In addition to natively supporting cross-platform play between Xbox One and Windows 10 games that use Xbox Live, Microsoft will now enable developers to support cross-network play as well.
This means players on Xbox One and Windows 10 using Xbox Live will be able to play with players on different online multiplayer networks – including other console and PC networks.
Xbox Live players, however, will always have the option of choosing to play only with other Xbox Live players.
The company has also announced that Psyonix's Rocket League will be one of the first games to take advantage of this new capability by enabling cross-network play between Xbox One and PC players, with an open invitation for other networks to participate as well.
Steam and the PlayStation Network had both previously supported cross-platform and cross-network play between console and PC, a feature proven technically feasible since mass-market titles such as 2000's "4x4 Evolution" and "Phantasy Star Online."
However, the competitive nature and closed network systems of the console sector means that online multiplayer between different console brands has remained extremely rare.
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