Xbox head says Sony comments on cross-platform play are unhealthy
Sony recently defended its position to deny PlayStation gamers cross-network functionality in games like Minecraft and Rocket League, stating that it has a “contract with the people who go online with [it]” and has to be careful about exposing the younger audience to “external influences [it has] no ability to manage or look after.”
Many fans have considered this explanation to be nonsense, claiming that such a mindset is detrimental to the gaming community. Xbox’s Phil Spencer recently echoed this sentiment in an E3 2017 livestream interview with Giant Bomb, during which Spencer expressed how Sony’s stance wouldn’t benefit players or the industry.
“The fact that somebody would make an assertion that somehow we’re not keeping Minecraft players safe I found—not only from a Microsoft perspective, but from a game industry perspective—I don’t know why that has to become the dialogue,” Spencer said. “That doesn’t seem healthy for anyone.”
He continued by asserting that Microsoft considers player safety in Minecraft “very important”, and that “the door is open” should Sony choose to reevaluate its stance on cross-network play.
Minecraft‘s Better Together update—implementing cross-network play between a variety of platforms—launches later this summer.
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lbreadsticklPosted:
Someone wanna enlighten me on the external influences comment? I mean u can't even talk to or message PC players when on Xbox on RL, maybe on other games but none that I know of. So if we r just another player who is not talking, what's the difference between that and a ps4 player not talking?
In my eyes, the only way we would influence the game is the way we play haha
In my eyes, the only way we would influence the game is the way we play haha
MeetPosted:
The stance that PS4 has on cross-platform gaming is very unusual, I would imagine everyone would want to play the old school games again.
MikobitmePosted:
Yeah sony is being shady with this trying to stay the "top console" xbox is where its at im happy i sold my PS4
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