Neowin News Feed for: Cross-platform

Google Chat gains interoperability with Microsoft Teams via NextPlane integration

Fiza Ali — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:22:01 +0000

Google announces the availability of a new upgrade for hybrid teams, bridging the gap between two major messaging platforms. Read more...

Microsoft is testing cross-device play history feature on Xbox consoles and PC

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:16:01 +0000

Xbox Insiders have two new features to play with thanks to Microsoft's latest updates across PC and Xbox consoles. Read more...

You will be soon able to control your Samsung home appliances with an LG app

Aditya Tiwari — Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:12:01 +0000

Samsung and LG will introduce cross-brand compatibility for smart home devices by the end of this year. Users will be able to control various smart home appliances using a single management app. Read more...

Despite the revamp, Discord users report audio issues with their Bluetooth Headsets

Anushe Fawaz — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:08:01 +0000

Discord users are reporting their troubles of connecting to audio on their Bluetooth headsets. Many are complaining that the app plays audio on the speakers instead of the headsets. Read more...

Discord has adopted React Native for its Android app and people are not happy

Usama Jawad — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 12:44:02 +0000

Discord has adopted the cross-platform framework React Native for its Android app so it can keep up with the development pace of its clients on other OSes. However, there have been lots of complaints. Read more...

Cross-platform messaging introduced for Messenger and Instagram

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 30 Sep 2020 14:12:02 +0000

Today, Facebook announced a new feature which will enable cross-platform communication for users of Instagram and Messenger. This includes text messages, audio calls and video calls. Read more...

Google brings Flutter to Windows in Alpha form, aims to add UWP support soon

Abhay V — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 19:18:01 +0000

After a few months in technical preview, Google is bringing its open-source, cross-platform framework, Flutter, to Windows in Alpha, with the company working to add UWP support soon. Read more...

No Man's Sky gaining cross-play support across PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 tomorrow

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 14:38:01 +0000

Hello Games has announced that cross-platform multiplayer is being added to No Man's Sky, letting players across Steam, GOG, Windows 10, VR, Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, and PlayStation 4 join together. Read more...

The Witcher 3 Switch update delivers cross-platform saves with the PC version

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 18:29:27 +0000

The latest update to hit The Witcher 3 on the Nintendo Switch delivers quite a few features, including the ability for players to transfer cloud saves between the Switch and PC versions. Read more...

Minecraft Bedrock Edition may be coming to PlayStation 4, enabling cross-play

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 16:06:02 +0000

Minecraft Bedrock Edition could finally be coming to PlayStation 4 according to several leaks that have happened recently. This would mean cross-play with PC, Xbox One, Switch, and mobile users. Read more...

SQL Server Management Studio 18.4 now generally available

Hamza Jawad — Tue, 05 Nov 2019 22:36:01 +0000

SQL Server Management Studio version 18.4 offers full support for SQL Server 2019. Additionally, sqlpackage v18.4 has also been released, with the major upgrade being cross-platform support. Read more...

GOG's Galaxy 2.0 launcher aims to bring games from all platforms to one place

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 22 May 2019 17:18:01 +0000

GOG has announced an overhaul to its Galaxy launcher which will serve as a hub for all other launchers and platforms, letting users play and chat with their friends all from one place. Read more...

Civilization VI gets cross-platform cloud saves across Steam and Nintendo Switch

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 02 Apr 2019 21:56:01 +0000

Firaxis Games announced today that Civilization VI single-player saves can now be shared across Steam and Nintendo Switch, letting players pick up from where they left off through either platform. Read more...

Rocket League gets cross-platform parties on February 19

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:48:01 +0000

Psyonix has finally confirmed the release date of the longtime-coming cross-platform party feature for Rocket League. The Friends Update is slated to land later this month for all platforms. Read more...

Microsoft working on Xbox Live SDK to make cross-platform play easier

Usama Jawad — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 08:14:01 +0000

Microsoft is working on an Xbox Live SDK that will make cross-platform play easier across Xbox, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PCs. Sony's PlayStation is notably absent from this list. Read more...

Rocket League enables PS4 cross-play support with Xbox One and Nintendo Switch

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:12:01 +0000

PlayStation 4 players can finally join Rocket League matches of Xbox One and Nintendo Switch consoles from today, as Psyonix has managed to enable cross-platform play support across all platforms. Read more...

Epic Games will launch free tools to enable cross-platform games in 2019

João Carrasqueira — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 20:30:01 +0000

The developer of battle royale title Fornite, Epic Games, has announced that it will be launching a set of tools for free throughout 2019, which are focused on enabling cross-platform games. Read more...

Shifty Jelly, maker of Pocket Casts, gets acquired by NPR, others

Sharath Ravishankar — Thu, 03 May 2018 20:44:01 +0000

Shifty Jelly, maker of the popular cross-platform podcatcher Pocket Casts, has been acquired by multiple parties, namely NPR, WNYC Studios, WBEZ Chicago and the podcast 'This American Life'. Read more...

Facebook Spaces is now available for the HTC Vive

Vishal Laul — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 20:56:04 +0000

Facebook today launched Spaces for the HTC Vive, making its social virtual reality app cross-platform. The company says that support for more virtual reality platforms is on the way. Read more...

Killer Instinct is now available on Steam, supports cross-play with Xbox

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 27 Sep 2017 17:28:01 +0000

Microsoft's popular fighting game Killer Instinct has finally landed on Steam, with it bringing cross-play capabilities with Xbox One and Windows 10 users. The game is purchasable for $39.99. Read more...

Minecraft update brings cross-play to PC, Xbox, VR, and mobile, but not PS4

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 20 Sep 2017 21:06:01 +0000

Minecraft now supports cross-platform play with almost every platform it is available on. The 'Better Together' Update is rolling out to Windows 10, Xbox One, VR, Android, and iOS today. Read more...

Psyonix working on implementing cross-platform parties for Rocket League

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 19:16:01 +0000

While Rocket League's Autumn Update is landing on September 28, Psyonix has laid out what it is working on for future updates. These include a new party system, in-game tournaments and more. Read more...

Editorial: Sony's PlayStation strategy needs to be 'for the players' instead of the business

Usama Jawad — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 16:58:01 +0000

Gaming is at a crossroads with cross-network play being embraced by Microsoft, Valve, and even Nintendo. Meanwhile, Sony's strategy seems business-oriented rather than one that is "for the players". Read more...

Microsoft: Cross-platform play is here to stay

Usama Jawad — Sun, 06 Aug 2017 10:34:01 +0000

Microsoft executive Mike Ybarra has stated that given the popularity of cross-platform play on Xbox One, the feature is here to stay. Sony remains unmoved in its decision to disallow cross-play. Read more...

Xbox head lashes out against Sony executive's reasoning behind rejecting cross-platform play

Usama Jawad — Thu, 15 Jun 2017 06:48:36 +0000

The verbal war about cross-platform play between Sony and Microsoft continues. This time, Xbox head Phil Spencer has lashed out against Sony's defense for rejecting the functionality. Read more...

Here's why Sony rejected Microsoft's request for cross-platform play in Minecraft

Usama Jawad — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 05:52:01 +0000

An upcoming update to Minecraft introduces 4K visuals and cross-play. Sony has revealed why it rejected Microsoft's offer to allow PlayStation users to play with gamers on all other platforms. Read more...

Gears of War 4 introduces cross-play between Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs in Social Quickplay

Timi Cantisano — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 02:42:01 +0000

After running a test late last year, Microsoft is bringing Gears of War 4 cross-play to the Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs. The rollout won't be for every mode and will be focused on Social Quickplay. Read more...

Microsoft 'Belize' appears to be a new media-sharing platform

Daniel Hull — Fri, 30 Dec 2016 23:30:01 +0000

A discovery in the files behind the Windows Photos app shows signs of a new, cross-platform photo and video sharing service by Microsoft. Included is a 'Belize' logo, intro music sample, and QR codes. Read more...

Microsoft pushes for cross-platform applications with ChakraCore for Linux and OS X

Usama Jawad — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 17:46:01 +0000

Microsoft is encouraging developers to build cross-platform applications using ChakraCore - a vital element of the Chakra JavaScript engine and UWP - by bringing it to OS X and Linux. Read more...

Microsoft finally buys cross-platform mobile development company Xamarin

Rich Woods — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 20:12:01 +0000

After years of rumors, Microsoft has finally acquired cross-platform mobile development company Xamarin. Xamarin allows developers to create native Android, iOS, and Windows apps with one code base. Read more...

Microsoft releases 'Microsoft Apps' to help users discover the company's own apps on Android

Ian Ginos — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 03:28:01 +0000

As part of the company's cross-platform strategy, Microsoft has released a new app for Android that is dedicated solely to helping users to discover its own apps on the competing platform. Read more...

Microsoft buys HockeyApp, makes it easier to test apps not score goals

Brad Sams — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 16:36:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced this morning that it has acquired HockeyApp, a company that makes it easy to test and distribute apps on many different platforms. Read more...

Unreal Engine 3 Licenses GameSpy: PC-PS3 Cross-Platform Play

Thu, 16 Aug 2007 19:48:21 +0000

Epic Games has agreed to incorporate GameSpy's suite of online technology into Unreal Engine 3, under the terms that the technology will be immediately available to any publishers or developers that license the engine. PlayStation... Read more...

Cross-platform Proof-of-concept virus for OpenOffice.org

Wed, 23 May 2007 14:46:20 +0000

A group of malware developers have produced a proof-of-concept virus called BadBunny that uses OpenOffice macros. The code was sent directly to SophosLabs, which has already issued virus protection updates. Sophos technology consultant Graham Cluley... Read more...

AOL: Cross-Platform Netscape 9 to be Developed In-House

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 23:27:34 +0000

The official Netscape Blog has announced that Netscape 9 is under development, and just like the current version, it will presumably be based on Mozilla Firefox. According to the announcement, Netscape 9 will be a... Read more...

Cross-platform gaming will destroy us all!

Todd Tanner — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:46:44 +0000

Microsoft today unveiled its roadmap for PC and Xbox 360 cross-platform gaming, predicting that "the floodgates will open" for software playable across the two formats by 2008. Speaking in a session at the Games... Read more...

Linux kernel patch 'fixes' cross-platform bug

Daniel Fleshbourne — Thu, 20 Apr 2006 13:16:37 +0000

The hacker who created a widely reported cross-platform virus that could affect both Windows and Linux PCs may have inadvertently done some free bug testing for the Linux operating system. Linux creator Linus Torvalds said... Read more...

Linus Creates Patch to Aid Cross-Platform Virus

Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:41:19 +0000

Linus Torvalds has had an opportunity to examine the testing and analysis by Hans-Werner Hilse which we reported on yesterday, and has blessed it as being correct. The reason that the virus is not propagating... Read more...

Sun's JDIC and JDNC: A Cross-Platform ActiveX?

Wed, 30 Jun 2004 11:36:39 +0000

Sun Microsystems has focused a lot of attention on its newly open-sourced Looking Glass three-dimensional user interface here at the JavaOne Conference. But a pair of technologies that Sun quietly released as open source last... Read more...

Breakthrough in Cross-Platform Game Delivery

Steven Parker — Sun, 07 Jul 2002 08:47:32 +0000

Thanks my mate Timan who sent this to me while looking for Eskimo Bob.. At the Electronic Entertainment Expo, TransGaming Technologies and Transitive Technologies will be unveiling a game-porting technology that can allow Windows-based x86... Read more...