[2024] Xbox cross-play

Originally posted by Stevanator: there are free games that come with crossplay across all platforms, at this point 7 days to die should be a free game because it doesnt look like its going anywhere

The free ones are mostly games that only have online MP, and are not single-player. Large MMO's for the most part.
The majority of games that are single-player with optional co-op require the additional subscription.

TFP could apply to be excluded from this, but they will usually have to offer Sony/MS other concessions to get it approved. Even then, it is extremely rare for them to make an exclusion for it.

Originally posted by Cor.: $11 a month?

huh?

Yep. You need Game Pass Core. Or any other level of Game Pass.

For Playstaion you need to subscribe to PS Plus. which is a minimum of $10 a month, or a bit cheaper by getting a year for $80.

It is just another method the Console makers use to scrape more money from the player base after the initial hardware purchase.

Originally posted by Cor.: Glad I dont use Console for my online gaming.

Thats bunk what theyre doing.

They've been doing it for decades already. I remember when PS Plus started it was only $20 a year, and you could always get it on sale for half off.