Content sharing is still possible, but multiplayer across other platforms was not greenlit.
Sad news, but it's perfect on Switch and on PC will eventually get full-on modding at some point.
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Wargroove finally coming to PS4 - but no cross-MP
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Content sharing is still possible, but multiplayer across other platforms was not greenlit.
Sad news, but it's perfect on Switch and on PC will eventually get full-on modding at some point.
Played with a friend on Switch the other day through gamepass. A shame Sony hasn't found a way to make their choices on crossplay more consistent.
Thank goodness the content sharing is still there though, that would've been absolutely terrible.
Thank goodness the content sharing is still there though, that would've been absolutely terrible.
I guess Sony is still on their bullshit; shame for their users. I was hoping that Sony finally got with the program so everyone could play nice together.
In hindsight, it's obvious that allowing a few of the bigger players to have cross play was meant to quell the growing PR nightmare that was happening. And it seems it worked.
In hindsight, it's obvious that allowing a few of the bigger players to have cross play was meant to quell the growing PR nightmare that was happening. And it seems it worked.
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Which is shitty because the smaller games are the ones that benefit the most from having a larger player pool across all platforms.
They will prob be the same as the Xbox version so no need to detail it imo - or they will have to add some to fit whatever rules Sony seems to demand for allow a Platinum trophy
Does Wargroove use an Xbox Live backend for multiplayer? Meaning it ties into achievements and gamer tags, etc?
No, it's simpler than that. One player hosts the game and it gives them a code. The other player inputs the code and it puts them into the game. You play asynchronous so you can make one move then close the game down and continue later or whatever. It's really elegant.
Sure, it's sad and not very friendly but I just wanted to play on my preferred platform with trophies so I'm glad this didn't completely fall by the wayside solely on the inability to play with other platforms.
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I've made a couple, not to toot my own horn. Check out either the OT or the custom map thread!
Not really much of a reason to mention something that's required for release on a platform to begin with. I get the appeal of mentioning it if it happens to be a port or remaster of a much older game as they weren't present originally, but there's close to zero charge to mention them as a feature for a game that's not quite six months old yet.
Just bolsters my position of exclusives only on PS systems.
They have the mind share though and people aren't coming down on them so they will continue their current practices.
I hope they prove me wrong though.
How does it link across systems I mean? Like, do you just send someone a code in an outside application? No public lookup or anything
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There are two ways. One way (the way I described before) is to just give your friend the code to the room you're hosting. Like I'm playing on Switch now and I can host a game and give you the code for the game here and you can punch it in on your Xbox or PC and we can play.
Or there's just traditional matchmaking where it matches you with a random person. No codes needed or anything, it just does it like any other game.
It was already ridiculous before they opened up crossplay for anybody, but it's even more ridiculous now where they gave some games crossplay and still don't allow it for others.
That doesn't makes any sense anymore.
That doesn't makes any sense anymore.
Nice going Sony with the anti consumer behaviour.
At some point, crossplatform games should just skip platforms who refuses to participate into crossplay. Maybe this way, those platform holders would think again.
At some point, crossplatform games should just skip platforms who refuses to participate into crossplay. Maybe this way, those platform holders would think again.
It's a shame, but we know it wasn't for a lack of trying.
I need to dip into the multiplayer scene and custom content now that I've (almost) finished the main campaign on hard/standard difficulty.
I agree. Even though indie sales on the PS4 are dwarfed by PC and Switch sales, I know that every dollar counts for indie developers. Still, it would be nice to see Sony actually get backlash from devs from this. Their next-gen approach will also ignore indies because "PlayStation is too big to skip".
Really sad to see this.
They have a great implementation and what makes Fortnite, Dauntless & Rocket League ok bit any other game not.
I really hoped that time had passed and I hope Sony get the same levels of heat that the helped the destiny 2 saves process.
They have a great implementation and what makes Fortnite, Dauntless & Rocket League ok bit any other game not.
I really hoped that time had passed and I hope Sony get the same levels of heat that the helped the destiny 2 saves process.
Yeah. Basically make it available for Fortnite and Rocket League and you've got something to answer with when anyone mentions it.
Juuuuust enough to make the statement "we support cross-play across a number of titles, including the biggest MP game in the world" true.
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You probably can't say, but I'm really curious about their reasoning that your game can't, but other games can.
Polygon just put an article about this so I thought it would be worth a mention: https://www.polygon.com/ps4/2019/7/...-dates-cross-play-xbox-one-pc-nintendo-switch
Chucklefish stressed that PS4 players can still download any of the community-made map designs, regardless of where they originated, and upload their own maps and campaigns to be shared with other platforms as well as the PS4.
Game Informer noted that, around the time Wargroove launched in February, Chucklefish chief executive Finn Brice said on ResetEra that "We were told in no uncertain terms [by Sony] that [cross-platform play] was not going to happen." This despite being able to "literally toggle a switch and have it working," he said at the time.
You can download user community maps tho! So that's a good thing. Not sure why Sony is so against cross play on certain titles.
Chucklefish stressed that PS4 players can still download any of the community-made map designs, regardless of where they originated, and upload their own maps and campaigns to be shared with other platforms as well as the PS4.
Game Informer noted that, around the time Wargroove launched in February, Chucklefish chief executive Finn Brice said on ResetEra that "We were told in no uncertain terms [by Sony] that [cross-platform play] was not going to happen." This despite being able to "literally toggle a switch and have it working," he said at the time.
You can download user community maps tho! So that's a good thing. Not sure why Sony is so against cross play on certain titles.
To force people to remain in their ecosystem, or at least that's the idea.
I mean, we have cross play now with Rocket League, Fortnite, and some other games. Call of Duty MW will be cross play at launch, and Borderlands 3 will get cross play shortly after launch. I know Bungie and Respawn are looking into cross play for Destiny and Apex Legends as well.
Meanwhile games like Wargroove and Paladins can't get crossplay.
It's weird how Sony are playing favorites: https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/12/...lopers-rocket-league-fortnite-switch-xbox-one
I seriously don't understand Sony's policy on cross play.
They literally have no excuse not to do it.
Can someone tell me a reason otherwise?
They literally have no excuse not to do it.
Can someone tell me a reason otherwise?
It's forcing me to stay out of their ecosystem. I know I'm not important to them since I'm an outlier but I'm sure it's generally keeping people in their ecosystem so it's working as intended on their end. Oh well.
Sony knows exactly what they're doing. They want playing smaller online games to be a frustrating experience off of Playstation. They're willing to make their own players have a worse experience if they can make the experience even worse for other platforms. Online fighting games, such as Dragonball Fighter Z, are currently crippled by Sony's policies.