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Cow Goes Moo · Dec 4, 2015

The Xbox One version will launch at $19.99 (the same price as PS4 and PC), but will include three previously released DLC packs: Supersonic Fury, Revenge of the Battle-Cars, and Chaos Run. Youll be able to purchase the Back to the Future pack on day one.

The only potential drawback for some players is that the Xbox One version will not support cross-platform play. Those on PS4 and PC can join matches with one another. The Xbox One version is, like most multiplayer games, platform-specific.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/...-for-xbox-one-by-taiwanese-ratings-board.aspx

hwalker84 · Dec 4, 2015

Nothing unexpected.

shortsFortallPeople · Dec 4, 2015

Well that's going to hurt the game's longevity on the xbone. Shame they couldn't get it worked out.

TDonk · Dec 4, 2015

We know, there's a thread for it and everything.

JordanKZ · Dec 4, 2015

Shock. Such a shame though.

Hyperfludd · Dec 4, 2015

Lame. Why is it closed off like that?

GhostTrick · Dec 4, 2015

So... Rocket League on a Microsoft console can't play with people owning Rocket League on a Microsoft OS... but the latter can play with the Sony console.

Pretty much tells how is Microsoft totally wrong with crossplay and PC.

LiquidMetal14 · Dec 4, 2015

Yeah, pretty terrible but what you gonna do.

Rymuth · Dec 4, 2015

Building that walled garden.

Theorry · Dec 4, 2015

Megaton.

Zvonimir Boban · Dec 4, 2015

Not even cross-play with W10? Not that I know any PC players that I'd play with but still, that blows.

Carl · Dec 4, 2015

Hyperfludd said:
Lame. Why is it closed off like that?

Microsoft

TBiddy · Dec 4, 2015

Rymuth said:
Building that walled garden.

You do realize, that this is how almost all multiplayer games work.. right?

edit:

In this case it does seem like Microsoft still doesn't understand the market, but if lack of crossplay in multiplayer games is considered "Building a walled garden", the same could be said for all consoles out there, since all of them have games that doens't feature cross-platform gaming.

MMaRsu · Dec 4, 2015

GhostTrick said:
So... Rocket League on a Microsoft console can't play with people owning Rocket League on a Microsoft OS... but the latter can play with the Sony console.

Pretty much tells how is Microsoft totally wrong with crossplay and PC.

Yup.

MS dropping another ball.

LiquidMetal14 · Dec 4, 2015

Zvonimir Boban said:
Not even cross-play with W10? Not that I know any PC players that I'd play with but still, that blows.

All or most of the elite players are on PS4 mostly and most of us migrate from there to PC so XB players will be missing out due to this limitation for sure.

Jrs3000 · Dec 4, 2015

Time to tweet Phil, petition, and riot for cross platform play!

jesu · Dec 4, 2015

If Blur can survive with no more than 50 players online at a time for years I'm sure Rocket League will be fine.

RobNBanks · Dec 4, 2015

Game probably won't last long with just the XB1 playerbase.

BLACK AMERICAN PSYCHO · Dec 4, 2015

Microsoft

RobNBanks said:
Game probably won't last long with just the XB1 playerbase.

No doubt about it.

EGM1966 · Dec 4, 2015

Well D'oh. When have PSN and Live ever been connected to allow cross platform play? Never even crossed my mind it would be supported.

Console to PC would be sweet though.

Fehyd · Dec 4, 2015

Ugh. Once again, Microsofts separate servers rule screws gamers over. Atleast xbone owners can play the game, unlike FFXIV.

sixteen-bit · Dec 4, 2015

That's a shame

Minions · Dec 4, 2015

Not surprising. In the same way we will never see a cross platform MMO like Final Fantasy IX was on the 360. I honestly can't see how this benefits Microsoft, but I guess it is along the same lines as region coded games.

MMaRsu · Dec 4, 2015

EGM1966 said:
Well D'oh. When have PSN and Live ever been connected to allow cross platform play? Never even crossed my mind it would be supported.

Console to PC would be sweet though.

Most ppl here are referring to windows 10, not ps4.

wanderjahr · Dec 4, 2015

GhostTrick said:
So... Rocket League on a Microsoft console can't play with people owning Rocket League on a Microsoft OS... but the latter can play with the Sony console.

Pretty much tells how is Microsoft totally wrong with crossplay and PC.

Not seeing how anybody can defend this. This is pants.

Chris1 · Dec 4, 2015

This sucks, all it does is hurt xbox gamers. Fuck sake MS, sort your shit out.

Fehyd said:
Ugh. Once again, Microsofts separate servers rule screws gamers over. Atleast xbone owners can play the game, unlike FFXIV.

Assuming there's anyone to play with

Benzychenz · Dec 4, 2015

EGM1966 said:
Well D'oh. When have PSN and Live ever been connected to allow cross platform play? Never even crossed my mind it would be supported.

Console to PC would be sweet though.

Uhh, that's the point. It's already console to PC with the PS4 version. Xbone version can't play with PC players.

Catvoca · Dec 4, 2015

How do we know this is Microsoft's fault and not the devs? Could there be something about the way crossplay between PS4 and PC is designed that would make it difficult to enable crossplay between Xbox and PC? Or maybe something contractual with Sony? Just spitballing here.

Benzychenz · Dec 4, 2015

Catvoca said:
How do we know this is Microsoft's fault and not the devs? Could there be something about the way crossplay between PS4 and PC is designed that would make it difficult to enable crossplay between Xbox and PC? Or maybe something contractual with Sony? Just spitballing here.

It's a Microsoft policy. Same reason FFXIV isn't on Xbox.

BokehKing · Dec 4, 2015

Crazy how you can do cross platform with Sony/PC

But the company that has been talking about Xbox/PC for the past 7 months won't allow it

They don't have their head in the game at all

But hey, you get those first class citizen warthogs right?

barit · Dec 4, 2015

First (class) citizens and so on..

Will be interesting to see how big the playerbase is after some weeks. Can't imagine that many people will be thrilled to see only a couple of hundreds players on Xbone compared to the daily 30k-80k players on PS4/PC

Coxy100 · Dec 4, 2015

GhostTrick said:
So... Rocket League on a Microsoft console can't play with people owning Rocket League on a Microsoft OS... but the latter can play with the Sony console.

Pretty much tells how is Microsoft totally wrong with crossplay and PC.

Should have been the first and only reply needed

As an XB1 owner - this is a shame as surely it will hurt the longevity.

Microsoft always make great strides - and then hurt themselves continually (if it is microsoft decision)

toythatkills · Dec 4, 2015

Catvoca said:
How do we know this is Microsoft's fault and not the devs? Could there be something about the way crossplay between PS4 and PC is designed that would make it difficult to enable crossplay between Xbox and PC? Or maybe something contractual with Sony? Just spitballing here.

I don't see how you could allow PS4 to play with PC and Xbox One to play with PC, without letting Xbox play with PS4. Like, are the PC players meant to choose whether to play with PS4 players or Xbox One players?

Basically this doesn't really surprise me. I'm sure hundreds of games probably do do this though and I'm totally wrong.

Fehyd · Dec 4, 2015

Catvoca said:
How do we know this is Microsoft's fault and not the devs? Could there be something about the way crossplay between PS4 and PC is designed that would make it difficult to enable crossplay between Xbox and PC? Or maybe something contractual with Sony? Just spitballing here.

There's been a few previous news pieces about MS not allowing online/mmo games on the xbone unless they have private xbone servers.

Producer or FFXIV talked about this before (the game is cross platform with ps3, ps4, pc, MS wanted their own servers separate, Square said no), as well as the reason given for Elder Scrolls online launching with separate servers for each platform.

oti · Dec 4, 2015

EGM1966 said:
Well D'oh. When have PSN and Live ever been connected to allow cross platform play? Never even crossed my mind it would be supported.

Console to PC would be sweet though.

... this thread is about Xbox One - PC, bruh

Traffcore · Dec 4, 2015

Really bad news. Hurts the longevity. No doubt.

Giriath_89 · Dec 4, 2015

First class citizens of the Walled Garden.

TheFurizzlyBear · Dec 4, 2015

Benzychenz said:
It's a Microsoft policy. Same reason FFXIV isn't on Xbox.

The reason for FFXIV is that MS does not want Crossplay with PS4 and I imagine that's the hold up here. Not the PC part

Ricky_R · Dec 4, 2015

Not quite first class.

BokehKing · Dec 4, 2015

Catvoca said:
How do we know this is Microsoft's fault and not the devs? Could there be something about the way crossplay between PS4 and PC is designed that would make it difficult to enable crossplay between Xbox and PC? Or maybe something contractual with Sony? Just spitballing here.

Let's just say, if street fighter v was not an exclusive and also came out on Xbox one

PC/Sony would still be able to play together

But Xbone could only play with other One owners

epmode · Dec 4, 2015

toythatkills said:
I don't see how you could allow PS4 to play with PC and Xbox One to play with PC, without letting Xbox play with PS4.

That wouldn't be a problem for the devs either.

Navid · Dec 4, 2015

hwalker84 said:
Nothing unexpected.

Think quite a few people in the previous threads ( http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1149138 ) hoped and expected cross play at least between XB1 and Win... It's a shame that this isn't case as other have said it would have given the game a thriving community right off the bat for matchmaking.

Knuf · Dec 4, 2015

DAT Spencer's parity clause.

EDIT - Beaten.
Sucks for Xbone only owners, too: game will be dead in just a few months.

JMTHEFOX · Dec 4, 2015

Its a shame, but its expected.

TBiddy · Dec 4, 2015

Knuf said:
DAT Spencer's parity clause.

Which doesn't have anything whatsoever to do with this..

EGOMON · Dec 4, 2015

Catvoca said:
How do we know this is Microsoft's fault and not the devs? Could there be something about the way crossplay between PS4 and PC is designed that would make it difficult to enable crossplay between Xbox and PC? Or maybe something contractual with Sony? Just spitballing here.

BokehKing · Dec 4, 2015

You kind of have to chuckle at the people that had hope Microsoft would allow Xbox players to play with PS4 players as well

Giriath_89 · Dec 4, 2015

TheFurizzlyBear said:
The reason for FFXIV is that MS does not want Crossplay with PS4 and I imagine that's the hold up here. Not the PC part

No, MS just demands all interaction with Live be on their own Azure servers.

PhoenixDawn · Dec 4, 2015

Makes no sense that Microsoft wouldn't allow cross platform between its own two platforms. For the Xbone version's sake I hope Microsoft reconsider all of their weird server requirements for cross-play, but it seems too late I guess.

Catvoca · Dec 4, 2015

Darkologia said:

Alright, guess I was wrong and this is all on Microsoft.

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