Crossplay is no longer uncommon, so Microsoft
and Sony should not neglect to enable it in their
next-gen boxes. After all, cross-platform play
greatly expands the number of potential co-op
and competitive matchups in a given game. Few
gaming-related happenings are more frustrating
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This one, I admit, is a long shot. Maybe the
longest of all shots, as it’s expensive to maintain
servers used by millions of gamers. And there’s
just too much money to be made charging people
to play multiplayer games online.
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monthly fee to play online multiplayer games
absolutely ridiculous. After all, I’m already paying
for internet access; why should I pay an
additional $9.99 per month for either PlayStation
Plus or Xbox Live Gold?
Sony states that it has good reason to charge:
“The main pillar for the PS4 will be online play.
We’re developing many new ways to play and
connect which requires a large investment of
resources,” a Sony representative told Kotaku.
“Considering the cost, to try to keep such a
service free and consequently lower the quality
would be absurd. We decided that if that’s the
case, then it would be better to receive proper
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Whether PlayStation Network is a “good service”
is debatable, but it likely requires lots of upkeep.
Xbox Live Gold, too. It’s just odd to think that
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