Current Events > Sony on Fortnite platform lock: 'There's 80 million people to play with.'

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https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-44477524

Sony chiefs are under pressure to respond to complaints about "cross-play" restrictions imposed on Fortnite.

Gamers have discovered that if they had first played the title on a PlayStation console, they are unable to use the same Fortnite account with the newly released Nintendo Switch edition.

This prevents them from being able to make use of outfits and other in-game purchases and rewards they had accrued.

There is no such limitation when moving between the Xbox One and Switch.

Gamers were already unable to share a Fortnite account between Microsoft and Sony's platforms.

But the appeal of the Switch is that its portable nature allows owners to play when away from home, and so many have bought it as a second
games machine.

Sony has yet to confirm it is responsible for the constraint, but it issued the following statement to the BBC.

"We're always open to hearing what the PlayStation community is interested in to enhance their gaming experience," it said.

"With... 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."

"We have nothing further to add beyond this at this point," a spokeswoman added.

Both Microsoft and Fortnite publisher Epic Games have previously indicated that the Japanese company had chosen to prevent PlayStation gamers competing against other console owners in the title's multi-player fight-to-the-death Battle Royale mode.

So because you have enough people to play with already, locking your Epic account to either PS4 or XB1/Switch is okay.
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Aloner posted...

So because you have enough people to play with already, locking your Epic account to either PS4 or XB1/Switch is okay.

Yeah the problem isn't no crossplay. It's locking the account to PS4 only. I think people would have been fine with no cross play as long as they could use their account

This is literally the kind of bullshit MS tried to peddle with the original Xbone.
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for the players
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BLAKUboy posted...

This is literally the kind of bullshit MS tried to peddle with the original Xbone.

It literally is. It's the exact same fucking thing.
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Yeah screw Sony on this

But it's only been in the last few years that Microsoft has even allowed it. XBL was even more locked down than PSN for a while.
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Sony, I love you, so stop being gigantic assholes please.
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Microsoft said no to crossplay last generation. I'm glad see Sony giving them a taste of their own medicine.
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RIP Sony

It's weird that people care this much about Fortnite

DifferentialEquation posted...

Microsoft said no to crossplay last generation. I'm glad see Sony giving them a taste of their own medicine.

Wut. This effects gamers more than it does MS or Nintendo.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Microsoft said no to crossplay last generation. I'm glad see Sony giving them a taste of their own medicine.

It's not only about MS this time
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

It's weird that people care this much about Fortnite

This doesn't affect me at all but I still think it's a really fucking shitty thing to do

DifferentialEquation posted...

Microsoft said no to crossplay last generation. I'm glad see Sony giving them a taste of their own medicine.

Microsoft is the first one to ever do crossplay and they're the only ones that did it last gen outside of mmos.
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even though Sony always wins, baby, I still think this is bullshit. though also, it doesn't affect me cause I have never played Fortnite.

Axiom posted...

This doesn't affect me at all but I still think it's a really fucking shitty thing to do

Not really. I'll defend Sony on this one and say it's not worth the effort of setting up crossplay for a shitty game that will be irrelevant when the next meme hit shows up to take its place

There's plenty of population on their own platform so it isn't necessary

TheMarthKoopa posted...

Axiom posted...

This doesn't affect me at all but I still think it's a really fucking shitty thing to do

Not really. I'll defend Sony on this one and say it's not worth the effort of setting up crossplay for a shitty game that will be irrelevant when the next meme hit shows up to take its place

There's plenty of population on their own platform so it isn't necessary

nobody really gives a shit about crossplay

we just don't want our accounts to be locked to playstation
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

Axiom posted...

This doesn't affect me at all but I still think it's a really fucking shitty thing to do

Not really. I'll defend Sony on this one and say it's not worth the effort of setting up crossplay for a shitty game that will be irrelevant when the next meme hit shows up to take its place

There's plenty of population on their own platform so it isn't necessary

It's super easy. Like flipping a switch easy.
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

Axiom posted...

This doesn't affect me at all but I still think it's a really fucking shitty thing to do

Not really. I'll defend Sony on this one and say it's not worth the effort of setting up crossplay for a shitty game that will be irrelevant when the next meme hit shows up to take its place

There's plenty of population on their own platform so it isn't necessary

You sound like you would eat Sony's **** with a smile. I may support Sony tooth and nail and I don't play Fortnite, but even I can tell this is stupid on Sony's part. For the player is what they advertise for their console, and yet they are the complete opposite.
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Tyranthraxus posted...

BLAKUboy posted...

This is literally the kind of bullshit MS tried to peddle with the original Xbone.

It literally is. It's the exact same fucking thing.

Even MS learnt from that. It seems Sony just learnt the wrong thing
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Frosted_Midna posted...

You sound like you would eat Sony's **** with a smile.

No I just want to shit on Fortnite any chance I get

You can play for hundreds of hours on PC, do all your shopping there, try it out for 1 minute on PS4 and Sony locks down your account. That's shameful.
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

It's weird that people care this much about Fortnite

It's only the biggest game right now with 125 million registered players, of course people are going to give a shit about it. I personally don't like the game and Sony isn't required to do crossplay, but locking a person's account to their PSN that blocks them from playing on the Xbone or Switch is fucking dickish. I used to think this was an Epic Games issue, but the fact that Sony has yet to say anything on the matter is putting my speculation that it was Sony who did the block, not Epic Games.
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

Frosted_Midna posted...

You sound like you would eat Sony's **** with a smile.

No I just want to shit on Fortnite any chance I get

I may not like the game either, but I would love to see more games do crossplay with each other.
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475 lols for sony

lol
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I posted this on the fortnite board but no one responded, oh well

From a business standpoint i dont think anyone misunderstands why Sony is doing what theyre doing.

Honestly i cant say it better than Phil Spencer.
Check 21:10-25:00, he addresses cross platform play in that segment

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70z2jtcQf4s" data-time="

I mean if youre honestly open to seeing the other business execs thoughts, give it a quick look.

I dont know why people are so up and arms defending Sony on this from a consumer standpoint, theres alot of things that in my eyes theyre not getting right this gen- mods, cross platform, charging for backwards compatibility, etc. sure i get why they do it i guess Im just perplexed why as a consumer you would be happy its being done to you and go out of your way to defend it? Thats my two cents anyway.
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AFAIK this isn't the only game that Sony's blocking off, too.

They just need to get with the times.
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Polycosm posted...

You can play for hundreds of hours on PC, do all your shopping there, try it out for 1 minute on PS4 and Sony locks down your account. That's shameful.

This is incorrect. You're locked out of Switch and X1, but not PC or Mobile
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

It's weird that people care this much about Fortnite

Fortnite is fun af
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Hold this L, Sony. Hold this L.
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I don't give a shit about Fortnite.
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Uncle_Drew posted...

Fortnite is fun af

People delude themselves into thinking this

But in reality it's just childish appeal to hide and seek and fort building. The game fails at so many basic levels, like punishing risk taking, and for the simple fact that it is a third person shooter

TheMarthKoopa posted...

Uncle_Drew posted...

Fortnite is fun af

People delude themselves into thinking this

But in reality it's just childish appeal to hide and seek and fort building. The game fails at so many basic levels, like punishing risk taking, and for the simple fact that it is a third person shooter

I don't like thing
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Touch posted...

I don't like thing

Yea I fucking hate it and think its a complete failure in every aspect of game design

TheMarthKoopa posted...

Uncle_Drew posted...

Fortnite is fun af

People delude themselves into thinking this

But in reality it's just childish appeal to hide and seek and fort building. The game fails at so many basic levels, like punishing risk taking, and for the simple fact that it is a third person shooter

Thats fine

But its fun
Get you a squad of friends and some drinks and try and win, makes for a pretty fun evening
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Zikten posted...

even though Sony always wins, baby, I still think this is bullshit. though also, it doesn't affect me cause I have never played Fortnite.

This.

Maybe i'm only seeing one side of this, but it does strike me that Sony's customer treatment goes to shit when they get an edge in the console war. Like they think having the upper hand means they don't have to care anymore. They get a boost in popularity capital, and they start burning that capital ASAP instead of trying to keep a hold of it.

It's like Sony is the Canon of game consoles.
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

Touch posted...

I don't like thing

Yea I fucking hate it and think its a complete failure in every aspect of game design

It's not healthy to obsessively hate something that doesn't really affect you
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I just want say, if you need proof that this is SonyFAQs and always has been, look at this topic.
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Highwind07 posted...

Marth is just being Marth, but I do agree with his argument that the game is too defensive orientated with all the building and camping >_>.

I mean, I'm not a fan of the game myself. All my buds play it but I like rapid CoD action. But I'm not gonna hate on it and act like it killed my family and threw my dog into the river.
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

Touch posted...

I don't like thing

Yea I fucking hate it and think its a complete failure in every aspect of game design

Show us on the doll where Fortnite touched you.
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Its true.. suck it non-PS4 owners
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TheMarthKoopa posted...

Uncle_Drew posted...

Fortnite is fun af

People delude themselves into thinking this

But in reality it's just childish appeal to hide and seek and fort building. The game fails at so many basic levels, like punishing risk taking, and for the simple fact that it is a third person shooter

Nah youre just bad at the game
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Fuck Sony. I don't care about the lack of crossplay, but you can't defend that they won't let you link your accounts to other consoles.
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BLAKUboy posted...

This is literally the kind of bullshit MS tried to peddle with the original Xbone.

It's crazy because last gen Sony was down with crossplay and Xbox not wanting to do it. Now it's all switched up.
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sktgamer_13dude posted...

TheMarthKoopa posted...

Touch posted...

I don't like thing

Yea I fucking hate it and think its a complete failure in every aspect of game design

Show us on the doll where Fortnite touched you.

His whole gimmick is hating popular things that people like while simultaneously praising niche anime bullshit that only he and, like, five other man-children know about.
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Marth koopa only play big tiddie anime girl games

Kitt posted...

His whole gimmick is hating popular things that people like

No