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Minecrafts Better Together Cross Play is already magical in my house
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Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Think of it a a persistent server.
So you can create a world, but it doesn't go away when you log off cause someone else is hosting the world for you. So your friends or family or whomever can play in your created world even when you log off.
Prodigenius10
Member
Shame on Microsoft for not thinking about the children. Sony the real MVP.
Robin64
Member
A rentable server, basically, officially built into the game. Better Together allows players from many different systems to all log on to the same Realm. Unlike normal crossplay, it's persistent, so doesn't require someone to be online to host.
Its a server for you and 10 friends.
It's all my lad wanted for his birthday so I told him when the update was out he could have it for a year.
He's invited his friends who he wants to join and they all have a persistent infinite world they can play in together from any device.
Oh that's neat. I wonder if it's cheaper than 3rd party servers or if it also has different tiers.
Enter The 36 Chambers
Member
This is really cool
LukasTaves
Member
Jesus, this is gonna be huge, isn't it? (Unless realms was already in other versions?)
Crazyorloco
Member
This is awesome. I can't wait for it to work on the Switch, my daughter is going to love it.
Pankratous
Member
I can't believe you'd put those kids in such a dangerous situation
socksfelloff
Member
Thank you OP for this post. In an age where it feels like all anyone does is bitch and complain it's nice to see a reminder that kids don't give a shit and are just happy to play together!
Omegasquash
Member
Will my son and I be able to play together using the same MS account? I'd be on PC, and he'd be on XBO.
SlipperyMoose
Member
I think The Hulk is the greatest part about this update.
Tumle
Member
Oh it's only for up to 10 players?
Thought it was more like the java version servers, where you log in to a big ass community..
Maybe in the future
Mr. Poolman
Member
This is the future
You'll need to make him an account, can't be logged in with the same at the same time.
Skel1ingt0n
I can't *believe* these lazy developers keep making file sizes so damn large. Btw, how does technology work?
Wait.... I could never get into Minecraft because my world was at the mercy of a host I didn't know and I could never maintain a universe of my own for any long-stretch of time.
Realms sounds like a way for me to jump in, as a 28 year-old who's only played MC for maybe five hours way back when it was PC-only.
How much is a Realm? How easy is it to invite others? If I log in from a Switch, a PC, and an iPad - is that three users, or can I have a single log-in for myself?
I'm surprisingly suddenly excited...
Realms sounds like a way for me to jump in, as a 28 year-old who's only played MC for maybe five hours way back when it was PC-only.
How much is a Realm? How easy is it to invite others? If I log in from a Switch, a PC, and an iPad - is that three users, or can I have a single log-in for myself?
I'm surprisingly suddenly excited...
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Fuck you Sony.
momshotdad
Member
Your kids have a cooler setup than I do =\
All great info I wanna know as well haha.
Omegasquash
Member
It makes sense, really. I can make that happen.
Its account based not platform, so one account one user.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=249551529&posted=1#post249551529
Old Gimlet Eyes
Member
All games should have cross platform play. This is awesome.
Palette Swap
Member
This captures perfectly why its such a huge deal to a lot of people.
Congrats, OP !
Congrats, OP !
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
This is similar but to a much larger degree about what Hearthstone did for me.
Being able to play on a PC, phone, and tablet under one account was fucking game changing. I can't go back to any other CCGs that don't do this.
It's so free and liberating to not be tied down due to corporations wanting that $$$.
Being able to play on a PC, phone, and tablet under one account was fucking game changing. I can't go back to any other CCGs that don't do this.
It's so free and liberating to not be tied down due to corporations wanting that $$$.
Yoshimitsu126
Member
It even has pokemon blankets!!
JackAubrey
Member
Just got it working in my house too.
Signed up for a free realm for a month.
My boys are playing on the xbox split screen. And my daughter is playing in the same realm as them from her Android tablet.
It's superb. Well done Minecraft.
Signed up for a free realm for a month.
My boys are playing on the xbox split screen. And my daughter is playing in the same realm as them from her Android tablet.
It's superb. Well done Minecraft.
Piston Hyundai
Member
this is the future Sony dreads
Haha I'll tell the bairn on the props for his room, he'll be chuffed!
It's a lovely special moment when they are just all connected and having fun together isn't it.
It's a lovely special moment when they are just all connected and having fun together isn't it.
I think it's 3.99 for you and two friends or 7.99 for you and 10 friends. Monthly, I believe.
killer rin
Member
I'm pretty sure it operates off of slots. You can invite as many people as you want to your server, but only 10 can be logged in at any given time. Its been awhile since I was in a realm though.
AcademicSaucer
Member
#4TheChildren
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Hold up, OP you shouldn't have those Disney Infinity toys blocking the ventilation on the Xbox.
Visualante2
Member
Little over four years since Sony slapped down Microsoft for swapping games. Funny how the tables can turn.