Sony Responds to 'Fortnite' Switch Crossplay Backlash

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Fortnite for the Nintendo Switch was a phenomenal announcement for numerous reasons. Not only were fans excited that the popular battle royale title was coming to yet another platform, but many were hoping that would nudge Sony into the direction of cross-play since they are the only company halting that specific train. Unfortunately, Sony is still not feeling the whole "play with others" thing - but many were hoping that the Nintendo Switch reveal would prompt them to join up with all platforms. Alas, it was not meant to be.

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After the immediate backlash that ensued, the PlayStation camp has finally issued a response stating:

"We're always open to hearing what the PlayStation community is interested in to enhance their gaming experience. Fortnite is already a huge hit with PS4 fans, offering a true free-to-play experience so gamers can jump in and play online.

With 79 million PS4s sold around the world and more than 80 million monthly active users on PlayStation Network, we've built a huge community of gamers who can play together on Fortnite and all online titles. We also offer Fortnite cross-play support with PC, Mac, iOS, and Android devices, expanding the opportunity for Fortnite fans on PS4 to play with even more gamers on other platforms.”


The Nintendo of America president even weighed in on the controversy. Reggie Fils-Aime did preface his statement to IGN by saying that Sony's decisions are theirs to make, and that they will respect how they choose to please their players. That being said, Nintendo wants to remain vigilant in their play experience and have renewed their commitment to player accessibility.

"We embrace working with a developer and enabling them to bring their vision to life," Fils-Aime said. "And whether that's Fortnite, whether that's a number of the other games that have cross-platform play on our console, from a developer standpoint that's what we want. And we work hard with them to bring that to life."


Both the PC and Xbox camps has mentioned they want to work with Sony for this particular game, but Sony has been very clear in the past that they don't feel cross-platform play is a priority for them "at this time." With the game arriving on Nintendo Switch, available now, we are still holding out hope that the PlayStation crew will ultimately change their mind.

Fortnite is available now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, Mac, and iOS. The game is also expected to arrive on Android devices this summer, though we don't have a set release date at this time.

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NickPosted:

Sony is probably the most narcissistic game company out there.

TOXICPosted:

I would expect nothing else from Sony lol, I don't understand why they even do this smh

TTGPosted:

Sony is just making excuses, don't want to share the fun.

ReevyPosted:

It's Sony, what do you expect, everything Sony is garbage.

XeCookiePosted:

Sony needs to get a god damn grip, this could change the future of gaming drastically could be the gate way to cross platform gameplay for other large titles.

lbreadsticklPosted:

Basically people are mad 1.) they can't transfer accounts between incompatible platforms 2.) Sony seems to be the only company blocking Nintendo and Microsoft players which if they didn't the player base for some titles would nearly double 3.) they can't play with friends on those incompatible platforms.

Sony's response - we are so damn big you don't need the other major console players.

So yeah I pretty much agree with the hate. People don't care how big the player base is unless it's just not a popular title. They'd rather play with friends which Sony doesn't understand. And better yet be able to play their own account no matter how they choose to.

DeadLizardPosted:

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DeadLizard I'm a PS4 player and I would love to see a cross play so I could game with some of my Xbox buddies without having to purchase an Xbox. But honestly I'm not as hurt about this as it seems all of these other platform players are. Do people just hate on Sony just to hate? Orrrrrr


No. People are mad because some players have linked their PS4 accounts to their epic games and can no longer play on other platforms like Xbox or Switch.


Well I'd be pretty pissed too, but that's not what I got from the news article. Didn't know that was going on.

zBenjiPosted:

Cross-play with the Nintendo switch just sounds awful ngl. I mean it's easy kills but other than that I'd feel like they would have a hard time competing against other cross-players.

MazePosted:

I'll say it again: Sony is scared for full cross play. They will lose too much money! This truly sucks for those who can't get their stuff on switch and the future of gaming

GaryPosted:

DeadLizard I'm a PS4 player and I would love to see a cross play so I could game with some of my Xbox buddies without having to purchase an Xbox. But honestly I'm not as hurt about this as it seems all of these other platform players are. Do people just hate on Sony just to hate? Orrrrrr


No. People are mad because some players have linked their PS4 accounts to their epic games and can no longer play on other platforms like Xbox or Switch.


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