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[ManaByte]

The PSN store entry for Sea of Thieves answered whether or not there will be cross progression. They promised cross play, but the PS5 version is the same as it is on Steam: a MS account is required to play. Meaning that due to it using he same account across all platforms, those with hundreds of hours of play won’t need to start over on PS5.

 

[TVexperto]

awesome!!

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

I'm still rocking my hotmail account from 2001.

 

[//DEVIL//]

doesn't all MS games on other platform require MS account to play with ?

I wonder if Hi fi Rush will require it under the ( cross save ).

I do not think MS will be happy to release a game where you won't login to their server.

 

[TexMex]

I'm still rocking my hotmail account from 2001.

Same here and they will take it from my cold dead hands

 

[FrankWza]

 

[Maddoxswe]

 

[Badlucktroll]

I wonder if Halo Infinite will?

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

 

[Crayon]

It's the mark of the beast don't do it.

 

[Bojanglez]

I'm still rocking my hotmail account from 2001.

Same, well probably from a few years earlier. My only use for it is Xbox login and a place for Facebook to send it's junk to.

 

[Maddoxswe]

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Just find it hard dude that you've probably been through school / college / full time employment and managed to dodge Microsoft applications for all 3...

 

[StueyDuck]

The PSN store entry for Sea of Thieves answered whether or not there will be cross progression. They promised cross play, but the PS5 version is the same as it is on Steam: a MS account is required to play. Meaning that due to it using he same account across all platforms, those with hundreds of hours of play won’t need to start over on PS5.

Does that me trophies and achievements in one foul swoop

 

[YCoCg]

Yeah it's the same on PC too, if you buy it on Steam, you still have to log in with a MS account, the good thing is that you get unlocks on both sides that way, e.g. Achievements unlock on Steam and Xbox, Cloud Saves work on Steam and Xbox, etc, etc.

 

[Topher]

Interesting. I was curious if Sony was going to allow this or not.

 

[Maddoxswe]

Just find it hard dude that you've probably been through school / college / full time employment and managed to dodge Microsoft applications for all 3...

Yeah, hard to believe right ?

Ofc i have a microsoft account.. I wasn't serious.

I also use pc game pass at a daily basis.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

Crossplay/progression needs a centralised account to work as a man in the middle, but when that account belongs to a platform holder itself, obviously they can't ask you to create another account to work with; this is completely expected.

 

[Ozriel]

To be expected. You need a Microsoft account for cross platform Minecraft play, for example.

 

[YCoCg]

Does that me trophies and achievements in one foul swoop

If it's like how they handle it on Steam, then yes, you'll get cross progression on Xbox too.

 

[StueyDuck]

If it's like how they handle it on Steam, then yes, you'll get cross progression on Xbox too.

That'll be like ultimate crack.

A future I gaming I can get behind. Popping cheevos and trophs at the same time

 

[reinking]

I kind of figured it was going to be a requirement for most, if not all, Microsoft Games. Even games like Genshin Impact require a hoyoverse account for cross save/progression. I believe a lot of the move toward Microsoft Gaming instead of Xbox branding is due to the push toward a third party presence by Microsoft. Phil being moved to CEO of Microsoft Gaming was my first clue.

 

[Shane89]

Will that increase the XBL accounts counts they share?

 

[Maddoxswe]

Will that increase the XBL accounts counts they share?

Of course it will

 

[Nitty_Grimes]

Will that increase the XBL accounts counts they share?

It'll probably sign you up to GPU like that BT scam a few weeks back.

Be careful on the T&C's actually.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

No real biggie. Many have Activision accounts also to play COD

edit: as long as its free

 

[ManaByte]

No real biggie. Many have Activision accounts also to play COD

edit: as long as its free

Activision accounts are separate for now. So this is another account you’ll need to sign into.

 

[Maddoxswe]

Activision accounts are separate for now. So this is another account you’ll need to sign into.

as Nitty_Grimes said, almost everyone have a microsoft account so i don't see the problem here.

 

[Gaiff]

As you create an account you get a pop-up: Pls buy an Xbox, 50% off. We take back your shitty PS5 for $500. Kthxbai.

 

[Three]

Interesting. I was curious if Sony was going to allow this or not.

They already did this with minecraft

 

[Topher]

They already did this with minecraft

Ah....didn't realize that.

 

[welshrat]

To be honest this is great and if more games from game pass come along even better. I only ever bought a series X due to game pass (sold it after no use) but use it a fair amount on PC so having cross play on any games would be great. I genuinely believe we will have many more titles coming over in the next few years

 

[ElRenoRaven]

I have zero problem with that. In fact cross progression is a feature more multiplatform games should have. It's slowly becoming more common.

 

[ChoosableOne]

 

[K' Dash]

Cross Progression, this is good.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

For a second there I thought someone had to buy it to find this out. Thought it would be a hidden secret.

 

[YCoCg]

It's already done on Mincecraft.

 

[Raonak]

Hard pass.

Why is it not optional. I am only ever gonna play this on playstation...

 

[skyfinch]

Shit, I don't remember my password for my hotbabe69er@hotmail.kuntz

 

[Bloobs]

 

[YCoCg]

Why is it not optional.

It's a multiplayer game running on Microsoft's servers. You can reject it, but then you'd be stuck in offline mode.

 

[Aenima]

Hard pass.

Why is it not optional. I am only ever gonna play this on playstation...

Pretty much all onlie games need certain accounts, being an EA account, Ubisoft account, Square Enix account, etc. You just dont notice cuz its a 1 click process most of the times as those accounts are already linked to your PSN profile.

 

[mejin]

Lots Microsoft Games coming. So, Just do It.

 

[Jaybe]

I hate these things. Downloaded and was going to play Immortals Fenyx Rising when it was on game pass but it wanted some Ubisoft sign-in. That’s fine. Deleted. Wasn’t that interested to have to jump through an unnecessary corporate hoop to play a game.

 

[Nvzman]

Interesting. I was curious if Sony was going to allow this or not.

Did everyone forget Minecraft has had this for like YEARS now?

 

[Oppoi]

It's a bold strategy, trying to leech off the userbase you so openly tried to kill. Then again Microsoft have always been bold.

 

[freefornow]

Yeah, hard to believe right ?

Ofc i have a microsoft account.. I wasn't serious.

I also use pc game pass at a daily basis.

 

[adamsapple]

Welcome to the Xbox ecosystem, new friends.

 

[Topher]

Did everyone forget Minecraft has had this for like YEARS now?

Can't forget something I didn't know, now can I?

 

[Oppoi]

Welcome to the Xbox ecosystem, new friends.

Be wary of this one, friends.