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It looks like Killer Instinct will be one of the very few games that will allow players to square off against each other regardless of their chosen platform. Xbox One owners will be able to play against Windows 10 Store owners and those that own the game through Steam. All three can actively select if they want to allow cross-play and cross-network battles when they search for online games.
The future is finally here!
Let's just hope that this is the start of something beautiful between Steam, the Windows 10 Store, and Xbox One. Now if only Sony would get rid of the stick up their ass, we might actually have a very promising cross-platform future ahead of us. Of course, this could just be a one off thing and it will once again be dead in the water for years.
The future is finally here!
When you download the latest Killer Instinct Content Update, if you haven’t done so already, you’ll undoubtedly notice something peculiar, so we wanted to give you a heads up at what’s to come before you spotted it in the wild.
Tucked away in this CU is a switch that will enable certain feature you’ve all been clamoring for, and that feature is indeed cross-play!
Yes, this is your confirmation that Killer Instinct players on Xbox One or Windows 10 will be able to play cross-network with players on Steam, as well, and we’re super excited to be able to bring that feature to you when KI launches on Steam in the coming weeks.
There is one small caveat, though. We will be testing this feature, making sure all the kinks are worked out (as best as we can) in a live environment. What that means for you is that you will see the option for cross play in your menus, but then there will be times where that menu item is turned off, and seemingly missing. Never fear, that is simply us working on things in the background, and your experience will not be affected as we do our work.
This feature being turned on/off will have 0 impact on your ability to play KI in-network, or between Xbox & Windows 10 players. So please, play to your heart’s content while we do the dirty work in the background.
Tucked away in this CU is a switch that will enable certain feature you’ve all been clamoring for, and that feature is indeed cross-play!
Yes, this is your confirmation that Killer Instinct players on Xbox One or Windows 10 will be able to play cross-network with players on Steam, as well, and we’re super excited to be able to bring that feature to you when KI launches on Steam in the coming weeks.
There is one small caveat, though. We will be testing this feature, making sure all the kinks are worked out (as best as we can) in a live environment. What that means for you is that you will see the option for cross play in your menus, but then there will be times where that menu item is turned off, and seemingly missing. Never fear, that is simply us working on things in the background, and your experience will not be affected as we do our work.
This feature being turned on/off will have 0 impact on your ability to play KI in-network, or between Xbox & Windows 10 players. So please, play to your heart’s content while we do the dirty work in the background.
Let's just hope that this is the start of something beautiful between Steam, the Windows 10 Store, and Xbox One. Now if only Sony would get rid of the stick up their ass, we might actually have a very promising cross-platform future ahead of us. Of course, this could just be a one off thing and it will once again be dead in the water for years.