Rocket League Xbox One/PC Cross-Play Goes Live Today!

Rocket League Xbox One/PC Cross-Play Goes Live Today

Rocket League is being updated today to support cross-play between Xbox
Oneand PC, developer Psyonix announced this morning. This is notable ("a historic moment in multiplayer gaming," the developer says) because Rocket League
becomes the first Xbox One game to allow cross-play with PC.

Lionhead's Fable Legends was also going to offer cross-play between Xbox One and PC, but that
game was canceled. The PlayStation 4 version of Rocket League already supports cross-play with PC.

Psyonix also announced today that almost 2 million people have now played Rocket League on Xbox One since its launch in February. That doesn't
necessarily mean the game has sold that many copies on Microsoft's console, however. Whatever the case, cross-play with PC will undoubtedly increase the pool of available players.

When cross-play goes live at 3 PM PST / 6 PM EST today, Xbox One players can choose to include--or prohibit--PC players from their matches by checking a box in the Options menu.

"We're really excited to bring Xbox One and PC players closer together," Psyonix VP Jeremy Dunham said in a statement. "Cross-network play has been something that Xbox One gamers have been asking us for since the day
we launched, and thanks to Microsoft's new cross-network policies, w''re proud to give it to them."

In March, Microsoft made a big announcement when it
said it would natively support cross-platform play between Xbox One, Windows 10, and other "online multiplayer networks." The move effectively opens the Xbox Live platform so that it can accommodate players on Sony's PlayStation Network, among others.

There have been no Xbox One/PS4 cross-play games yet, but Rocket League could be the first, if it's ever allowed. Psyonix said it's not a technical matter holding it back, but rather it's
an issue of politics.

"The only thing we have to do now is sort of find out where we stand politically with everyone, and then it's full steam ahead to finish the solution that we've already started," Dunham said in March.

:)

 

Rocket League PC/Xbox One Cross-play TODAY!

Rocket League PC-Xbox One cross-platform multiplayer coming today - VG247

 

Cross system online gaming??

It is possible to play Rocket League cross platform between Xbox one and Steam on PC.

 

woop woop, although tbh its needs all round cross play, as the current leagues and such are already PS4 and PC, and I don't think that will change until its all platform based.

But a great step in the right direct really looking forward to playing later.

(thanks for the info)

 

Um, no - the developer is wrong. Cross play between XB1 and PC has been available on Killer Instinct for well over a month already. So, no, it's NOT a landmark moment - for them, maybe, but otherwise, no.

 

^
www.gamesradar.com/rocket-league-is-now-the-first-true-cross-platform-game-for-xbox-one

 

It was also done on the 360 and PC way back in 2007 on Shadowrun so it's not really a big deal. It's cool I guess but it would be better if you could play PS4 users from the One.

 

I am guessing Shadowrun wasn't run through steam which hasn't been done before, all very interesting IMO and a bit unusual.

 

Rocket League is currently on sale as well if anyone needed a reason to jump in:
www.xbox.com/.../id

 

game ran flawlessly for me last night and weas 10x quicker to find games. good times for a cracking title