Minecraft: Cross play from my PC to my friend's Xbox 1 doesn't work (sometimes)

Playstation currently doesn't allow cross platform play with Xbox yet.

As for playing against PC players, you will need a game that supports cross platform play.

Examples for such games are:

• Minecraft (the one without the "Xbox One Edition" in the name, and the Windows 10 Minecraft version. Java Minecraft on PC won't work).
• The Forza games on PC like Forza 7, Forza Horizon 3
• Sea of Thieves
• Gears of War 4
• State of Decay 2

Most other games from other publishers (i.e. not Microsoft Game Studios) are probably unable to play cross platform. So you won't be able to play FIFA or Call of Duty with your PC friends.

Hey Ty. Few facts here for ya.

1. Minecraft Xbox One version is NOT cross-play compatible. You will need to own Minecraft Bedrock as it is known as on the console to play with the Windows 10 version on PC.

2. I have successfully signed into my PC and my Xbox One and played on the same map with my account on the two devices at the same time. So yes it does work.

Link to Minecraft you'll need on Xbox One to cross-play: Minecraft

The cross play of Minecraft works as such,

The PC/MAC is separate from the other versions in terms of cross-play. As in the only way to join a game with console or mobile players (or Windows 10) is to play on a realm.

Console (Xbox and PS), Mobile and Windows 10 will all work without needing realms as long as your friends are online or on the same network as yourself.

It is only the PC/MAC version of the game that will require you to use realms to join each others game.

But his friends are on Xbox One edition and my son has the newest minecraft. Apparently they can't play together because they're on different versions?? That's what I'm trying to determine. They're not trying to join realms.

hello, I've been wanting to play Minecraft with my friends over at Xbox 1, but when I invite my friends with the Minecraft windows 10 edition app it brings them to a screen and tell them that they don't have the game. or is cross platforming not a thing
yet?

The cross play of Minecraft works as such,

The PC/MAC is separate from the other versions in terms of cross-play. As in the only way to join a game with console or mobile players (or Windows 10) is to play on a realm.

Console (Xbox and PS), Mobile and Windows 10 will all work without needing realms as long as your friends are online or on the same network as yourself.

It is only the PC/MAC version of the game that will require you to use realms to join each others game.