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Spellbreak devs discuss being the first game to launch with cross-progression/matchmaking/parties
Spellbreak's devs think that cross-play is the future, which is why they're working hard to make sure their game is ready-to-go at launch no matter what platform you play on. Cross-progression, cross-play, and cross-matchmaking are in the game right from the start, and in an interview with GamesBeat, Proletariat CEO Seth Sivak talked about the decision.
“We’re going to be on all those platforms on the same day. We’re going to have cross-progression, cross-matchmaking, and cross-parties on day one. So players will be able to use the same account everywhere. They can party up with any anyone on any of those platforms, and they will also matchmake across so PS4 players can play with Xbox One players.
It’s a ton of work, but we think we’ll be the first free-to-play game ever to launch on those platforms with cross-progression, cross-matchmaking, and cross-parties on day one.
One piece is just that you have to build your own account system basically, although there are some [tools] that are starting to become available like one that Epic has now through Epic Online Services. On top of that, you need to manage all the different platforms as far as what’s showing and what’s not showing and then basically build a friend system that allows for people to connect their accounts and have a large-scale shared friends list.”