![]() ![]() ![]() For multiplayer games, Game Pass is best used as a demo service to try things out before buying them on Steam where you know you’ll always be able to play with your friends. The lack of crossplay, and in particular PC crossplay - which should never be treated like multiple platforms - is hurting Game Pass. I don’t think that’s an excuse for excluding what I consider to be a core feature, and I don’t think Microsoft should certify any game that doesn’t have it at launch. I can only imagine that it takes significant time and resources to support PC crossplay and many games are choosing to put their energy into other things, only getting to crossplay when they have time later, or in most cases, never at all. Fatshark has said it will come to Darktide eventually, and it has come to other games post-launch too. It is absurd that an entire group of Game Pass subscribers feels like they have to buy a Game Pass game on Steam for full price, but it happens all the time.Ĭlearly, crossplay is not always a priority for developers. Without PC crossplay, however, that isn’t even an option. It will probably be on discount at that point anyway, so it feels like a win-win. Personally, I wouldn’t mind just playing Darktide on Game Pass and buying it through the Xbox app if one day Game Pass drops it. ![]() No one wants to invest time progressing in a game only to have to restart when Microsoft arbitrarily removes it from Game Pass someday, so to be safe we just play on Steam. There’s also a peace of mind of knowing once we buy it it will always be there, unlike Game Pass, which frequently rotates games off the service. For one thing, it’s just nice to have all of your games in one library, and we’ve been building our Steam libraries for decades. Every time a new multiplayer game comes out, we have to collectively decide if we’re going to play it on Game Pass or buy it on Steam, and Steam consistently wins out for a few reasons. This lack of PC crossplay among Game Pass titles is frequently affecting my friend group. Related: Pentiment Dev Says It Wouldn't Even Have Been Pitched Without Game Pass ![]()
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