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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]
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. Listed here is an incomplete list of games that support cross ...
These networks feature cross platform capabilities which allows users to use a single account. However, the services provided by both are still limited to the console connected (e.g. an Xbox One cannot download an Xbox 360 game, unless the game is part of the Xbox 360 to Xbox One backwards compatibility program).
Xbox Play Anywhere, formerly Live Anywhere, is an ongoing initiative by Microsoft Gaming to bring the cross-platform Xbox network (formerly Xbox Live [1]) service to a wide variety of Microsoft platforms and devices, chiefly the Xbox Series X|S, Windows 11, Xbox One, and Windows 10.
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.
The Xbox network, formerly known and commonly referred to as Xbox Live, is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Gaming for the Xbox brand.
Multiplayer gameplay via Games for Windows – Live; Matchmaking depending on the user's cumulative gamerscore, rep, location, language and gamer zone; Family settings controlling younger users' exposure to other users; Game Room virtual arcade space offering a library of classic retro games; Cross-platform gameplay with Xbox 360
Cross-platform 2D/3D oriented Target platform Notable games License Notes and references 4A Engine: C++: 2010 Yes 3D Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One: Metro 2033, Metro: Last Light, Metro Exodus: Proprietary: A-Frame (VR) JavaScript: 2015 JavaScript: Yes 3D Cross-platform: MIT: Open source Entity component ...