Allowing players on two separate platforms to enjoy a title together was something that many only dreamed of years ago, but those hopes have recently become more reality than fiction. With Microsoft seemingly spearheading the movement of cross-platform compatibility, nothing appears to be slowing them down. That being said, the day has finally arrived for Halo Wars 2 crossplay to go live.

With Halo Wars 2 crossplay functionality tagging along with the November patch, players on both PC and Xbox One can now battle one another. However, there are a few necessary restrictions. This is due to the advantages one platform may have over the other. According to 343 Industries, these are the playlists that crossplay supports:

• Blitz Firefight
• Campaign
• Custom Games
• Terminus Firefight
• Unranked playlists

There will also be a new “Ranked 3v3 X War” playlist for anyone looking to see exactly how the two platforms compare. Crossplay between PC and Xbox One wasn’t the only thing to arrive with the patch, of course. The update also enhances the title for the soon-to-launch Xbox One X, allowing for 4K Ultra and HDR support.

While the Halo Wars 2 crossplay feature is a bit limited at this time, 343 did state that additional playlists will be added to the list “once everything is verified to be in good shape”. Keep it tuned to Don’t Feed the Gamers as more titles enable the increasingly popular capability. Let us know what you think in the comments section below, and be sure to follow DFTG on Twitter for live gaming and entertainment news 24/7! For the full patch notes released by 343 Industries, see below:

NEW FEATURES

• Added support for 4K Ultra HD & HDR gameplay on Xbox One X
• Crossplay is here for Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs!

– Crossplay will be supported for Campaign, Blitz Firefight, Terminus Firefight, Custom Games, and all UNRANKED Playlists
– All of the existing ranked playlists will remain platform-specific for the sake of fairness and parity
– For players who really want to see how console stacks up against PC, a new playlist called “Ranked 3v3 X War” will be added that will support crossplay.
– Crossplay will be rolled out in phases to make sure everything is working as intended and to give the team time to assess.When the update is released, the following will be enabled for crossplay:
– Campaign
– Blitz & Terminus Firefight
– Custom Games
– Unranked Playlists: 3v3 Deathmatch, Terminus Firefight
– Ranked Playlist: (NEW) “Ranked 3v3 X War”

** Crossplay will be added to more playlists at a later date once everything is verified to be in good shape.

• Arena support on Xbox One and Windows 10 PCs

– Halo Wars 2 now supports tournament play between members in the same club.
– Available tournament types at launch:
– 1v1 Deathmatch – Rift
– 1v1 Deathmatch – Bedrock
– 2v2 Deathmatch – Sentry
– 2v2 Deathmatch – Vault
– 3v3 Deathmatch – Ashes
– 3v3 Deathmatch – Fissures
– 2v2 Blitz
– 3v3 Blitz

CORE SYSTEMS

• Fixed various crashes, soft locks and desyncs
• Improved disconnection handling
• Fixed medals and progress not being restored from services
• Fixed potential cause of lost progression

GAMEPLAY

• Fixed mobile garrison units not ejecting garrisoned units
• Fixed ODST units not capturing Power Nodes and Control Towers

CAMPAIGN

• Fixed progression blocker in Manifestation caused by recycling a Mega Turret
• Fixed temporarily invincible scripted Flood Infectors in Manifestation

FIREFIGHT

• Fixed friendly fire towards the Nexus and Spires from player turrets and offensive leader powers
• Fixed the Find Match tile in the Firefight menu
• Fixed an issue where season leaderboards were not loading in the leaderboard data

COSMETIC

• Fixed placeholder mission briefing video in Manifestation
• Fixed Operation: Spearbreaker DLC placeholder achievement images
• Fixed missing splash art from the ATN loading screens
• Fixed missing Shield Barrier VFX in Firefight
• Fixed missing flare VFX for Lotus Mines in Firefight
• Fixed missing supplies glow VFX
• Fixed flickering Barriers during deployment
• Fixed premature Colossus deployment animation in Not On My Watch
• Fixed inconsistent camera boundary on mini-map in Gatecrashers

PC ONLY

• Restored ability to rebind the Cancel command
• Fixed default Push to Talk key (‘\’) not functioning until rebound

* Balance updates are being worked on and will be forthcoming in a separate server-side update at a little later date. Stay tuned for more details!