To stop abusive players skipping between systems.
It seems normal now, but you don’t have to go too far back to get to a time when the concept of cross-play – online multiplayer across different platforms – was fanciful. Each console, PC and mobile platform operated in their own bubble, splitting up userbases and gaming communities.
The huge growth of online multiplayer, and especially free-to-play, has opened up cross-play as a relatively common feature. Titles that support this on Switch, for example, include Rocket League and Knockout City.
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