It’s amazing to see how crossplay has evolved over this gaming generation. While it was once impossible to think we might see multiplayer that mixedNintendo Switch,Xbox One, andPS4fans in one server, it is becoming more and more a gaming reality. And as we get closer toPS5andXbox Series X | S, it has been revealed thatMinecraft DungeonsÂwill allow crossplay for all current gen devices.News comes by way of the official Minecraft Twitter account, that revealed thatÂDungeonsÂwould allow for crossplay on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One next month. While there isn’t an official date on when crossplay will start, it is undoubtedly good news and a great way to welcome in the next console generation:
While the news is all well and good, there is already conversation popping around on whether this is indicative of a broader strategy from Microsoft. With the recent news that the Xbox brand has swallowed up Bethesda, there is many a fear thatÂThe Elder Scrolls VIÂandÂStarfieldmay never make it over to PlayStation. Perhaps this is an indication of continued goodwill between the hardware developers and a nod that they aren’t locking out PlayStation players.
On the other side of that debate,ÂMinecraftÂproperties have always enjoyed broad crossplay and anti-exclusivity support. In short, reading too much into this news might be a pointless exercise.
Minecraft DungeonsÂhas been a long-time coming, firstrevealed in 2018forPC. After a series of delays and inclusions of a console port, the game finallyreleased in May 2020toGreat critical reviews. The developers have been continually supporting the game since launch, with the “Creeping Winter” DLChaving just been released last month.
Minecraft DungeonsÂis available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One; if you haven’t picked up the game yet, feel free to grab itfrom Amazon to help support DualShockers.
