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Cross-platform play is the ability to allow different gaming platforms to share the same online servers in a game, allowing players to join regardless of the platform they own. Since the Dreamcast and PlayStation 2 , there have been some online video games that support cross-play.
Cross-buy is a feature of some digital distribution systems available across multiple device platforms, where users who purchase a license to a specific piece of software are able to use the versions of the software for different device classes at no additional charge.
Factorio is a construction and management simulation game developed and published by Czech studio Wube Software. The game was announced via an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign in 2013 and released for Windows , macOS , and Linux on 14 August 2020 following an early access phase, which was made available on 25 February 2016.
Cross-platform play, in video games, is a term used to represent the ability to make different platforms (i.e.: PS4, PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, Handheld game consoles, Mobile, etc) share the same online servers in a game, allowing people to play together regardless of the platform they are playing.
Microsoft has explored cross-platform play between their Xbox consoles and players on Windows machines uses services under its purview. Microsoft developed the Games for Windows – Live interface in part to work with the Xbox Live services so that cross-platform play could be released, with the first such title released being Shadowrun (2007). [7]
The game is currently set to be released for Windows, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and Series S on March 6, 2025. [7] As with Hazelight's previous games, it will utilize a "Friend’s Pass" system, in which owner of the game can invite a friend to play together for free. It will also support cross-platform play at launch.
The rise of the independent game development in the 2000s and 2010s was partly driven by the growing ecosystem of open-source libraries and engines; indie developers utilized the open-source ecosystem due to good cross-platform capabilities and availability for limited financial burden. [5]
The following is a list of games that have been announced for release or released on the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S.Both were released on November 10, 2020. The Xbox Series X and Series S have full backward compatibility with Xbox One games as well as several Xbox 360 and original Xbox games that were supported on the Xbox One, excluding those that use Kinect. [1]