User:Brainy J/Cross-platform functionality (video games)

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Cross-platform is an umbrella term for features of video games that interconnect multiple platform versions of the same game. There are many types. Cross-buy means that players who purchase one console's version of the game also receive the version for another console.[1] Cross-play is the ability to compete with players on other consoles[2] or to play one game on multiple consoles simultaneously.[3] Cross-save lets players save a game on one console and load it to continue playing on another console.[4]

Quotes[edit]

"This connected ecosystem across all the different devices is definitely where I think the future of gaming is going." - Phil Spencer, Corporate Vice President of Microsoft Studios, October 2013[5][6][7]

"I think the greatest innovation in the history of gaming is occurring right now. It is happening in the cross-platform arena — where publishers are linking the best IP from console to PC to mobile to social." - EA CEO John Riccitiello, June 2011[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ivan, Tom (14 August 2012). "PlayStation Cross Buy announced: Buy a PS3 game, get the Vita version free". Computer and Video Games. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  2. ^ Mallory, Jordan (16 January 2013). "Dead or Alive 5 Plus to support Cross Play, Cross Buy DLC". Joystiq. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  3. ^ Frum, Larry (5 June 2012). "Sony highlights mature games, cross-play at E3". CNN. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  4. ^ McKown, Ken (8 February 2013). "Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time Review". ZTGD. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  5. ^ Farrelly, Steve (10 October 2013). "Microsoft's Phil Spencer Talks Xbox One: Cross-Platform, Indies, Subscriptions and Much More". AusGamers. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  6. ^ Tracy, Matt (14 October 2013). "Xbox One Release Date, Price, Games & News: Cross-Platform Gaming Coming to Xbox One and PC?". Latin Post. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  7. ^ Tassi, Paul (13 October 2013). "Microsoft Hints At Cross-Platform Opportunities Between Xbox One And PC". Forbes. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
  8. ^ Brightman, James (14 June 2011). "Better Know John Riccitiello". IndustryGamers. Archived from the original on 18 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
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