In an important move, Sony has announced that cross-play will be added to the highly praised game Ghost of Tsushima∂⁵. When Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut comes out on PC on May 16³, this change will happen along with it.
Crossplay will let gamers on Windows PCs work together with gamers on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in the Legends mode² of shared online multiplayer games. This combination should improve the game experience by letting Ghost of Tsushima² players on different devices connect and become more involved in the world.
Players will need to sign in to their PlayStation Network account² in order to access Legends mode. This condition makes sure that switching between systems is smooth and protects the quality of the game experience².
The PC version of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut will add crossplay as well as a new PlayStation overlay². It’s the first PlayStation game on PC to have a layer like this, with a Friends list, Trophies, Settings, and Profile. The “SHIFT +F1” computer command or the in-game menu can be used to get to this feature².
It’s interesting that players can earn PlayStation Trophies on PC just like they can on PlayStation consoles². There are also Achievements on Steam and the Epic Games Store² that work with the PC version. Adding PlayStation features to the PC version shows that Sony is serious about giving gamers a unified experience across all platforms².
The PC system needs for Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut have also been made public². The game has different graphics settings that are meant to make it work well on slower computers as well as make high-end PCs really shine².
That being said, Sony’s choice to add crossplay to Ghost of Tsushima is a big step toward making the gaming community more open and interactive. As time goes on, it will be interesting to see how this change affects the future of games and how the gaming business competes with itself.
