Yoshi-P says discussions about FFXIV on Switch and Xbox One are "Positive"

[Dyvid]

However, they still depend on Sony to allow the use of a cross-platform feature involving them. Come on, Sony -.- ...

I think you are confusing Sony with Microsoft. Sony already allows it, Microsoft wants it closed off from PC and PS4.

[Shouko]

I think you are confusing Sony with Microsoft. Sony already allows it, Microsoft wants it closed off from PC and PS4.

Microsoft has extended the olive branch to Sony for cross platform, Sony has denied them seeing as they're on top and have no wish to share with MS. MS did something similar in the 360 era though.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

Microsoft has extended the olive branch to Sony for cross platform, Sony has denied them seeing as they're on top and have no wish to share with MS. MS did something similar in the 360 era though.

I'm pretty sure Sony denied them for Minecraft because MS wanted you to have to log into a Live account. Sony didn't want that.

SE has not yet said that there are any hurdles with Sony on getting XIV on other platforms, and have only cited MS as the problem, with them wanting Live only servers, and Gold required.

[Shouko]

I'm pretty sure Sony denied them for Minecraft because MS wanted you to have to log into a Live account. Sony didn't want that.

SE has not yet said that there are any hurdles with Sony on getting XIV on other platforms, and have only cited MS as the problem, with them wanting Live only servers, and Gold required.

I've not heard that, mind sharing where you saw this at?

[Kurando]

SE has not yet said that there are any hurdles with Sony on getting XIV on other platforms, and have only cited MS as the problem, with them wanting Live only servers, and Gold required.

It's exactly this! MS wanted the ability to play FFXIV as part of your Live membership, which means you'd have to pay for both Live Access and also your SE sub as well to play the game. Which in the case of the Sony, you do not need PS plus to play FFXIV, both are seperate.

[Cakekizyy]

It's exactly this! MS wanted the ability to play FFXIV as part of your Live membership, which means you'd have to pay for both Live Access and also your SE sub as well to play the game. Which in the case of the Sony, you do not need PS plus to play FFXIV, both are seperate.

I thought they went away from requiring gold for online games.

[Derio]

I thought they went away from requiring gold for online games.

No, you need Xbox Live to play any online game.

An example is the F2P MMO DCUO.

DCUO is currently cross-platform with PC and PS4. They wanted to do cross-platform with Xbox, however, due to live restrictions, the deal ended up being Xbox players getting the game but exclusively on their own server separate from PS and PC.

PS+ is not required to play DCUO.


So in the scenario above, we would see Xbox getting their own server to play and Yoshi said 2 years ago they were not doing that. Have things changed? If so they were not in the article

[Kiyashi]

No, you need Xbox Live to play any online game.

An example is the F2P MMO DCUO.

DCUO is currently cross-platform with PC and PS4. They wanted to do cross-platform with Xbox, however, due to live restrictions, the deal ended up being Xbox players getting the game but exclusively on their own server separate from PS and PC.

PS+ is not required to play DCUO.


So in the scenario above, we would see Xbox getting their own server to play and Yoshi said 2 years ago they were not doing that. Have things changed? If so they were not in the article

Looks like you need to go back and read the article again. You're info is old and outdated. Microsoft and Nintendo have changed their policies for cross platform play now. What's holding this back is Sony allowing cross play with other platforms. Right now a bunch of games could do it like Fortnite, Rocket League, and Minecraft. But Sony isn't allowing it. So right now games like Minecraft will only be cross platform play with Switch, X1, and PC. Says it right in the article OP posted.

[Felis]

Microsoft has extended the olive branch to Sony for cross platform, Sony has denied them seeing as they're on top and have no wish to share with MS. MS did something similar in the 360 era though.

But only if the players still have the option to play on "XBox only" servers, if i remember it right

PS4 and 360 have similar specs, there will be no limitations excuse.

I hope you mean the Xbox One, and not the old XBox 360

[silverlunarfox]

I think you are confusing Sony with Microsoft. Sony already allows it, Microsoft wants it closed off from PC and PS4.

Recently its been all Sony, like with Rocket League and Minecraft both which they refuse to allow cross plat play.

I personally get why theyd want to port to switch, but uh, i feel like we'd get more "limitations" if it was added to the party.