PC players of "Final Fantasy XV" will no longer be confined to their platforms in the multiplayer portion of the game, as the developers have announced that the roleplaying game (RPG) will have cross-play between the PC and consoles.
This cross-play would be available only for the Xbox One and PC since both platforms are owned or overseen by Microsoft. This feature will be available once the PC version gets released next month, though the game can be preordered from Origin, Steam and the Microsoft Store.
The cross-play feature of the PC version to the Xbox One, however, can be done via the Microsoft Store, meaning players who want to be able to do cross-plays with Xbox One owners will have to do the purchase on Microsoft's online store. This is also because the game will be utilizing Microsoft's Xbox Live to cater to the cross-play functionality.
The said cross-play for Xbox One will be available for a total of four players in the online cooperative mode (co-op) of the game. Unfortunately, those who have already preordered their game in stores other than Microsoft will have to make do with PC players only for the co-op.
"Final Fantasy XV" was originally released as a single-player-only title, but developer Square Enix included a downloadable content (DLC) called Comrades — a multiplayer expansion that is part of the Season Pass for the game. This DLC will be included in the PC version of "Final Fantasy XV" and will allow for cross-play. Other DLCs included can be seen here.
A word of warning is in order for PC players though, as purchasing the game through the Microsoft Store might render their copy ineligible for modifications (mods) due to Microsoft's Universal Windows Platform (UWP) environment. This means players might have to do a tradeoff, choosing between cross-play and mods. For now, nothing is final, and it remains to be seen whether the reports are true once the game gets released on March 6.
