Crossplatform onlineplay coming to Minecraft on Switch,Xbone, W10, and mobile

[Teeqoz]

Dark_Feanor said:

Teeqoz said:
From a business standpoint, it doesn't make sense for the dominating player to allow cross-play. One of the factors influencing which console you choose is which console your friends have, because people want to play together with their friends. It is more likely that your friends have PS4s than XBOs, so Sony are more likely to benefit from this, and thus, have something to lose, while MS have something to gain from it.

I can´t wait for Microsoft to start blocking Google Chrome.

Not sure how Google Chrome on Windows is comparable to crossplay between consoles. But regardless of what benefits the consumer the most, there's a monetary benefit for Sony in not allowing it, while for Microsoft there is a monetary benefit for allowing it. I can assure you that in both cases, this is the reason behind the companies respective decisions. Not their opinion on what is right and best for gamers.

And funnily enough, Microsoft has in the past done illegal things to get users to use their own browser instead of competing software.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.