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How about more cross-play Sony?

Just last week Intrepid, the new cartoon Monster Hunter– like, hit a record mark of four million players by upgrading to version 1.0 of the game. Today, they boast six million, a growth of two million players in five days.

The developer Phoenix Labs has confirmed to Destructoid that the number of six million players is "double" of the game in its open beta, which is quite logical when you create a free title on PS4 and Xbox. One at a time. The studio said it "was working tirelessly to increase readers' capacity, improve connectivity, optimize queue loads and browse player comments."

For the players, much of its success has been attributed to the herculean task of bringing together PC, PS4 and Xbox One players under one roof. surprisingly Intrepid is one of the few games in the market to play perfectly between the PS4 and Xbox One platforms, and Fortnite, could be a harbinger of a true cross platform game. Intrepid even displays player icons for each platform near their nameplate indicating their system of choice. Phoenix Labs says that's a huge 60% of all the parts depend on the cross play.

For years and generations, Microsoft has struggled against the multiplatform wave, but has since given way, giving way to Sony to reciprocate. Sony explained for many reasons that it did not want to make cross-play a priority, ranging from technical considerations to a complete marketing jargon such as "PlayStation is the best way to play". After months of uproar and rapprochement between Microsoft and Nintendo to allow cross-play between Xbox One and Switch, they said they would allow it under special circumstances, starting with a "beta". Fortnite.

But Intrepid really feels like the first time that this whole arrangement is legitimate. You can not hide the fact that people are playing together on different platforms when Phoenix Labs makes it so obvious on the screen. It's a feat that deserves a ton of credit, but the road to get there has been long and arduous.

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