Cross-platform play has helped many gaming communities thrive by bringing players together. To make that experience even better, Xbox boss Phil Spencer wants a cross-platform ban program.
Spencer shared his thoughts in an interview with the New York Times. There, she noted both the difficulty of creating such a program. “Something I’d like us to be able to do – this is difficult as an industry – is when someone gets banned on one of our networks, is there a way for us to ban them on other networks?”
If that didn’t work, Spencer said he’d be ready for gamers to simply be able to carry their personal list of banned users from one platform to another. “And I’d like to be able to take them to other networks where I play. So this is the group of people I choose not to play with. Because I don’t want to have to recreate it on every platform I play video games on, “he said.
Spencer’s idea is not unknown. For example, Activision players may see their accounts banned across platforms for certain behaviors. But this only works for Activision games and Activision accounts. For Spencer’s plan to work, we would need the cooperation of several different companies and networks.
Ultimately, do you think cross-platform ban is a good idea or a bad idea? Be sure to let us know in the comments!
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