Few players in the multiplayer of Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, as there is no cross-play offered with other platforms. Who is to blame?
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare has been available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One for a few days. On PC, there are various ways to purchase the game. One way is through Steam, and among other options, you can also buy the game in the Windows Store. Players who chose the latter option will quickly notice a significant disadvantage. There is no cross-play with players on other platforms. But who is responsible for the missing feature?
Empty servers in the multiplayer of CoD Infinite Warfare
One might assume that this missing feature was determined by the Windows Store. However, it appears that it was a decision by Activision. How this decision came about is unclear. On Windows Central, more precise information has now emerged. A spokesperson for Microsoft stated: “We support cross-play between different devices and platforms with partners who want to enable this feature.” One can only hope that Activision reconsiders this interesting decision and does players in the Windows Store a favor.
If you bought Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare in the Windows Store, you can currently only play multiplayer with players who also purchased the game in the Windows Store. How this looks in practice was shown by Reddit user hayz00s. He linked a screenshot and wrote: “My little brother bought CoD: IW in the Microsoft Store. He is currently one of two players searching online for a match.” As it turned out later, the screenshot is not from Infinite Warfare, but from Modern Warfare. Nevertheless, it shows the result of the refusal of cross-play.
The good news on this topic is that you will get your money back from the Windows Store. If you bought the game there and then notice that there are hardly any players online to play with you, you can return the game. Even the “little brother” who only found one player online has since received his money back. Now it remains to be seen whether Activision will activate cross-play or if everything will stay as it is now.
