Cross-platform play is a thing now, thanks to Sony finally opening the gates of their walled garden a little. In a recent earnings call, Ubibos Yves Guillemot said that the company planned to add the feature to every one of its existing games with PvP.
Now, without explicitly saying as much, PS4 cross platform play is out of beta. According to Wired, in an extensive interview about PlayStation Now with Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Jim Ryan, Cross play is now out of beta and any developer who wishes to use the functionality may do so.
Borderlands 3 is coming in September, and – as with many of you – it’s easily one of the games I’m most looking forward to. Tomorrow, Gearbox is hosting a “Celebration of Togetherness,” online – with no information on just what that celebration might entail. There’s no word on a Twitch Stream, or anything resembling a physical event, just a generalised internet invitation to the “event.”
With the impending release of Diablo III for Nintendo’s Switch and Sony’s loosening of cross-play restrictions, many hoped that it would signal the beginning of cross-platform play in the hack-and-slash RPG. Nope!
Now that Sony’s slowly opening the gates to their walled garden by allowing proper cross-platform play within Fortnite, many are wondering when the change might happen with other games. Many players want existing and future games to feature cross-platform play, with games like Hearthstone, Minecraft and Rocket League perfect candidates.
Sony has finally reneged on the idea of cross-platform cross play, by opening up an extended beta of play that’ll let PlayStation owners out of their walled garden for a bit. PlayStation 4 Fortnite players will be able to test their mettle against not just Pc and mobile players, but also those playing on Xbox One and Switch.
Sony’s still not backing down on the cross platform play argument, suggesting that the reason they’re not opening the gates is because PlayStation is the best place to play. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference, Take-Two chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick had some fair words of warning for Sony.
Xbox One, Windows 10, Android, iOS and VR Minecraft players can all play together, With Nintendo Switch owners soon joining the part. For PlayStation Minecrafters? Nothing but sad trombones.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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