In a time when console games were mostly written by game console manufacturers themselves, there was no such thing as cross-platform games. Of course, the main games of those times like Super Mario and Mortal Kombat came home to the players straight from the arcade slot machines, but otherwise, even the very idea that you can play the same game on different consoles seemed wild. After all, it was the era of the famous "console wars", which gave the world a lot of chic games, powerful consoles and funny memes.

Games in those days were written specifically for specific models consoles. And vice versa, special devices were produced and even entire consoles adapted for specific games. For example, those over 25 remember the famous light gun with , which in fact was needed only for two games (and no, it did not spoil the kinescope!).

The situation began to change as the personal computer ceased to be an exclusive attribute of office plankton and began to appear in every home. Like mushrooms after the rain, games that work only on the PC have bred. And I usually wrote them after a couple of bespectacled men in my father's garage.

With great surprise for themselves, the monsters of the game developer found that the consoles were selling worse, and the treasured money was beginning to float into the pockets of small studios. And as you know, when you can’t win something, you need to lead it. This is exactly what they managed to do, who bought the rights to the then exclusively computer Tetris and re-released it for their GameBoy. So the Japanese managed to get out of the crisis, and Tetris became one of the first cross-platform games.

Since then, many years have passed, but a clear answer, which is better - exclusives or multi-platform games, has not appeared. On the one hand, the development of games has long been engaged mainly in studios not related to iron manufacturers, for which it is simply unprofitable to limit the circle of potential buyers to any one ecosystem. On the other hand, exclusivity earns studios easy money from console manufacturers, gives the player a sense of elitism, and allows developers to optimize the game for a specific platform configuration.

In addition, the quality and release date of the game often differ from platform to platform (remember the epic with porting GTA 4 to PC), and the need to take into account the interests of console players when writing computer games often leads to simplification of the gameplay (hello to the TES series) and inconvenience of the interface when playing on PC (again suffered and TES).

But in the case online games cross-platform is a huge advantage. After all, the number of players in itself is an asset of an online game, so it is important to attract the widest possible audience. Not surprisingly, more and more cross-platform online games have been released lately, in which console players and PC lovers can finally cut themselves to death. The most striking examples are Sea of ​​Thieves, and, of course, Rocket League. Therefore, we decided to compile a list of games that you can play online both on your computer and on the console, and sometimes even with or.

Final Fantasy XV

Final Fantasy XV is an action-packed JRPG with cross-platform multiplayer available on PS 4, Xbox One and PC with Microsoft Windows. As in the rest of the "finals", its plot has nothing to do with the rest of the series. Yes, and the entire gameplay of this game is reoriented towards dynamic action, in which the player controls not the whole party, but a single Persian.

In general, only the name and general style remained from Final Fantasy. It seems that even the developers themselves were not ready for such significant changes, because the game had to wait for the whole 10 years. But in the end, we got a huge, dynamic rubilovo instead of half-hour cutscenes and four GGs, which you really empathize with.

World of Tanks

If all Wargaming's plans to operate the promoted franchise come true, then in the morning, after drinking coffee from a mug with the WoT logo, you will go to work in a car with a WoT sticker. In traffic jams, you will play on smart in World of Tanks Blitz. Constantly looking at the clock in the form of a tank, you will serve a working day and rush home to play WoT on PC.

In a couple of hours, your son will drag you to roll with him in tanks in a platoon on PS4. Then your friends will call you and you will go to the pub to play the Rush board game. A little tipsy, you will return home, fall asleep and cover yourself with a blanket with a giant Mouse print.

Jokes aside, World of Tanks is a great example of how an initially exclusive game can become cross-platform and only benefit from it.

Smith

Smite is one of the few cross-platform MOBA games with a rather unusual setting. After all, not just heroes are fighting here, but real gods, moreover, borrowed from different cultures.

In total, the game has 92 gods belonging to the Greek, Egyptian, Roman, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Scandinavian, Indian and Celtic pantheons. An important difference between the game and many other Dota killers is that the camera here does not hang over the arena, but is tied to the game character. This gives a greater effect of presence and increases the challenge, because the situation in other parts of the field can only be judged by the mini-map.

You can play this original game on both PS 4 and Xbox One consoles, as well as on a PC with Windows.

War Thunder

By the time the “tundra” finally “kills WoT”, we will all be telling our grandchildren how hundreds of kilometers walked through the snow to the gaming halls. However, it is worth recognizing the obvious - there is no better online flyer than in the world right now. And even the emphasis on history made by the developers does not spoil the drive of furious air battles.

A separate bonus of this game is that it was released not only on PS4 and PC with Windows, but also for Android devices and PCs with OS X and Linux.

Diablo III

Gone are the days when the pleasure of driving in Diablo was available only to PC owners. The continuation of the cult slasher came out immediately on the PC, a little later - on the Xbox 360 and Playstation 3, and then visited the PS4 with the Xbox One. We had to wait for this game from the moment of the announcement for a long five years (and if we count from the previous part, it’s all 12), but in this case, the expectation paid off many times over with excellent quality.

Everything that was loved in the previous parts migrated to the sequel. We will again meet the brutal Barbarian, the mysterious Sorcerer, the pious Monk and other long-loved heroes. And they will be opposed by old unkind acquaintances in the form of hordes of demons and the undead. Even more mochilov, bright and cheerful - this is the motto of this sequel.

DC Universe Online

DC Universe Online is DC Comics' asymmetric response to total dominance in cinemas. Released from the pen of Sony MMOPRG turned out to be surprisingly solid and dynamic for a franchise game.

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft

Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft is an online collectible card game with cross-platform multiplayer set in the World of Warcraft. rarely throw money away, but in this case, even they hardly expected such a stunning success.

Since its release, Hearthstone has been regularly ranked among the best online games, collecting prestigious gaming awards and attracting thousands of spectators to tournaments. And for good reason, because here we are waiting for familiar heroes, a perfect balance, simple and transparent game mechanics, dynamic battles and the ability to kill yourself from almost any PC or smartphone.

Street Fighter V

Street Fighter V is a furious one in which both PC players and happy PS4 owners can measure their strength. In the game, in addition to old acquaintances such as M. Bison and Ryu, we are waiting for several colorful new characters such as the lover of poisons Feng and the friendly technophile Arab Rashid.

The gameplay has also been slightly redesigned - a special V-Gauge has been added to the usual energy scale (which gives access to special moves) and the stun scale, growing from the damage received and the use of special abilities. Filling the V-Gauge gives access to powerful bonuses and skills that can turn the course of the battle (and sometimes the body of the enemy) upside down.

When Java dominated the mobile world, everything was very simple: the developers created an exciting toy for those times that worked on all the abundance of supported devices. Things are different now: the mobile ecosystem has split into platforms like iOS, Android, and Windows Phone, each offering its own games. However, some bestsellers like Angry Birds are available on leading mobile operating systems, but it is unlikely that they have built-in multiplayer battles between owners of competing smartphones and tablets.

The problem is obvious: not only is it a burden for mobile application developers to release the same games for different platforms, but it is much more difficult to ensure their seamless interaction with each other. Yes, there are a lot of cross-platform development tools that, in theory, suggest that it is enough to write the code of the game only once, so that later porting it to several platforms would be a simple matter. An alternative approach is to use HTML5 concepts that exploit web standards supported by any modern browser. In any case, two swords hang over the software developer: on the one hand, games in their own codes turn out to be of better quality, but they need constant support for the entire range of platforms with the slightest change in the code, on the other hand, the creation of web games, due to their versatility, turns out to be a more labor-intensive process and requires high skill of the programmer, despite the fact that the performance of the final applications will be far from ideal.

So, gaming cross-platform actually runs into a number of barriers that require a fair investment of time and effort, so that the resulting toy, for example, for the Samsung Galaxy S II, does not differ from that for the iPhone 4S and Lumia 900, and allows players to fight each other. against a friend.

We will not delve into the nuances of the desired problem - this is the task of a separate material, but we will talk about cross-platform solutions already available on the market. mobile games. We note right away that our review may well turn out to be incomplete, because there is no tool with which it would be possible to automatically collect a list of such games - we searched for them manually.

Introducing the top three entertainment titles designed to bring together users from rival mobile universes.

Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave

Platforms: iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Xbox, PS3, PS Vita

Games in the style of "tower defense" have bred immeasurably, but very few of them are enriched with some kind of "zest" that compares favorably with the abundance of shopmates. The uniqueness of Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave lies in the introduction of action elements and role-playing "pumping" of characters into the popular genre.

Up to four players simultaneously work together to protect the magic crystal from being destroyed by bloodthirsty monsters. Participants are working out their own strategy, relying on the help of allies. Each game level is divided into two stages - construction and defense. Thanks to the multiplayer opposition to the enemy, you can go through the same level several times without any boredom, because the game action will never be repeated.

From a videographic point of view, "Tower Defenders: The Second Wave" is richly and voluminously designed, with colorful landscapes and various color schemes - visually, the toy did not disappoint. The gameplay runs smoothly, and the controls are thought out almost perfectly, which is very important, especially when, being in the thick of the battle, you need to immediately restore the tower being destroyed by the villains.

You can play as one of four character classes: a squire, a monk, a hunter or a magician - each of the heroes knows how to build defense towers of his type, has specific skills and owns certain weapons. Obviously, various combinations of classes give rise to nuances of a joint strategy, despite the fact that all characters are balanced without excesses in any direction.

So, the squire is handy in close combat, his towers cause a lot of damage, and strong barricades stop monsters. The monk is good at melee and ranged combat, instead of towers, he uses auras that support allies or deal damage to enemies. The mage is focused on a long-range battle, his towers turn to various elements. The Huntress is also useful in ranged warfare, being able to create traps with a limited number of charges and become invisible for a while.

It should be understood that Dungeon Defenders: Second Wave is actually not suitable for playing alone: ​​the lack of support from allies will lead to defeat in just a couple of levels, and no matter what lines of defense and attack style are chosen, loss is inevitable. If you are a lone wolf, this is not the place for you: this is a game with different mechanics. But in any case, it is clear that such an unusual joint entertainment will be something new and stimulating for many.

Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles

Platforms: iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux

All fans of multiplayer online games are dedicated to the space saga about the search for adventure, fame and fortune on distant planets.

The backstory is this. In the 41st century, a fierce war is going on in deep space between four races: ruthless scorns, unknown gods endowed with dark power; the necrocyborg riven allied with the scorns who called them to life; men from the defense forces of the united colonies; supporters of people in the face of robot modes. There were rumors that the presence of alien aliens from a completely different race was discovered on a neighboring colony. People and robots, trying to pull the blanket of battle in their direction, risk everything, going to the unknown, where crowds of enemies, hostile environments and the same pilgrims are waiting for them.

Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles replaced the no less popular Pocket Legends - both gaming titles managed to gather a huge audience around themselves thanks to cross-platform support that connected iOS, Android, as well as personal computers through the Google Chrome browser. However, being mobile, Star Legends has lost in terms of functional coverage in such things as combat, clanging, using skills, immersing in quests and others - it is difficult to repeat the complexity of full-fledged multiplayer online games on a PC.

Impressions from Star Legends: The Blackstar Chronicles are positive: the game is addictive from the first steps. Character creation is very simple: just select the gender and class of the hero - paratrooper, agent or engineer, and then adjust it appearance.

The control is implemented as follows: a virtual analog joystick or “tap to go” is responsible for the player’s movement, a separate fire button starts automatic destruction of a nearby target, which can also be manually specified by double-tapping. Each hero has skills that are acquired through the passage of levels and activated again by touch. Auto-attack and a quick selection of special abilities make combat as simple as possible, which will be within the power of anyone, even without a quick reaction.

The Star Legends universe is divided into zones, each of which is a map with a certain number of players playing at the same time. If the number of such exceeds the quota, a duplicate of this zone is created. Movement between zones is instantaneous, without any tedious real-time animations, completely unclaimed on mobile devices like tablets.

Quests in multiplayer online games are always a subject of debate: there is a wide variety of opinions on how quests should be completed, what types of quests should be used, and how they can be implemented in the game. Quest experiences in Star Legends are mixed. Their positivity lies in their speed: tablet users, who often spend time in transport, are not going to spend a lot of time on a certain game period. Tasks can be easily obtained from various characters and by accessing the system terminals - in any case, the player will be instantly teleported to the desired area to complete the quest. The flip side of the coin is obvious: completing quests is put on the pipeline, and the effect of immersion in the game story disappears - the dialogues usually take only a few lines, and it seems that they do not affect the main thread in any way. However, if you like the sweetness of action and robbery, and not the feeling of belonging to the character, everything is in order.

The procedure for grouping is made in accordance with the mobility of Star Legends - without any complex and subtle settings. The first type of grouping is implemented by automatic addition to the clan at the moment of entering a certain zone. Game experience and loot are distributed among the members of the group. Such a system is very good, because it not only makes it easier for players to unite, but also encourages the creation of guilds. The second type of grouping is through a list of friends that you will gradually acquire in the game. Each quest is actually done collaboratively, which gives it extra liveliness. But the chat in the game is problematic: it is not easy to start a conversation with one of the players or answer someone's whisper, and it is generally impossible to reproduce the negotiations again.

Raising the level of a player in Star Legends is standard: experience grows as you complete tasks and by the number of mobs killed (computer-controlled characters) - as soon as the experience is sufficient, the hero moves to a new level. This is accompanied by an increase in points and skills: points can be distributed between strength, dexterity and intelligence, skills are given to improve skills that are individual for each of the three classes of heroes - either they improve or new ones become available. With each level upgrade, the player feels a little different, and this development helps to resist any boredom.

The economy of Star Legends is based on two types of in-game currency - credits and platinum. Credits are used most often, as they are used to buy equipment, packages and other objects. Platinum can be acquired in two ways: either for real money or through free offers in the game menu - it is spent on increasing skills, purchasing some equipment and buying credits. The player can get rid of unnecessary property in the blink of an eye, and it doesn’t matter where and in what condition he is now: merchants will buy everything. The game has an auction that offers everything the hero wants - and, most importantly, the product catalog is presented in a great, convenient way.

There are two main drawbacks of Star Legends: a weak elaboration of the plot (a player engaged in quests and battles simply loses the thread of the story, since the background to all this is not very clear) and some problems of combat control (in fierce battles, attempts to choose a target may fail) .

UniWar

Platforms: iOS, Android, Symbian

UniWar is an intelligent turn-based strategy that is considered by many to be one of the best in the world. It is so exciting that it can easily take years of your life. Everyone can deal with the toy, but learning all the nuances of its tactics and strategy can take an infinitely long time. The gameplay of UniWar is thought out to the smallest detail, and the balance is almost perfect - fans of the cult Starcraft will be immensely happy. In terms of complexity, UniWar can be compared with chess of the 21st century, especially since the battlefield is represented by hexagonal cells.

Hundreds of maps with a built-in editor, three races with their own unique units, thousands of players, campaign mode, online team and individual battles, adding bots, tournaments including real money, built-in chat, choosing the time needed for a move (from three minutes to three days). Finally, an amazing combination of the immensity of chess, the emotions of Starcraft and the logic of Civilization - all this is UniWar.

The main goal of the game is to capture all the bases on the map, and the more there are, the faster the money accumulates, which can be used to build more troops. It will not be possible to act ahead, as the balance of power among all three races and their units has been carefully worked out. In battles, you need to take into account not only the arsenal of the enemy, but also the cartography of the area: forests, mountains and rivers can both play into your hands and give advantages to the enemy.

There are three races in UniWar: Humans, Titans, and Chraleans. Humans are like StarCraft Terrans, they have soldiers, tanks, helicopters, ships at their disposal. Titans, or cyborgs, resemble protos, they use super technologies: robots, flying cars, rocket carriers. Khraleans, or aliens, acting as an analogue of the zerg, bet on wildlife: worms, dragons, beetles, flies. Races are characterized by specific features, strengths and weaknesses.

Each race has eight types of combat units (units), divided into four classes: infantry, heavy land, aviation and navy. Their properties are described by cost, mobility, attack range, ability and attack power against each type of unit, defense power, and vision range. Some units have additional abilities: they can capture bases, they can attack immediately after moving, they can teleport, move underground.

UniWar maps feature nine types of terrain: plains, bases, forests, mountains, swamps, deserts, seas, harbors, and health posts. In direct proportion to the type of terrain is its passability, which determines the consumption of mobility points of units during their movement. The terrain affects the units located on it: for example, the ground can increase the attack range of certain of them, and the mountains, on the contrary, reduce the defense. Bases and harbors are needed to create combat units, medical stations speed up the repair and recovery of troops three times.

Players take turns performing certain actions with the units and bases at their disposal. Once a unit has completed all possible operations such as moving, attacking, stopping, capturing, or restoring, it cannot be used until the next turn. At the beginning of the turn, the player is allocated credits generated by the bases. Credits can be spent on the construction of new combat units, including stronger ones, if you wait for time by accumulating money.

Each UniWar race has one special unit that can turn the simplest combat unit of another race into its supporter. So, a human engineer can reprogram a titan robot, a titan assimilator can transform chralean bugs, and a chralean infector can infect a human marine.

In addition, these same special units have additional powers that affect certain races within reach: the engineer's electromagnetic radiation disables all titans for an entire round, the assimilator's ultraviolet effect deals one point of damage to all human and chralean combat units, the infector's plague will poison human units to the end games - they must be transported to a medical center or placed next to an engineer.

We talked about the most basic rules of UniWar: all its tricks and secrets will be revealed only to the most persistent in mastering combat skills. UniWar battles can last for months, because it is not necessary to be in the game all the time: just go in and make moves in all open games(maximum twenty), and then go about your business. Finding an opponent for a UniWar battle is easy, but it is unlikely that you will be able to win immediately.

UniWar is a great turn-based strategy, everyone will like it, although only connoisseurs of this game genre will become its zealous fans, who are not embarrassed by all the immense complexity in studying the features of races, units, areas, maps.

The mobile gaming industry began its more rapid development from the moment when the first official port of the famous PC game appeared on smartphones and tablets running Android and iOS. Fortunately, iron, optimization and the colossal work of the developers made it possible to achieve unprecedented heights in this.

In this article, we have selected for you the best ports in the history of the gaming industry. Each of them was a breakthrough and brought the players a lot of joy, nostalgia and desire to see new, cooler works.

And here are our immortal hits:

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The grandiose adventures of Gordon Freeman in the fight against alien invaders represented by the "Alliance", which is controlled on Earth in his Citadel City 17 by a certain Wallace Breen - the main villain and enemy of Gordon. The game requires a gamepad to be connected, but its plot and graphics have been 100% preserved.

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Grand Theft Auto III game managed to make 2 revolutions in the gaming industry: the introduction of three-dimensional graphics in games with an open city and absolute porting to mobile platforms by the work of Rockstar Games. Few believed in the success of the project, but in honor of the 10th anniversary in 2011.

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Scandalous race for survival and superiority at any cost - this is Karmageddon! One of the most eccentric, cruel, unusual and damn addictive games with special physics and behavior of various vehicles. In pursuit, you can crush people and cattle, destroy enemy vehicles and even the police.

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Cult first-person horror space station became not only a hit of its time and a real legend, but also an occasion to create a good artistic horror movie, in which there was a scene with an imitation of a computer game from the first person. Excellent adaptation, graphics settings and changed complexity only benefited the project.

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Unforgettable adventures from the French author Benoit Sokal were appreciated by PC users in 2002. This is the story of an aspiring lawyer, Kate Walker, who is assigned to go to a vintage toy store to sign a sales contract in favor of the Voralberg family. The game is made in the genre of point-and-click quests, has a special atmosphere of oppression and always pleases with unexpected twists in the plot.

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The brainchild of Blizzard, Diablo was released on PC in 1996 and connected several genre directions at once. All events take place in a large Tristam dungeon, in which the player needs to exterminate the evil spirits from Hell with the help of swords, axes, magic and various combinations.

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The dangerous adventures of the inimitable Lara Croft, the tomb raider, began back in 1996. This cult game takes us to the jungle, oriental temples and dungeons. Where rare and very expensive artifacts are stored. But in order to take possession of them, you need to go through a lot of deadly traps, solve puzzles and not die at the hands of an evil bandit.

Port of Quake on Android

An infernal futuristic first-person shooter set in the distant future on a special space arena that is the springboard for humanity's new passion - the war of commands to the death. The game has a minimal plot and a special dynamic that catches the eye on what is happening.

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The best online shooter of all generations. This is an immortal masterpiece from Valve, which in terms of popularity and longevity has not been able to surpass any other project. Special shooting physics, dynamics, international championships, legendary maps and keyboard shortcuts for buying equipment - now Counter-Strike 1.6 for Android is available to all users of smartphones and tablets.

Port of Max Payne on Android

Max Payne is an undercover cop. Once he was framed for the murder of a crime boss, as a result of which the police and bandits began to hunt for the hero. The legendary 3rd person shooter was introduced by Remedy in 2001. It was in this game that the Bullet Time system was first used - slow time.

Port of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for Android

This is the very first RPG in the Star Wars universe, released by Lucas Arts in 2003. Class division, a dramatic story, many heroes, famous locations, legendary Jedi with lightsabers and an advanced leveling system - all this is now on your device.

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Right now, you are at the forefront of BioWare, one of the best in creating RPGs on the PC. Their brainchild Baldur's Gate appeared on PC in 1998 and is closely connected to the plot of the book "Avatar" and captures the whole spirit of the classic RPG in the style of Diablo.

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Heroes 3 is an incredible turn-based strategy RPG with 2D graphics and scripted animation, released on PC in 1999. It was this part of a large series that finally won the hearts of the players with its incredibly atmosphere, amazing music, city building mode and turn-based battles of heroes on their horses.

Port of Alien Shooter on Android

brainchild Russian company Sigma Team came to PC in 2003 and offered a different shooter format. From a top-down view, you control a fearless fighter who breaks into a secret research laboratory to correct the mistakes of scientists who have spawned thousands of angry creatures different types and sizes.

Port of Petka and Vasily Ivanovich on Android

Another achievement of Russian developers - Petka received worldwide recognition at the time of release in 1998. The mobile version of the hit was slightly modified and improved, but still retained the primitive atmosphere and spirit of classic point-n-click quests.

We have no doubt that the PS4 is the king of gaming today. With a wide selection of great games across all genres such as FPS, JRPG, Battle Royal and more, now the best time to own the best Sony Playstation console.

Despite this, many have friends who disagree that PS4 is the best console, so they prefer Xbox, PC or Nintendo. Despite this, they remain our friends and we can still play some games with them. We are lucky that there are now cross-platform PS4 games on the market that we can enjoy with our friends, regardless of their device.

Fortnite

Fortnite is a massive online brawler where 100 players jump out of a flying craft onto a small island and then fight each other until only one is left. Weapons and items are hidden on the location of the entire island: rifles, traps, grenade launchers and more. Players need to arm themselves in the best possible way by exploring buildings. It is also possible to collect resources which will allow you to create structures in which you can hide or protect yourself. As the match goes on, the available area of ​​the ground is constantly decreasing, so the participants get closer and closer to each other. The last survivor is the winner. Due to the fact that the game has multiplayer, this is one of the best cross-platform ps4 games.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

To be fair, Rainbow Six Siege had an unsuccessful launch in December 2015, with mixed reviews and lackluster sales. Common complaints were the lack of content and the many technical issues that plagued the game in its early days, while poor sales can largely be attributed to the launch after Call of Duty Black Ops 3 and Star Wars Battlefront that overshadowed this game.

Two years later, Rainbow Six Siege outshines both of those games combined. Instead of abandoning the project, Ubisoft redoubled its efforts and remained committed to the idea of ​​Siege, turning it into one of the most popular shooters on the market.

The main reason for this success is the solid foundation of Siege. Two teams of five players face off in a match where three rounds must be won to win the match. There are no respawns during the round, and teams alternate between attackers and defenders.

Diablo III

The latest in a series that is considered one of the best in gaming history, Diablo III is another amazing game that nearly crashed. Diablo III, plagued by bugs when it launched in 2012, has grown into one of the best RPGs on the market. When creating the game, the developers implemented a control scheme that is simple, responsive and effective no matter what platform you play on. With Blizzard's Battle.net service, players can easily and quickly log in and out of co-op sessions, allowing you to play with friends in difficult locations if you so desire. The only downside is that, regardless of the system, Diablo III requires you to be online at all times, even for its single player playthrough. Despite this, Diablo 3 is the best multi-platform RPG game on PS4.

Grand Theft Auto Online

If the fact that this is the best-selling entertainment product in history doesn't tell you anything, I can't say more to convince you. With over $6 billion in revenue, GTAV is one of the best games in the GTA series. Offering the ability to switch between three distinct and unforgettable heroes, as well as the ability to shoot, punch, explode, drive, swim and fly through any obstacles in your path, GTAV offers you completely crazy open world gameplay. The game's online mode allows players to share this chaos with others around the world and is constantly updated with new content.