They’re easy to set up online (you’ll need to pay a fee of around £45 a year for access) and they both have very intuitive “Party Chat” functions which let you talk to your friends via a gaming headset while playing – in fact you can chat between games too, or even while watching Netflix on your console. The Xbox One and PlayStation 4 are excellent machines for playing with and against remote friends.
Whether you have an old laptop or the latest smartphone, there’s something here you can play with pals even if they’re far away.
Here is a range of titles that can be learned and enjoyed by both complete beginners and veteran gamers. You don’t have to be good at them, that’s not the point – online games provide a location to meet up, chat and have experiences together that may or may not involve blowing stuff up. Playing video games with friends online is the perfect solution. I n this time of quarantine and isolation, we all need to keep up both our social interactions and our spirits.
