Bandai Namco’s Katsuhiro Harada wants cross-platform play to occur in Tekken 7 with PS4 and Xbox One. However, this is easier said than done.
During an interview with Gamespot, Katsuhiro Harada said that he has spoken to both Sony and Microsoft to make cross-platform play possible on Tekken 7 for both PS4 and Xbox One. Sadly though, he hasn’t been successful so far.
He said: “Since Tekken has three platforms, to do [cross-play] is much more difficult because fighting games are peer-to-peer, which means you connected directly to your opponent. That means all the security protocols regarding PSN or Xbox Live, the user IDs and such, is quite difficult to match that–not technologically”
Harada goes on to say that it’s the first parties’ security protocols that have been the biggest hurdle to try and overcome. He’s been trying hard to make it possible for quite some time, but this is an issue that Sony and Microsoft have to fix themselves from the looks of things.
