Cross-platform play

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In video games with online gaming functionality, cross-platform play, also called cross-compatible play or cross-play, describes the ability of players using different video game hardware to play with each other simultaneously. It is commonly applied to the ability for players using a game on a specific video game console to play alongside a player on a different hardware platform such as another console or a computer. A related concept is cross-save, in which the player's progress in a game is stored in separate servers, and can be continued in the game but on a different hardware platform. Cross-play is related to but distinct from the notions of cross-platform development, cross-platform releases, cross-buy, and cross-platform save game cloud synchronisation. Cross-platform play, while technically feasible with today's computer hardware, generally is impeded by two factors. One factor is the difference in control schemes between personal computers and consoles, with the keyboard-and...

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