't fit that model.

Malice-Flare2271d ago

heh, Fortnite wouldn't even be this popular if PUBG had launched on PS4 as well, but lucky for them MS took PUBG as their exclusive...

neither would Rocket League be if PlayStation hadn't given it away as PS+ game...

besides, if nothing happened when Minecraft was not cross-play, i expect the same here...

VenomUK2271d ago

@Malice-Flare I think your theory is absolutely right! Microsoft had scored a big win with the PUBG exclusive, the game every PC owner was talking about and PlayStation owners were left empty handed. Epic released Fortnite Battle Royale for free and it quickly filled that gap / especially as it had no competition on PS4. It also helped the game grow on XBO.

Blue Hole studio made a miscalculation in taking the exclusive money from Microsoft because it kept their game out of the hands of the biggest audience, PS4 owners. Now Fortnite has become massive with seemingly every streamer and YouTuber playing it. It would never have had the chance to be discovered by a mass audience if not for the PUBG exclusivity deal on XBO

Malice-Flare2271d ago (Edited 2271d ago )

it's not that cross-play isn't a good thing, it's just that for most of the audience, it's not important...

https://www.resetera.com/th...

that Google Analytics graph shows it all...

xX1NORM1Xx2271d ago

if fortnite on iphone X is anything to go by i believe him, check out some comparison videos digital foundry did a good one if anyone is interested.

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Sony highlights 11 more PS5 exclusives coming in the near future

There are a bunch of China Hero Project PS5 exclusives to come our way and Sony has just made it a lot easier to see what those are.

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outsider162413m ago

All this is good and all. But im waiting from the main guys.
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Xbox Games Summer Showcase 2024 start date, time, exciting leaks and how to watch

Here is the start date and time for the Xbox Games Summer Showcase 2024 with bundles of exciting leaks and how to watch.

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gold_drake1d 17h ago

10AM PT/1PM ET/6PM london time.
on June 9th.

this is so odd. we had ps before the summer fest and now xbox after.

Lightning771d 17h ago

The rumor is 30 games with a nearly 2 hour show. I hope so I, been saying they need to go balls to the wall with their showcase. That's according to Grubb again. Yeah a huge pinch of salt he's only been wrong or half right about some stuff.

There's also suppose to be a Wu Tang Clan game that's a kungfu action RPG featuring the legendary hip hop group New Yorks own Wu Tang Clan. You read right Wu Tang Clan kungfu action RPG.

Sounds weird, random and quirky but hey I'm down to see it.

romulus2315h ago

Bet the title has Shaolin in it.

purple10112h ago

State of decay 3 info is leaking on twitter!

Looks good. Personally don’t play horror/ zombie games, but I appreciate it’s a good game so that’s a win for Xbox fans.

Lord knows they need a win at the moment

ThinkThink9h ago

Appreciate the concern, but I think we'll be just fine. Hope you all enjoy tomorrow's show.

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anast16h ago

This show is going to be painful.

Elda16h ago

Hopefully not knowing most games shown will be multiplats & some eventually multiplats.

anast15h ago

The presentation is going to be the painful part. There might be some good games though.

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ArmrdChaos4h ago

You can always make a drinking game out of it for every time they say the words "Made for a modern audience".

Lfcultra20m ago

The amount of time you invest in hating a company who doesn't even know you exist is hilarious.

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Elda16h ago

I hope it's a good showing knowing most games that will be shown will be multiplats & XB timed exclusives that'll eventually become multi-plats.

Tacoboto12h ago

It is what it is at this point.

At least the good games will have a chance to be bought, take advantage of the superior DualSense, and *maybe* give those studios a better shot at survival.

They'll also have better shadows, and run with higher dynamic res on the PS5 Pro.

Lightning7710h ago(Edited 10h ago)

So if they're multiplat would you suddenly like Xbox games?

You never have before you've made that clear several times over.

Elda8h ago

I have an XBSX. I also own a PS5 & a Switch. What's your point??

Lightning778h ago

My point is what I said. You don't like Xbox games, you've said it repeatedly. So would you suddenly like Xbox games if they were available on PS5.

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Former Bungie Staff Speaks Out on Destiny 2 The Final Shape DLC: Blames Crunch for Missteps

Liana "Hippy" Ruppert, a former Community Manager at Bungie, spoke out about how crunch affected the Destiny 2: The Final Shape DLC.

Kaii1d 10h ago

Crunch+Bad management+Greedy disgusting monetization.
I'll tune back in when D3 is dropping and they've toned down the monetization & the foundation is good

DefenderOfDoom214h ago(Edited 14h ago)

Final Spape campaign getting very positive reviews. I am enjoying the Final Spape campaign myself. Definitely worth the delay.