Crossplay between PC Steam and PC xbox gamepass users?

[Saltzpyre]

Will there be crossplay between Steam and xbox gamepass users? Been searching the internet and the forums and have not yet found a definitive or confirmed answer anywhere. Has anyone seen anything to support this either way?

I ask because of the possibility of this decision splitting the community and matchmaking times pretty significantly.

[Fluff]

No - at launch.

Later - who knows? Probably will be, at least can be. Probably will depend on sales?

[Saltzpyre]

Do you have a source for this info??? Because it's going to be a huge factor in the decision making process of choosing which community to join. I'm inclined to prefer the Steam pool of playerbase since I think it'll draw a more veteran crowd but the gamepass pool of players will undoubtedly be much larger.

[Fluff]

Messaggio originale di Saltzpyre:

Messaggio originale di Fatshark Aqshy:

No official word on this yet. We'll have more info on crpssplay (and other FAQ's) as things creep ever closer. ('cept heresy. We don't allow heresy to creep 'round these parts.)

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1361210/discussions/0/3385030647939735680/#c3385030647940871489

And in some other thread there were mentions of no plans for launch. I'll try to find one or will edit my message otherwise to match better.

[Fluff]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1361210/discussions/0/3109140779883618044/?ctp=12#c3416557114765211416

Messaggio originale di Zherlum:

So I had a look at multiple gameplay and these are my notes :
- Every class has 3 personality per gender
- Weapons have swapable parts
- No crossplay at launch
- Third slot allows for Grims , health pack or ammo pack

I might have missed more stuff, I'll add it directly to the post

- these are not from Fatshark Aqshy or other members, but info from different recent videos, so it will probably be like that unless further notice.

[Saltzpyre]

Thank you for the info but I think the question is being confused a little bit. I think it's been confirmed that there will NOT be crossplay between PC users and xbox users, and here is where it get's tricky.

Will there be crossplay between PC Steam users and PC xbox gamepass users? My initial instinct is that the PC gamepass users will be lumped into their own walled garden and may not even has crossplay with other xbox gamepass users. But who knows.

However the possibility exists now that there will be 3 separate (communities) pools of players splitting up the matchmaking/server list. Steam PC, Xbox, Gamepass PC. Some clarification from Devs on this would be very welcome!!

[Dyna]

If there is dedicated servers my guess would be yes.

And i assume we mean xbox gamepass pc version.

[Fluff]

Oh my bad indeed. I never used pc-xbox gamepass so always thinking about pc & xbox separately.

I would assume that you can play together on PC with anything that launchs it on PC (microsoft game store, steam, etc) and same way on consoles with anything that launches it on consoles, so that should be fine. But here it's better to seek more info to be 100% sure.

[lefty1117]

THis is actually really important. Crossplay at the very least between xbox and the PC stores (STeam, Gamepass) is a must for the vitality of the community and the longevity of the game. Look at Marvel's Avengers to see what lack of crossplay will do to the playerbase. (among other things, but crossplay is the #1 complaint on that game)

[Fluff]

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1361210/discussions/0/3417683648799054327/#c3417683648802245893

Messaggio originale di Fatshark Hedge:

We're not saying it's not possible, or not being explored, but we're also not going to say "yes it's in, Day 1". We like the idea of it and are exploring it, but don't expect it.

- not sure if Hedge also unerstood what kind of crossplay is being asked about, but here's the recent answer.

[Knightinflames]

Does anybody know for a fact that players on steam and players on microsoft game store will be playing together? (not counting the gamepass users)

[Fluff]

Messaggio originale di Knightinflames:

This is a bit more detailed answer Hedge gave on Reddit:

It's a muddy water question. We're working on Crossplay, we see the incredible value in crossplay, and hopefully we can get it up and running in time. We going to promise it Day 1? Nope. Might it be there Day 1? Might be. But until you see it announced 100% confirmed by us as a Day 1 feature, don't expect it to be there.

[Knightinflames]

Messaggio originale di Tusk_Luv:

Messaggio originale di Knightinflames:

This is a bit more detailed answer Hedge gave on Reddit:

It's a muddy water question. We're working on Crossplay, we see the incredible value in crossplay, and hopefully we can get it up and running in time. We going to promise it Day 1? Nope. Might it be there Day 1? Might be. But until you see it announced 100% confirmed by us as a Day 1 feature, don't expect it to be there.

welp, fingers crossed then.

[SamEstine]

It would make 0 sense to separate players on the same platform simply because they chose to buy from different shops. Dedicated servers are different from Steam-hosted p2p servers.

In vermintide your connection to steam is paramount due to how reliant the lobbies are on steam's code. This is not the same in Darktide.

Dedicated servers are independent from steam's infrastructure entirely, with some tweaking to allow players to invite players or party up before joining a server.

They'd be shooting themselves in the foot if they were to separate PC players based on online store choice, and I extremely doubt the lead game designer would approve such a nonsensical approach.

[Saltzpyre]

Devs have now confirmed (on reddit) that PC Steam players and PC gamepass players WILL NOT be able to play together, aka no crossplay of any kind. At least not at initial launch, maybe it can be patched in later.

[Gunslinger]

Looked up the post to see what it said, mostly the same as here but abit clear that they are talkong about steam and gamepass (not just xbox and pc) seems fairly clear that current builds do not let steam and gamepass play together, its something they are working on but have no date for it being done