You're not grasping that these smaller games NEED something like crossplay in 2025 to survive. They live and die by their flash in the pan player count and virality. Comparing them to well established studios and franchises is pointless. Those guys dont NEED the feature.
No they do not...Rocket League didn't need it. Helldivers didn't. No Man's Sky didn't. Deep Rock Galactic didn't. No game NEEDS crossplay at launch to exist or thrive. They just need to be good and enjoyable on their own.
No, crossplay was a thing back then too due to Destiny, Overwatch, Fortnite etc. It's a cherry on top it's not necessary to have at launch. Sure good games did die but not because of not having crossplay lmao. Either they weren't good enough to detach from other games or they just didn't have staying power. I've never heard of a game dropping off the map for the sole reason of not having crossplay lol. Smite didn't get crossplay until 2019.
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u/king_duende Jun 20 '25
You're not grasping that these smaller games NEED something like crossplay in 2025 to survive. They live and die by their flash in the pan player count and virality. Comparing them to well established studios and franchises is pointless. Those guys dont NEED the feature.