Xbox Play Anywhere?

[☠djb204☠]

Microsoft has a "play anywhere" program which allows players to purchase a game once digitally and play it on either Xbox One or Windows 10. Game progression is shared between all platforms, so I could be hunting on my console version and switch to my laptop and pick up where I left off on my Xbox. It's a great feature to have. Some "play anywhere" titles also support cross-platform play. PC and Console players playing together.

Instead of separating your community of gamers, why not unite them so that they can play together?

[Player1]

Why not just buy a steam link or use steam in home streaming on spare pc or laptop to tv both work great

[☠djb204☠]

Originally posted by PlentyofRobert:

Why not just buy a steam link or use steam in home streaming on spare pc or laptop to tv both work great

I have my console at home and my PC where I work.

[Red Beard]

I know this was posted a while ago but I just have to throw my two cents in here. The fact is even if "cross-platform play" was brought into the mainstream they way microsoft has it set up in its current state it would still be separating the communities.
Microsoft usually tries to make it sound like they are on the side of cross-plat and sony is the big bad guy who doesn't want it to happen but the reality is Microsoft doesn't want to include Steam in its idea of cross-plat.
Take PUBG or ARK for examples yes they have really been pushing that the new releases of those games coming out soon will eventually be cross-platform but only for those who buy/re-buy the version on the Microsoft storefront. Even the devs of ARK say that it won't work with the steam version saying that that is a diffrent version of the game.
I get that Microsoft wants it's hand in the PC marketplace and it has every right to do things this way, but when they try to paint themselves as being the good guy and Sony being the bad guy it makes them look worse when they aren't even intrested in Steam.

[Willow Rivers]

The only games I have seen the play anywhere for are games that are microsoft exclusive games.