The rise of cross-platform game development has created a massive boost in the gaming industry. Today a total of 2.7 billion users are engaged in playing a great variety of games. This figure, though, keeps growing as a large part of successful games is cross-platform and so can be played on multiple devices.
What is a Cross-Platform Game?
A cross-platform game can be played on different hardware. Its design is made in a way that the game is compatible with numerous devices, such as Xbox, PS4, and PC, which allows the user to start and finish their gaming journey on several platforms. The trend for cross-play is becoming dominant among game development companies as it allows engaging a wider audience regardless of their preferences in gaming hardware.
Let’s look at the top games that are likely to lead the gaming market in the next year.
- Call of Duty
Call of Duty is a popular video game franchise launched in 2003. This first-shooter game puts the player in a life-like environment where their role is to fulfill military missions. Depending on the storyline, the player lives in different time periods and commonly is a war soldier or member of an anti-terrorist organization whose calling is to get rid of his enemies and complete his campaign successfully. The game lets the player choose equipment, arms, and weapons for their character as well as supports multiplayer mode. Even though the Call of Duty series was implemented by different game developers, the game gained strong popularity at the very start and managed to keep it throughout all its 17 episodes some of which are also available on mobile.
Available on: PC, Xbox, PS5
- Far Cry
This Crytek-Ubisoft’s product is an action-adventure shooter that revolves around Jack Carver, an ex-agent of Special Forces. His role is to investigate the missing of a female journalist. Along with this plotline, Far Cry gives the user the freedom to choose routes in gameplay and can complete one task going various roads. The fame offers a basic set of tools, while the player is free to use it in any way that they see fit. Far Cry’s level of gameplay is considered complex. One cannot pull it off without being good at shooters and adventures. However, since Ubisoft changed the game’s concept step by step, it remained on the top over time and is still in favor of many players across the world.
Available on: PC, Xbox, PS4
- Fortnite
Unlike the previous ones, it is a cross-platform online simulator game in which the player is expected to resist and kill mobs of zombies chasing him. However, he is not alone fighting with those creatures. The user has a multitude of resources at his disposal and can build fortresses that serve as a shield against the walking dead. It is possible to change a character’s skills and upgrade weapons, which will help the player get stronger. Fortnite was released in 2017 and has been among the most-played video games by far. It supports multiplayer mode and offers a great number of quests to play in teams. Fortnite is an engaging survival journey that truly became a phenomenon in the gaming world.
Available on: PC, Xbox, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android
- Minecraft
Minecraft is a fictional world where the player is not limited in gameplay. The game is not built on a specific storyline. The user should survive in an unknown world and create their own game story following any scenario. Minecraft has quite unusual graphics. The scene is basically 3D blocks that constitute objects, animals, materials, and everything you see in the game. Minecraft provides much space for creativity. Since it also supports multiplayer mode, it is a good option for team play. The game was made by Mojang and published in 2009, but despite being 11 years old, it still generates over $200 million in sales and gathers 126 million users playing it monthly.
Available on: PC, Xbox, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android
- PUBG
PlayerUknown’s Battlegrounds or simply PUBG is a relatively new game that has become a breakthrough in the battle royal genre quickly gaining popularity among gamers worldwide. The game was first released via Steam in 2017 and it rapidly reached the top of most played games on the platform. The mobile and console versions reached the same hype. The game itself is a shooter game with multiple players competing with each other to find out who is the most skillful player to survive in a severe battle. The match starts with all players parachuting from the plane onto a specific location where they would try to kill all the enemies to win the game. Players can go with a solo game or play with friends or random teammates (up to 4 players in a squad).
Available on: PC, Xbox, PS4, Switch, iOS, Android
This list is not complete, and you can add many more games that you personally like. The point is that cross-platform video games are on the rise and win the attention of a growing number of players. If you are a newcomer to gaming or a young game developer, starting with cross-play can be a starting point of your success story.
About the author:
Kyle McDermott is a web developer, blogger, blockchain enthusiast, and business analyst. He loves to write about new technologies, business news, and sports events. Kyle is also a proofreader at Computools. Follow him on Twitter.
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