It’s true – Psyonix Studios are ready to make Rocket League cross-play a reality. All they have left to work out now, are the politics of the arrangement.
This is according to Psyonix Vice President, Jeremey Dunham, who discussed the matter in an interview over on Gamespot.
“Technologically everything works, we’ve got it figured out, just a little bit of time to get everything up and running. The only thing we have to do now is sort of find out where we stand politically with everyone, and then it’s full steam ahead to finish the solution that we’ve already started.”
In case you missed it, last week, Microsoft invited Sony to join them for cross-network play. Sony weren’t ready to commit just yet, but they seem to be very much on the same page regarding the matter, which means they hey, cross-play between the platforms may actually be a reality one day.
What’s interesting is that both parties said that it’s up to the developers to decide if they want to include cross-play functionality in their games or not. Well, Psyonix are very keen, and actually ready technologically.
It’s honestly a no-brainer. Uniting the community from each platform will only make the game better. Dunham explained why in the very same interview.
“There’s this weird psychological thing that happens with people if you let them know that their community is small, even though they’re enjoying the game and playing it. There’s this weird effect where sometimes it encourages them to stop playing if they think nobody else is going to play with them, which creates a snowball effect where other people stop playing because they don’t think anyone’s going to play.
The more people you have to throw in there, the less likely that psychological anomaly will kick in. Then you have the actual reality of it, which is, more players, for everyone, means more games, and more games means more participation and community feedback, which we can then put into the game as a whole and not have to worry about siloing off certain features of certain platforms because this version doesn’t have it, or whatever the situation may be.”
I’m all for cross-play. I really hope Psyonix come right with the politics of the situation, and manage to bring all the communities together in their ever addictive VROOM VROOM title.
Last Updated: March 22, 2016
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 22, 2016 at 15:06
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:11
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miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:11
How long until see articles about the advantage / disadvantage you get in the same game with mixed platforms?
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:12
42 minutes after first game
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:12
Why 42 minutes exactly? that is such an Xbox thing to say
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:14
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Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:16
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miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:15
Not an xbox thing.
It is a true thing to say. Lots of mystery in 42.
For example, What is six times seven? Ha, 42.
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:17
Mind. Blown.
miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:19
enlightenment does come at a cost…..
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:19
42 cents right?
miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:21
so, he was told 21 times, then. 21 times.
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:21
I am pretty sure there are some hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy references here xD
miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:22
possible, possibly.
Also, getting a horse stuck in a stairwell. Same Author, different book
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:23
Suddenly my sci fi books are making WAY more sense.
miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:24
Um. Ok. Glad I could help. Um.
How are they making more sense now?
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:25
None of them have a horse stuck in a stairwell for starters xD
miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:28
Ask Dirk Gentley about that. He has a holistic detective agency
Not as much fun as hitch hiking through the galaxy, but still fun.
and they should have horses stuck in a stairwell. Is fun. Cannot get them to go backwards down stairs. Cannot turn it around.
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:29
[misread as Dick Gently and promptly had a giggle]
miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:33
I am sure Douglas Adams intended that.
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 22, 2016 at 15:14
About 5 seconds after a sore loser loses.
hairyknees
March 22, 2016 at 15:15
I don’t see that being an issue with games like Rocket League. With shooters/MOBA/RTS though… eish.
Overwatch cross-platform? Oh boy 😛
miaau
March 22, 2016 at 15:19
I remember all the talk a few years back about being good at a shooter, mouse vs controller, PC reaction time being faster than Console and all that stuff.
Abduraghmaan Van Oordt
March 22, 2016 at 15:13
We need local Rocket League Servers! Crossplay means nothing to me right now.
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:15
^This guy gets it!
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:17
Or does he? at 200ms ping
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:18
[200ms later]
Hahahaha
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:20
Laughed in Division this weekend. My cousin yelling at us for leaving him behind, meanwhile we have to tell him that he is actually in front of us xD
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:21
That bad? Or was his line bad?
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:22
His wife was buffering a movie
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:23
LOL
Man, I need to get to lvl30 to join you guys, but I’m too busy being ahead of you in Warframe…
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:24
You can do it!
*opens Division and secretly open Warframe after the launcher shows Division
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:28
Hahahaha, you cannnnnnnnnot stop meeeeeee
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:29
Fine, it’s a race to MR 20 then.
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:30
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Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:30
Only a few more hundred hours of play and we will know the winner in about a 5-9 months xD
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:42
LOLZ
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 22, 2016 at 15:33
I WIN!
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:36
You get to try MR 22
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 22, 2016 at 15:37
Impossibru. Volt P chassis & Ash P bp are myths.
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:39
A sacrifice is needed!
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 22, 2016 at 15:41
Hey Llew, come play a T3D with us…
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:41
HAHAHAHAHAHA
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:44
No, I need to take him on Sortie 3 for the Nezha systems
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:45
To say cannon fodder is a severe understatement
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:47
Glass cannon
Alien Emperor Trevor
March 22, 2016 at 15:46
The only way to be sure is to play them regularly. At least you can’t get repeats of certain items in the drop list any more. I have enough Karak Wraith bps & barrels & Dera Vandal bps & receivers.
Ottokie
March 22, 2016 at 15:46
ooooohhhh, that’s some interesting news
Admiral Chief in New York
March 22, 2016 at 15:50
Agreed, some good news!
miaau
March 22, 2016 at 16:03
I get a ping of 350ms to Xbox live, on my premium unshaped line, built for gaming.
How do you get 200ms?
Admiral Chief in New York
March 23, 2016 at 08:14
I don’t use an EggsBawks
HisDivineOrder
March 22, 2016 at 19:24
The whole thing started because Microsoft was dominant with Xbox 360 and wanted to maintain that dominance by forcing everyone to Xbox Live. So they didn’t want any kind of interoperability with anything except their own platform. In the end, the reason Microsoft was the big story was because Microsoft was the roadblock to this and has been for years. They wouldn’t even let PC gamers and Xbox gamers play together besides one experiment many years ago that they deemed a failure mostly because the game sucked.