PsyonixвЂ™s stance on that right now is вЂњWe donвЂ™t have any current plans to support cross-platform trading primarily because our partners have policies that forbid trading most of what players would want to trade.вЂќД®ven with the caveats, the implementation of cross-platform parties is a huge development for Rocket LeagueВ and possibly for the future of other multiplayer games. For now, Psyonix says that itвЂ™s вЂњworking with partners regarding what restrictions would need to be in place for cross-platform friends.вЂќ Also, it still seems as if trading items across platforms wonвЂ™t be an option. Similarly, itвЂ™s unclear how a chat system might work (especially given how convoluted the SwitchвЂ™s voice solutionВ currently is). Between Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, it would be hardly surprising if one or more of them flatly refused to allow cross-platform parties with their direct competition. вЂњWeвЂ™re still talking to partners,вЂќ he said. For instance, Davis says that he canвЂ™t yet answer whether players will be able to form PlayStation to Xbox parties. There are a couple of hangups which may potentially never get resolved. Psyonix doesnвЂ™t have the full-on green light, though.

Davis also mentions that the Rocket LeagueВ servers are all platform agnostic and that the only reason the developer added rules to keep matchmaking separate is because it was required to by the platform-holders. After thatвЂ™s done, itвЂ™s just a matter of stitching together the cross-platform stuff.

While this will initially just be tested on PC, the idea is to integrate other platforms sometime early next year.

He added вЂњAll this is really doing is taking us from relying on SteamвЂ™s and XboxвЂ™s and PlayStationвЂ™s parties to our own backend.вЂќ Essentially, if your friend is on vacation with his Switch, youвЂ™d somehow look his account up through our system, add him, and then you guys could party up and play,вЂќ Davis said. But, if you want to add someone from another platform, youвЂ™ll find like their Psyonix Friends ID and add them that way. The goal is that itвЂ™ll sync all of your friends automatically so you donвЂ™t have to do a bunch of legwork. While itвЂ™ll be confined to just PC, the goal here is to a) load test for eventually scaling up to handle 100 percent of Rocket LeagueвЂs users and to b) implement the gameвЂ™s own friends system.Дavis explains Rocket LeagueвЂs friends program as such: вЂњFor now, this just brings in your Steam friends list. Sometime in October, Psyonix plans to roll out a Steam beta test for cross-platform parties. ItвЂ™s not imminent but Psyonix is getting started soon. He detailed everything thatвЂ™s coming in the Fall Update, but one unseen addition will be the framework that allows for cross-platform parties. I sat down with Davis earlier this month at PAX West to have a nearly hour-long conversation about the short- and long-term future of Rocket League. ThereвЂ™s a reason that hardly any other games have been able to implement it. This is maybe the most oft-requested feature from players, but itвЂ™s not as simple as flipping a switch. HeвЂ™s talking about cross-platform parties and вЂњfinallyвЂќ is an appropriate word. вЂњItвЂ™s finally happening,вЂќ Rocket LeagueВ creative director Corey Davis tells me.

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