{"id":1245,"date":"2026-04-11T01:50:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/?p=146241"},"modified":"2026-04-11T01:50:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T01:50:24","slug":"cross-platform-play-comes-to-minecraft-dungeons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/cross-platform-play-comes-to-minecraft-dungeons\/","title":{"rendered":"Cross-Platform Play Comes to Minecraft Dungeons"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cross-platform-play-comes-to-minecraft-dungeons.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Imagine this: you\u2019re going to a party with a friend. As soon as the door opens, you get asked, \u201cwhat platform do you play games on?\u201d Confused, you go along with it (because mama raised you to be a polite guest) and answer that you play on Xbox while your friend plays on Nintendo Switch. You\u2019re then torn apart from your friend and forced to go to two different parties! What do you do now?&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dear reader, this is not the world\u2019s most heavily branded choose-your-own-adventure novel. It\u2019s a real dilemma for us who want to play Minecraft Dungeons with our friends on different platforms. Or, it was a dilemma \u2013 but not anymore! Once you <b>download the free cross-platform play update that goes live today<\/b>, you will be able to play with your friends no matter what platform or console they\u2019re playing on. Play the game together on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and Windows! Finally, a party where nobody is sitting awkwardly in a corner watching others have fun.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2020\/11\/17\/cross-platform-play-comes-to-minecraft-dungeons\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine this: you\u2019re going to a party with a friend. As soon as the door opens, you get asked, \u201cwhat platform do you play games on?\u201d Confused, you go along with it (because mama raised you to be a polite guest) and answer that you play on Xbox while your friend plays on Nintendo Switch. You\u2019re then torn apart from your friend and forced to go to two different parties! What do you do now?&nbsp; Dear reader, this is not the world\u2019s most heavily branded choose-your-own-adventure novel. It\u2019s a real dilemma for us who want to play Minecraft Dungeons with our friends on different platforms. Or, it was a dilemma \u2013 but not anymore! 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