Halo Wars 2 does not feature cross-platform play

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Halo Wars 2 is an Xbox One and Windows 10 game, but unlike other Microsoft games such as Forza Horizon 3, it does not support cross-platform play.
Halo Wars 2 is a real-time strategy game, with different control schemes for each platform. On PC you can, of course, play with a mouse and keyboard. On Xbox One you play with a controller.
You'd think this would be a valid reason for skipping cross-platform play, but at E3 today, 343 Industries studio head Dan Ayoub told Eurogamer it was more a case of timing, and deciding to focus instead on the recently announced Xbox Play Anywhere initiative, which means if you pre-order the digital game, it's yours to play on both Xbox One and Windows 10 PC.
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