Is Microsoft or Sony holding up a Xbox One version at this point?

[Reynhart]

Sony is the one that doesn't want cross-play with other machines. See Fortnite.

Sony can't prevent PC players from playing with someone else.

[LalaRu]

Devs and Yoshida himself talked about xbox version, the situation is about a missing agreement with Microsoft on terms and conditions for playing the game on the xbox. When it solves, we maybe will get the xbox.

I'm thinking the Nintendo switch version is more likely to happen than the xbox one...

[Inoch]

Devs and Yoshida himself talked about xbox version, the situation is about a missing agreement with Microsoft on terms and conditions for playing the game on the xbox. When it solves, we maybe will get the xbox.

I'm thinking the Nintendo switch version is more likely to happen than the xbox one...

Please no switch port... we don't need more limitations.

[Deceptus]

Please no switch port... we don't need more limitations.

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[Dzian]

Sony can't prevent PC players from playing with someone else.

Sony doesn't want to stop them. There's a few cross play games out there with pc ps4 game play some of them have been running for quite some time.

The underlying issue when it comes to ps4 / Xbox cross play is generally one of policing... and disagreements in policies. Microsoft have been known to be quite heavy handed in the past and they generally want the power to police games themselves. This is partly why ms insisted on Xbox only servers for 14. And weren't happy when yoshi said no.

The issue with cross play comes from disagreements in how conflicts are resolved. If Jack Xbox is harassing jill psn on James's game server. Who is responsible for the policing and resolution of such conflict.

One of the reasons sony has been reluctant to cross play with Xbox is because ms wants the power to police games it's players play. Sony doesn't want ms policing psn players and thinks it should be down to the game developers And until recently Microsoft has been reluctant to leave the policing to the game developers to handle.

Sony's recent change in stance on cross play is partly down to ms being a bit more lenient and agreeable with policing.

[Aylis]

It's all on Microsoft cause they're adamant about not backing down about the Xbox Live requirements and sharing servers with their competition with Sony.

Also correct me if I'm wrong but I could have sworn I heard from somewhere SE was in talks with Nintendo about a possible Switch release.

[Sigma-Astra]

It's all on Microsoft cause they're adamant about not backing down about the Xbox Live requirements and sharing servers with their competition with Sony.

Also correct me if I'm wrong but I could have sworn I heard from somewhere SE was in talks with Nintendo about a possible Switch release.

They had talks, but nothing further than that as most of us don't believe that Switch's hardware would be capable of running XIV at max settings, not to mention you'd have to pay what...$50 or $80 for a functional controller to play XIV with. God knows, it ain't going to be with the original Switch controller.

[Paladinleeds]

God knows, it ain't going to be with the original Switch controller.

the switch controller has the shoulder buttons (looks to be two per side). But it has other buttons as well, so I think it could be done. So the controller could work in a very similar way to the xbox and ps controllers on PC/PS4 respectively.

[whiskeybravo]

Sony's recent change in stance on cross play is partly down to ms being a bit more lenient and agreeable with policing.

Honestly it probably just has more to do with the massive popularity of Fortnite, and the previous backlash about not allowing Epic accounts to be synced between consoles. It's not like every other game opened up with cross-platform play as a result, it's just Fortnite.

But, that does set the precedent for individual titles to be capable of cross-platform play across all systems, so it can in fact be done. What remains to be seen is how many games are big enough to demand this privilege.

[Sigma-Astra]

the switch controller has the shoulder buttons (looks to be two per side). But it has other buttons as well, so I think it could be done. So the controller could work in a very similar way to the xbox and ps controllers on PC/PS4 respectively.

No offense, but I can't fathom anyone wanting to do a full job rotation, let's say DRG on this thing:



When they can use something far easier and probably more comfortable to grip like this thing.