Minecraft offers wondrous worlds for solo adventurers, but it's also the perfect canvas for groups to build on and break together. With this in mind, developer Mojang is making it easier to host your friends with cross-platform play between Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition and Minecraft: Pocket Edition. Up to five players can now join the same session on a local network with their PC, iOS, Android or Windows Phone devices. And, if you need another reason to try Microsoft's new OS, the Windows 10 version has also been updated with five-person online multiplayer over Xbox Live. Microsoft has put a ton of work into its new Xbox app for Windows 10 -- it's desperate to prove the OS is the best choice for PC gamers -- and this could make it easier for beginners to set up collaborative builds.
Filed under: Gaming, Microsoft
Via: The Verge
Source: Xbox Wire
Tags: crossplay, microsoft, minecon, minecraft, MinecraftPocketEdition, minecraftwindows10, mojang, multiplayer, pocketedition, windows10
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