Well, Xbox Play Anywhere presents a compelling argument to the contrary.
A key feature of Play Anywhere is that your progress goes with you.
There are many reasons to beboth a console and PC gamer.
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Theofficial Play Anywhere websiteprovides a full list of compatible games.
On the plus side, all first-party Microsoft games are compatible with Play Anywhere.
This includes games likeStarfield,Sea of Thieves, andHi-Fi Rush.
The Xbox Play Anywhere program fails to include some notable must-have titles, though.
This may or may not be a dealbreaker, depending on your preferences.
Multiplayer is another factor to consider.
Some Play Anywhere games, likeSea of Thievesfor example, have fullcross-platform multiplayer.
