Smite - P.C to Xbox One merging now available

Leigh of TheXboxHub wrote :
Hi-Rez studios are due to announce that the account merge feature for Smite is now available.

If you’ve played Smite on the P.C, you’ve probably been waiting for this feature, as it carries over any purchases and unlocks from the P.C to the Xbox One version.

[Moldiver]

Im looking forward to playing this and gigantic with PC gamers...from my Xbox :)

[Kingdomcome247]

After giving it a shot, I can say that Smite wasn't really my cup of tea. Gigantic on the other hand, looks very interesting to me based upon what I've seen of it thus far.

[neil363]

Might just be time to start getting involved!

[Bigpappy]

This looks so interesting to me because of all the mythical characters represented. Now I need to play it to see if they make good use of all those gods.

[syotos77]

Not sure if anyone on here would be interested but I stream this pretty regularly if anyone wants to see the game :) twitch.tv/kingthreek3

[blackout]

This game is awesome. Been in the beta for a while. If you are not part of the Preview Program, now is the time. So many bonuses and early access.

[urwifeminder]

I tried it not really my thing not enough bro dudes.

[WCxAlchemist]

What Hercules is not enuff bro dude 4u? LoL.

Seriously Smite is really addicting and a well balanced game also the fact that hi rez studios have come out and say they will hold Smite tournaments on xbox like they do on pc makes the addiction a little more sweeter.

[syotos77]

True that! I'm actually the captain of a team that's going to be in the first xbox tournament on the 30th/31st! It's pretty exciting stuff!

[DDOS-DelDaemonicOSes]

Excellent, I will feel better about investing in games and add-ons that "merge" support for all my devices with a Xbox account.

Regardless of what naysayers claim, DRM enabling that is much better than using discs to track ownership that practically prevents such features.

I think DRM naysayers are BACKWARDS about what's bad for consumers and gamers.

Edit: The problem with this is that they mention the two accounts will be separate after the merge... I only think that's acceptable if they're planning on eventually supporting "Xbox platform on PC" with the PC version of SMITE. I don't want to spend for PC and console separately, and I think developers are greedy if they try forcing that, especially since most people don't buy games on both PC and console other than in rare cases such as with GTA5 (there is also the thought that offering both PC and console for the same price will increase sales due to increased value for the money). I especially think indies should allow their games to run on either PC or console without buying another license, and I think, even if they don't allow cross-play because it isn't fair for that particular game type, they should at least offer features such as loading saved games or co-op between PC and console.