Sony wants crossplay in more PS4 and PS5 games
Sony seems to have changed its tune
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Sonywants to increase the number of PS4 andPS5 gamesthat feature crossplay, according to PlayStation boss Jim Ryan.
Speaking to news siteAxios, Ryan said “we support and encourage cross-play”. He then went on to acknowledge the PlayStation titles that currently feature crossplay, such asFortnite,Call of DutyandMinecraft, telling the publication “that number will continue to grow”.
It’s a bit of a change of tune from Sony, which has notoriously dragged its heels when it comes to crossplay, a feature that allows players to play games with those on other platforms such as Xbox and PC.
It wasn’t until 2018 that Sony began loosening the reigns on crossplay features in PlayStation titles, allowingFortniteplayers on PS4 to finally play with Xbox, Switch and PC players - a feature thatMicrosoftand Nintendo had implemented long before. However, theEpic Games vs Apple trialrevealed that this feature came at a cost (viaAxios), with Sony only allowing crossplay in exchange for a cut of revenue earned from players on other platforms.
Since then we’ve seen Sony allowing crossplay between the likes of Dead by Daylight,OutridersandRocket League, with Overwatch set to get crossplay later this year.
Playing together
While Ryan’s comments on crossplay suggest that we’ll see more PlayStation games with the feature in the future - and that Sony may finally be reassessing its out-of-date attitude on crossplay - it doesn’t look like the company has entirely changed its approach quite yet.
Just last month, Gearbox’s Randy Pitchfordtweetedthat crossplay was coming toBorderlands 3- but that support for PlayStation consoles had to be removed for certification. A reason wasn’t given for the removal of this crossplay, however, Ryan told Axios that Sony’s “policies are consistent across all of the publishers”.
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So while we’re hoping Sony will allow for crossplay support in more of its PS4 and PS5 games, allowing us to play with our friends no matter which platform they’re on, it looks like the company will be doing so at its own pace.
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