We've got some exciting news for Age fans, with the Age of Empires 4 team today announcing it's kicking off its "seventh season update preview" with crossplay for console and PC.
This means Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One users can now battle or team up with historical RTS enthusiasts on PC. Crossplay, which is available in preview, will give players access to all sorts of options as well - here's a brief rundown:
"Spring is here at last! We’re kicking off the Season Seven update preview with Cross-Play so you will be able join your console and PC friends and adversaries on the battlefield, including in Team Ranked! Of course, we’re also rotating the map pool and delivering new events, fixes, and balance updates to keep life interesting!"
The official Age of Empires website has also outlined everything else in the season seven update - including some fixes specific to Xbox:
Age of Empires 4 - Xbox Console
- Manjaniq weapon toggles are now correctly displayed on the radial menu.
- Fixed a bug where the lobby screen displayed other player’s scroll bars as interactable.
- Fixed incorrect text that appeared when joining an existing custom match.
- Fixed an issue where an emblem overlapped text on the ranked page.
Microsoft recently held a new year broadcast, celebrating the Age of Empires' 50 million players. You can learn more in our previous coverage here on Pure Xbox. Age of Mythology: Retold has also been locked in for Xbox and Game Pass this year.