Sony Is Finally Allowing Cross-Play On The PS4

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Sony Is Finally Allowing Cross-Play On The PS4

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Having resistedfor so long, Sonyis finally giving in and allowing cross-play on the PS4“for select third party content”, meaning PlayStation 4 owners will soon get to play the same game against people on competing consoles.

In a blog post, Sony say:

Following a comprehensive evaluation process, SIE has identified a path toward supporting cross-platform features for select third party content. We recognize that PS4 players have been eagerly awaiting an update, and we appreciate the community’s continued patience as we have navigated through this issue to find a solution.

That path beginstoday, with an open beta forFortnitethat’ll let PS4 players go up against people on the Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac and mobile.

In perhaps an admission as to why this has taken so long, Sony adds that “This represents a major policy change for SIE”, and say there’ll be more information on “other titles going forward” when “we have more details to share”.

It would make sense that it’s been a policy challenge rather than a technical one,since cross-play between PS4 and Xbox One was accidentally turned on last year.

https://kotaku.com/sony-is-finally-...witter&utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Twitter



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Rockstar was like turn that shit on or else lol.

they probably caved in too cuz of fortnite...I was just reading how that game is responsible for a certain amount of divorces lmao...that game is a juggernaut...I never understood the appeal @ first...but tried to get into it so I could talk to the kids about it since they were all into it...can’t lie...I was hooked once I got into it lol
 
they probably caved in too cuz of fortnite...I was just reading how that game is responsible for a certain amount of divorces lmao...that game is a juggernaut...I never understood the appeal @ first...but tried to get into it so I could talk to the kids about it since they were all into it...can’t lie...I was hooked once I got into it lol
Agreed. Fortnite passed $1 billion back in July.

PlayStation doesn’t have any (exclusive) titles that are making $1 billion dollars (in DLC content) in less than 1 year. :smh:

Those Sony exces looks around the conference table and said... “Fuck it. If you can’t beat ‘em...” :dunno::o
 
PlayStation chief on why Sony took so long to enable console cross-play
On Tuesday, Sony finally announced - and enabled -console cross-play for PlayStation 4with the launch of a beta test for Fortnite, caving in to fan pressure and negative press that had ramped up over the course of a year.

The pressure spiked with the launch of battle royale phenomenon Fortnite on the Nintendo Switch, and the revelation thatyou weren't able to use your existing Fortnite account on Nintendo's console if you had already used it on PS4.

That was back in June, but in truth the calls for Sony to enable console cross-play, as Microsoft and Nintendo had done, began long before then. So, what took Sony so long? It's a question PlayStation Worldwide Studios boss Shawn Layden addressed on thePlayStation Blogcast episode 308.

Layden began by outlining the challenges Sony faced in enabling cross-play, pointing to technical, business and customer service issues the company had to sort out.

"We know this is a want, this is a desire, and we want to be able to deliver that in the best way possible," he said. "Now, enabling cross-play isn't just about flipping a switch and 'there you go'. It's a very multi-dimensional kind of attribute or feature.

"So we had to look at it from a technical point of view, we have to work with our partners from a business point of view, we have to make sure that if we enable this, do we have the right customer service support, do we have the right messaging out there, do we have all these different things that you have to get in line. It's rather ordinal - they have to go in a certain order to get them all set up."

(Of course, for Epic at least, enabling Fortnite console cross-playwasas simple as flipping a switch, so simple in fact that the developer accidentally let PS4 and Xbox One owners play together a year ago.)

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Layden admitted it had taken longer for Sony to enable console cross-play than he would have liked.

"That's why, though it's taken us longer certainly than even I would have wanted, but it took as long as it was going to take to get it ready and get it done, which is why we're able to not only to announce it on this past Tuesday, but also enable it at the same time."

PS4 cross-play has been live in Fortnite for a few days, and, according to Layden, "so far, so good."

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...ony-took-so-long-to-enable-console-cross-play
 
Another reason why crossplay would be great is because it pretty much takes out the guesswork out of what system to buy. It won't really matter what system you have, unless there's different bonuses or collectables for each system, or exclusive games that aren't crossplay. It'll come down to mainly personal preference, or how much you want to spend.
 
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