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OK, I know cross-family platform play with Borderlands 2 (ex PS/XBox) is a no go, but will cross platform play within the same family (ex XBox 360/Xbox One) work? I know you can transfer saves, but will they play together on a LAN? I've got 2 360s not being used and my wife is getting annoyed with the split screen play on the XBox One.

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  • You got 2 360s? Why not use those for co-op?
    – Elise
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:16
  • I can see where people would automatically say no, and ways that you might be able to get around this. This is also relevant to my interests, so I have actually contacted Microsoft for clarification.
    – user106385
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:37
  • @galacticninja - It's not a duplicate because I identified that it is a known fact that cross-family platforming is out (the other question brought up PCs and consoles). This question is focusing specifically on cross-platform play within the same console family, i.e. PS3/PS4 or XBox 360/XBox One, not PC/PS, PS/XBox or PC/XBox.
    – Radio Doc
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:47
  • @Chippies - My wife got the Handsome Collection for XBox One, so since we already have the one copy it wouldn't make sense to move back to the consoles we barely touch anymore.
    – Radio Doc
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:51
  • The cross-family platforming you're thinking of is Windows/Linux/Mac, which are all run on a PC. There is no cross-platform there, since the hardware is pretty much the same in all cases, unlike different generations of consoles.
    – Elise
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:55

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The verdict is in. If you are wanting to play via local area network, the answer is no. You can still play multiplayer.

To directly quote the fine print, at the bottom of the official Xbox page on multiplayer;

Multiplayer between Xbox 360 and Xbox One not supported.

This is why it took the release of Xbox 360 emulation, to support Xbox 360 games on the Xbox One, rather then being able to support the older generation of games from release.

That said, you do have the option of Xbox emulation. With a 360 copy of Borderlands 2, you will still be able play together, online. There is one catch: It has not been released yet. Microsoft have promised "100 games this fall, and hundreds of games over the next months". Once they have released backwards compatibility support for this title, your in the clear.

Cross-platform play and the expected release cycle of games are advertised on the Xbox website, on the page detailing Backwards Compatability.

I was unsure, myself, if this also meant local area network. I contacted Microsoft Support, directly, and asked them. Unfourtunetly, to quote "Vinz" at Microsoft Support:

Yes, you need to access Live.

TL,DR: If you use a 360 copy of the game on Xbox One, you can still play with other 360 consoles online. Other then that, there are a few restrictions that prevent multiplayer between the two consoles.

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No, Borderlands 2 doesn't support cross-platform co-op.

Xbox 360 and Xbox One are different platforms (even though made by same company), so it falls into the cross-platform category.

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  • Has that been stated anywhere by either Gearbox/2K or Microsoft where it specifically speaks of interoperability between both generations of the consoles? If so, please link it. All I've been able to find is blurbs about transferring saves from one console to the other, but nothing about LAN multiplayer.
    – Radio Doc
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:44
  • The best I can give you is the excerpt from a deleted forum post by Gearbox on their own forum stating that cross-platform is not supported. It's in this post. Xbox 360 and Xbox One being completely different platforms means that unless stated otherwise, there is no cross-platform support.
    – Elise
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:53
  • is this before or after the introduction of cross platform support? Ive just had microsoft confirm you can play if the xbox one is running a 360 version
    – user106385
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:54
  • Which I would agree with you there, except for the fact that cross platform save transfers within the same console family is supported. So to what extent is the inter-family support?
    – Radio Doc
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:55
  • I can't find any information on cross-platform compatibility, other than windows/linux/mac, which are all run on a PC, so it's hardly even cross-platform. Transferring save files is simple, as they just have to convert the file format. Having two completely different consoles be able to play co-op would require a very complex networking code.
    – Elise
    Commented Jul 28, 2015 at 4:59

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