Xbox’s VP Mike Yabarra wants to have [Cross Progression] in all PC and Xbox One Games

I really want cross progression on all games. I play on PC and Xbox so much, wish all games supported this. The people I play with do the same so we constantly debate to play new games together on PC or Xbox - just shouldn't need to be a discussion. Let's make it happen!

[PhoenixUp]

How about allowining Windows Store games to cross play with Steam games

[Zeref]

im pretty sure that's already allowed.

Killer Instinct has crossplay with Steam and Xbox

[bluefox755]

Shh!

[Lon3wolf]

Indeed or just releasing the "exclusives" on Steam at the same time as the store (well I'm pretty as to why they don't), that would be great. Personally I have nothing against the store myself but still prefer Steam.

[DerekTweed]

"....Fortnite, which can be crossplayed between PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and your mobile device, all but the PS4."

As far as I understood, this statement is not quite true. Cross-play between PS4, PC and mobile exists too, right?

[Gh05t]

Both statements are true. I think you are taking what he is saying out of the context that he is saying.

You can have crossplay "between PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and your mobile device, all but the PS4."

OR

You can have Crossplay "...between PS4, PC and mobile..."

But we dont have Xbox, Switch, PS4, PC, and Mobile crossplay yet.

[slate91]

Then make Fallout 76 and Anthem crossplay with xbox/pc!

[Rude-ro]

Crossplay is not the topic and Sony has the most amount of crossplay titles for a console..
The topic is cross account.. and Microsoft wants their versions to be the ones offering it.
Like pubg. You could not take your already owned pc version and just have it on Xbox one nor could you move any of your progress.
I remember Microsoft begging to play with steam when they made their “play anywhere” because Microsoft’s servers were empty.

[slate91]

Don't really care about sony, that's why its not in my original comment. But the title threw me off. Still, doesn't change my original statement :)

[Gh05t]

They dont "make" those games.

What are you people on?

[UltraGaming]

He never said crossplay he said cross progression.....

[gangsta_red]

The tweet isnt even talking about cross play, he's talking about cross progression.

I think that any company that give you an account and definitely has cosmetic items sold should carry over for different platforms.

I definitely agree that this should be the next step for game developers and game companies.

[Bronxs15]

Hopefully this is the first step in removing online play from behind a paywall.

[Kavorklestein]

Oh boy that would be sweet.

Imagine if they got rid of live costing $$$ and instead made online play free, and also made Gamepass even MORE valuable with newer games that you don't "Keep" but they had like literally TONS of newer-ish releases (like Wolfenstein 2, Shadow of war etc...)

Then you'd pay a total of like 10 bucks a month for what would TRULY be the best value in gaming History? (Besides free emulators or more straight-up PIRACY)

[ILostMyMind]

With Steam?

[Lokii]

He may want that. But it doesn't mean that it will happen.

[gamer7804]

use that new 7 billion in cloud revenue that MS is on track to get and offer to buy valve/steam, I think thats the only way it would ever happen on a wide scale with PC games.

[Mulando]

Playanywhere titles on steam would really be great. Or buy it on xbox and buy it cheaper on pc, too.

[blacktiger]

windows store and steam doesn't do cross play yet xbox is running after playstation

[rainslacker]

Do people really buy and play on so many different systems that this needs to become some big thing like cross play has?

95% of gamers play on one system if you exclude mobile. Of those that play on more than one system, I highly doubt a large portion of them are buying or playing multiple versions of the same game. I mean, if you play on PC and Xbox, chances are, you aren't playing the same game on both of them. Contrary anecdotes exist of course, but that doesn't make it a huge thing.

[thejigisup]

This sounds like a familiar e3 moment. Pc, pc, pc, just get a pc.

[Futureshark]

So he doesn't want people playing games exclusively on Xbox anymore? Sounds like another excuse to slowly dilute the brand.