For a while now, Fortnite has had cross-platform play. It means that PlayStation 4 and Xbox One players can play the game together. Now, the same sort of cross-play is coming to the console versions of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.
Gearbox is hosting a Borderlands 3 “Celebration of Togetherness.” Given the wording, along with recent comments about the game’s multiplayer, many assumed that it would be the announcement of cross-platform multiplayer coming to Gearbox’s impending looty-shooty sequel. Unfortunately, it’s not.
Cross-Play has been a big talking point for many players across the world who desperately want to play their favourite titles with friends that maybe own a different platform to them. While many developers and companies have come to the table and met this demand, Sony has been infamously against the notion of implementing the PlayStation into any kind of …
Right now, there are just two games on PlayStation 4 that have full cross-platform support: Fortnite and Rocket League. Fortnite, of course, was the game that opened the gates to Sony’s walled garden. With it being as popular as it is, Sony couldn’t really ignore cross play for much longer, especially when it was shown to work just fine when it was toggled by accident.
It’s taken what feels like forever, but Rocket League developer Psyonix has announced that their futuristic vehicular football game now has full cross play compatibility, meaning that PC, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation players can play the game together
Fortnite made a massive deal of cross-platform play when it launched on Nintendo Switch during E3, essentially singling out Sony as the only platform holders that don’t really want to play ball. You’d think that the biggest game on earth right now would apply the sort of pressure needed to get them to shift their policy, but in the weeks …
When pressed about the possibility of cross-play in Fallout 76, director Todd Howard was candid about Sony's reluctance to support the feature at all.
The conversation around cross-console play is one that continues, and was given a recent shot in the arm thanks to discovery that Fortnite accounts that have ever been tied to PlayStation accounts can’t be used on platforms other than PC and mobile. That’s right – if you’ve ever tied your Fortnite account to PSN, it can’t be used on Switch or Xbox One. Of course Sony’s not letting cross-platform play happen either.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
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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