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Nintendo has just released a video highlighting Nintendo Switch and Xbox One Cross-Play, and PlayStation is notably missing.

The new version of Minecraft is out on Nintendo Switch which allows for cross-play with friends on Xbox One, Windows 10 or Mobile.

Minecraft's Better Together version finally launches today for Nintendo Switch, and a new trailer has dropped to play up its cross-platform capabilities.
Xbox One and Nintendo Switch owners can now play Minecraft as if they were on the same platform but notably - as the trailer hammers home - it is just Nintendo and Xbox on board. Not Sony.
Minecraft's Better Together Update (which is in fact an entirely new game, although free to existing owners) is also compatible with Minecraft on Windows 10, iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

Last week, Japan saw the release of three big titles with Mario Tennis Aces for Switch, New Gundam Breaker for PlayStation 4, and a physical version of Minecraft on Switch.

Minecraft's Better Together version finally launches today for Nintendo Switch, and a new trailer has dropped to play up its cross-platform capabilities.
Xbox One and Nintendo Switch owners can now play Minecraft as if they were on the same platform but notably - as the trailer hammers home - it is just Nintendo and Xbox on board. Not Sony.
Minecraft's Better Together Update (which is in fact an entirely new game, although free to existing owners) is also compatible with Minecraft on Windows 10, iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

The new version of Minecraft on Nintendo Switch supports cross-play with almost everything. Just not the PlayStation 4.

Minecraft's Better Together version finally launches today for Nintendo Switch, and a new trailer has dropped to play up its cross-platform capabilities.
Xbox One and Nintendo Switch owners can now play Minecraft as if they were on the same platform but notably - as the trailer hammers home - it is just Nintendo and Xbox on board. Not Sony.
Minecraft's Better Together Update (which is in fact an entirely new game, although free to existing owners) is also compatible with Minecraft on Windows 10, iPhone, iPad and Android devices.

This week's Switch/ Wii U/3DS-specific UK software sales are as follows: Switch 1. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy - Activision 2. Mario Tennis Aces - Nintendo 3. Mario Kart 8 Deluxe - Nintendo 4. Super Mario Odyssey - Nintendo 5. Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo 6. Minecraft - Nintendo 7. Splatoon 2 - Nintendo 8. Wolfenstein II -...

Christian Picciolini is a prominent former member of several American white supremacist groups. Having been recruited at the age of 14, he understands well the tactics such groups use to seduce and indoctrinate new members. During an AMA session on Reddit last night, he cautioned of one such tactic in particular: preying on marginalised youths in multiplayer games.
Asked about recruitment tactics in his day (he was himself ensnared in 1987), Picciolini says "we sought marginalised youth and promised them 'paradise'. Today they are using nefarious tactics like going to depression and mental health forums, and in multiplayer gaming, to recruit those same people."
Pressed on how this plays out, Picciolini says "they drop benign hints [of their racism], and then ramp up when hooked." This is a good illustration of why low-key or 'dog-whistle' racism is so insidious. Picciolini says this happens in most major multiplayer games, including "Fortnight [sic], Minecraft, COD, all of them."
if you'd like to take a look, and in particular.
We've asked for comment from Activision, Epic, and Mojang about this behaviour in their games, and will update this story if we hear back.