

Notably, Microsoft does have the same kind of deal across Xbox and PC, so it's not as though this is a new innovation. It's hard to explain to your six-year-old that she's going to have to wait on playing Pokémon because you want to keep fighting to save the fate of the world in Civilization VI. So having the ability to play games in multiple ways is helpful, especially when it comes to Nintendo Switch - a very popular platform with kids. RELATED: A Link To The Past, Metroid Prime Trilogy, And Persona 5 Might Be Coming To Switch, According To New LeakĬhangdragupta Maurya of India is one of the leaders you can play in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm. With consoles costing several hundred dollars each, it isn't exactly affordable for many families to invest in multiple consoles. Otherwise, your linking likely isn't going to work due to cross-compatibility issues.Ĭross-platform is an excellent option for players who have multiple people in the household, who may want to play games on the owned consoles. So this will only work with the vanilla version of the games on both platforms. However, there is a drawback - Civilization VI on Switch is missing expansions as well as any mods. And that, the developers promise, should be enough to keep your game linked. Players need to visit the link, then go in the options area and tick the multi-platform cloud save box. It was just announced that the game supports cross-cloud saves on Steam and Nintendo Switch, as long as you link your 2K account.

Civilization VI: Gathering Storm is now even easier to play on multiple devices.
