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Microsoft 'would love' to bring cross-platform play to Minecraft on PlayStation
- Thread starter Theorry
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It starts small and then they'll want a PlayBox One X Pro VitaStation with VR support. When will it end?
They still probably have to discuss stuff with Sony bruh.
EDIT: It's also only been two days.
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I dont follow? Minecraft is on PS4?
Edit: Oh you mean crossplay? Uhh thats what they are saying. They "would love" to add them if Sony wants.
But isn't that what they're saying? They didn't bring the last update to Sony because Sony wouldnt have crossplay
It's quite obvious I'm referring to the "better together" update.
Better together if we don't have to make concessions!
In this case, since you need a Microsoft account to log into Minecraft now, it's actually a ball inbetween courts and Sony would have to allow such an implementation before Microsoft can do anything.
You do know Sony has only allowed cross-play on Fortnite, right? It's still on Sony to allow other games.
Yes, and? That was because Sony wouldn't allow it.
They still got the Ocean Update via the old game though (or will soon)
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I have Minecraft on PS4. Not like I don't know the game isn't on the platform.
They're allowing cross-play now, on a game by game basis, Microsoft is obviously talking with Sony on this, but will probably not budge on their LIVE account requirement.
This "ball's in your court" phrase is beyond corny. Y'all have to drop this nonsense.
Well, no shit. lol. That is how the online and all the cross-platform works. Esp the ability to play any Minecraft Bedrock version and join the same Realms without losing your stuff.
But they literally said they want to do it.
Do I need to remind you that the Sony crossplay thing is "for select third party content" meaning they probably need to get Sony's approval and it's not an universal thing. It's heavily implied that each individual third party needs to talk with Sony first, probably work out some kind of deal.
It's technically just a Microsoft account. Nintendo, Apple and Google are all fine with it.
If Sony says no then they're the ones who are still failing to meet the market's crossplay standards. Microsoft isn't going to make a special account for Sony just to appease them when no other company has an issue with the way the game is currently set up.
They just need to call it a Microsoft account or a Minecraft account. Just like the iOS version does it. It's not rocket science lol
And of course the account is needed, otherwise how would you even invite and join people from other platforms?
Nor should they. Xbox Live was the account system being used on this version of Minecraft back when it was still just Pocket Edition and Windows 10 Edition. If even Nintendo was ok with that when the decision came to have this version replace 4J Studios' version on Switch, then the ball is still in Sony's court if Microsoft Accounts is what is preventing Sony from allowing this version of Minecraft on PS4. Why should a new account system need to be developed?
Not if it requires any MS account system. Sony is Sony.
But I never thought they will enable crossplay so who knows
But I never thought they will enable crossplay so who knows
They still don't have permission to. If you read Sony's statement, it's only Fortnite that has crossplay permission and they are "investigating" allowing other games.
It's been two days. Let's ease off blaming people and see what happens, eh?
They probably will and Sony will probably budge, even with the whole account thing. Minecraft is just too big of a game to gate and not consider for cross-platform.
If you admit MS is most likely talking to Sony, what inspired that "ball is in your court" initial post you made?
If cross play is gonna be a thing that is done properly then there should really be some authentication standard that allows each service to authenticate users without having to have different accounts everywhere. You shouldn't need a live account to play a game on a switch o PS4 or vice/versa.
This is one of those cases where the big platform holders should work together and come up with some API or other.
This is one of those cases where the big platform holders should work together and come up with some API or other.
I fully expect Rocket League in the next few weeks. Minecraft I have some doubt since you need an Xbox account.
Because then Sony will take it out of the PS Store and withdraw the license of every PS4 in existence rendering the game dead on PS4.
None of these are competing with MS like Sony does tho.
While this is true, none of them are direct competitors to Xbox like PlayStation is.
Ball is still in Sony's court. They'll need to allow Xbox Live login
I can't explain how weird it was seeing my old X360 avatar pop up on my Switch. Gonna be so weird seeing that on a PS, but I want that update
I think this Live account issue is very exaggerated on Era. I don't know specifically for Sony accounts, but Ms puts many restrictions on the data 3rd party is allowed to save from users logging in into 3rd party accounts. And Sony very likely have similar rules, so the data Ms would have access to is little more than an unique identifier they can cross with their own identifier to realize the user is the same even when coming from other platforms.
I think the publishing deal for the old version alongside the fact that sony still haven't allowed crossplay for all games are much bigger impediments (more so the first one)
