This author seems really angry. Did they think that everyone was just going to stop buying PS4's and sell their consoles or something?

It's simply not that big of a deal, and with 81+ million users and the largest number of users across basically every game especially in Europe and Asia it''s not even needed. The only benefit would be for non-PS4 owners.

Ps gamers don't play multiplayer games so they don't know the significance of crossplay and how it opens up countless opportunities of mutiplayer' games. Most people who shun crossplay only play single player games and dont care or want others to enjoys its benefits.
-A game with low player count on one console can easily be remedied by crossplay with other consoles.
-A niche game like Dark souls mutiplayer could use the massive amount of PC gamers who worship and constantly play the mutiplayer.
-If Sony allows modding on Ps4, then Pc gamers can easily share with that platform.
-Games like Destiny, The Division and Anthem where a high player could is needed could use crossplay for Raid and other features.
-One I would like to see is a special mode where they pit Ps Vs Xbox gamers, that would be a cool playlist especially in Fortnite.

These are some benefits, but you know most single player only gamers are deciding to shun a mutiplayer feature because it doesn't benefit them.

I could honestly care less if Sony does crossplay I'm a single player story kind of guy these days

Doesnt bother me in the slightest. If i played games like fortnite i might be upset with the tied account but i dont. As long as i can easily find players online, i dont care.

It's been around 2 months or at least E3 since we've had a fake outrage week where non PS4 gamers are bashing Sony for no cross-play but more importantly no cross-play with Xbox...... great job Sony never give in.

Bethesda just brought it up yesterday. It’s not going away, it’s just died down a bit.

What people don’t understand is that this is foremost a good thing for developers.

The average gamer just does not care. That is why PS4 continues to outsell the competition despite the lack of console crossplay. The average guy or girl who goes into a store to buy a game doesn’t even know what crossplay is. Like the author says people’s wallets speak louder than fanboys, Twitter yapping, and media outrage.

Xbox fans are the only one who need crossplay because of low online userbase.

If you don't want poor online population you should've bought a ps4 instead.

Next gen it will be the same story.
PS5 will always win as long as they go total world home console domination.
Once Sony secures complete BC with PS4's 80m and still growing userbase. It's pretty much gameover for next gen xbox even with their fabricated fake crossplay news.

Just a fun statistic (how many crossplay titles available on the consoles):
PS4: 78 titles
PS3: 43 titles

Xbox One: 39 titles
Xbox 360: 2 titles

Switch: 19 titles
Wii U: 6 titles

Source: "List of video games that support cross-platform play" @ wikipedia

This again? All what could be said about this non-problem is that it is no problem🙄

No anti-consumer practice from Sony can be that bad...

Unless of course theres any truth to the rumors that Bethesda is toying with not launching things like new elder scrolls games on Sony's console without cross play. That's a lot of money to lose over not allowing cross play on a free game like fortnight (as well as others).

It was never pressing to begin with.

"Sony is still getting dragged in public for its decision to keep PlayStation 4 players segregated from other consoles and the PC"

but the ps4 has cross play with many PC games.

“It’s so bad,” Fortnite streaming celebrity Tyler “Ninja” Blevins recently told Polygon of Sony’s refusal to enable cross-play. “I mean, like, obviously I love Sony, I love PlayStation. I’ve been playing them my entire life. [...] But, when push comes to shove, it’s a business decision. There’s a reason they’re not allowing players on the PlayStation to play with Xbox. And I mean — it’s just greed.”

no, it's called (BUSINESS) and they have every right to conduct business the way that make sense for their bottom line.

they owe you nothing.

Its not a big deal. It simple, competitors wants access to Sony huge install base and Sony would not allow it. Those competitors are making a big fuss about it to make Sony look bad. MS did it last generation and no one talked about it.

"But the PlayStation 4 won’t be able to stop the future entirely. The trend toward multiplatform games with portable accounts that work on your Xbox, PC and Nintendo Switch will continue, with PlayStation 4 players existing on their own off to the side. Until fans make it clear that the situation is intolerable, Sony has no reason to change — and that’s a message that can only be sent with their wallets."

people cry "outrage" and then they turn on their iPhone lol, the irony.

Xbox has its own n o o bs we don't need ps4 players infecting our community... 😳 Waiting on ban!

It’s called smart business strategy. Fortnite is dying and now Sony doesn’t have to worry about getting hacked by their competitors in crossplay servers and getting sued into oblivion good job Sony

Damn this is on polygon i thought it was some BS website... oh wait

Am I one of the few (or maybe many but they must be hidden on certain forums)that actually questioned the timing
of 2 companies collaborating against another?I thought the exclusive games were a reason to buy each console but now they want cross-play with third-party games to let people be included.

When you're interested in exclusive games (pretty much games in general but some are just exclusive)
and you do not have an option of buying them all (consoles)wouldn't you buy the console your friends have to begin with?this cross-play narrative doesn't make sense,I do not want to play with everyone as that cannot be achieved and is not recommendable when you take regions into account. (latency)

Remember those X-MAS outages?what do you think will happen when everything is connected?

It was never really an issue.
Just an annoying vocal minority who like to complain about everything.
Most people I know either don’t want crossplay or just don’t care.

Bethesda don't think it's over:

https://www.eurogamer.net/a...

Of course the storm will pass like any other news story of the week. It's the nature of the beast.

I just find it funny how a some can accept this on the premise or excuse of "bottom line" or "don't care" but then get heated repeatedly over microtransactions, GaaS or any other type of policy or stance that any other company would implement.

Cross play would be nice, Playstation vs Xbox vs Nintendo vs Steam...the marketing would be crazy....I do agree that it is Sony's decision to do so but they are missing a golden opportunity to be the good guys in this. But in the grand scheme of things this is a non-issue in the world of gaming. Do you want to know an issue that gaming needs to address.....Microtransactions. ...this will turn video games into more stressful endeavors than just plain ol fashion fun.

I was actually quite surprised how much the Xbox crowd really wanted to play with the Playstation people, what a friendly bunch!

Of course. It’s easy to wait out the attention span of millennials.

it was never pressing, its just annoying. especially when you have all 3 consoles as i do and friends on every platform. the worst part is that it costs zero to make it work. literally the only reason they won't do it is because they want their players isolated on psn only. this is a total Apple strategy and tons of people got annoyed with them.

For me its principle more than anything and the next big title that will feature crossplay as it nears release will bring this issue up again and on every release going forward that features it. PC, Nintendo and MS will all be playing together and Sony alone on this one. this is a certainty as much as we are reminded how often Sony has more exclusives when a new one comes out and MS has the most powerful console every time it outperforms the Pro. These are just patterns.

It was never an issue among PS players because we do get cross play except with MS. The loudest people crying over this at least on here where not PS gamers that's why Sony didn't have to do anything. Cross play was never a big issue just like BC it became an issue when MS decided they would throw shade on Sony for not allowing it something they turned down last gen and low and behold MS fanboys ran crazy with it.

I'm hoping that when Sony still refuses to play ball in regards to Elder Scrolls Legends, that Bethesda ups the ante and imposes the same ultimatum for Fallout 76.

I don't know if Bethesda has the balls to do that, though.

If Microsoft was the market leader they would do the same as Sony. Microsoft has a track record of being assholes

If it happens cool. If it does not happen cool.

Crossplay will only benefit Xbox and Sony knows that.

I say hold ur ground they gonna start loosing games because of it oh well see how much u loose cutting the leader out fool

I played Star Trek With a PSVR with PC gamers on a PS4 .

Everyone complains about 1 cross platform game with Sony, but no one is rebelling against Nintendo for making you re-purchase THE SAME damn digital games each console generation thanks to no universal online account, not to mention their other excuse of selling you mini versions of their older consoles.

The level of defense I see for companies on this site is ridiculous.

"it worked" not on me it didn't.

I've switched primary console until they change up, blocking crossplay and locking my epic account so I cant use it on Switch is disgusting. Using the PS4 only for exclusives now and play all multiplats on other platforms, just like PS3 days.

did polygon not even read the news that just this week Bethesda started pushing Sony for crossplay with one of their titles? Its only going to mount up, eventually Sony will have to cave or lose out on games. Time will tell but I think Sony will end up on the wrong side of history this time.

SONY doesn't want cross play, so they never should have said they'd consider it. Simple as that.

umm... yeah… because Bethesda has threatened not to release a game on the system without cross-play support?
https://bgr.com/2018/08/13/...

That is an example of a small F2P game... That may not seem like much... But, what happens if they want a bigger release to play nice along all consoles with cross-plat play?

This isn't true. Bethesda is threatening to not release Elder Scrolls: Legends on the PS4 over this cross-play fiasco. While this title isn't as high profile as some of their other games, it might become a more regular thing if Sony wants to keep standing in the way of progress.

Polygon......what a joke

It's was a non issue then, and it is now. Sony know this.

As usual, Polygon and their idiot writers are fools if they think crossplay is not as important as it has always been to gamers.

Nice

Some of the people on here make it sound like crossplay is this holy grail of gaming.
Microsoft and nintendo desperately want it and sony are this evil corporation denying it.
The reality is sony offers the most cross play titles of the 3. Thats a fact.
There's nothing else to say.

PlayStation 5 is coming. That is the time CP with XB will be good for Sony. Then they will implement It. Sony has no reason to help their weak competition now.

Because school is back

I play on many different platforms. I will say on all there is a game I like and the mp dies way too early. Cross play would help keep the mp going longer if they all joined together. I am all for cross play just to keep games alive longer. Doesn't matter what platform it is. If this doesn't become the normal the one left out will always have the games die out first.

Only one that cared about cross play were fortnite players. And no else gives a shit about fortnite players. Much like many don't give a rats ass about Cross play. "I'm not getting a PS4 cause it wont have cross play" said no one ever. Much like "I still play my Nintendo switch" said no one ever.

it was never a pressing issue

It just means I will likely consider an Xbox or PC for online games with friends having different types that's all.

As I've been saying, the GP just doesn't care. Period. Some might be annoyed but it's not the pressing issue the press demands it be.

And frankly, some of the outright lies or lies by omission I see in the press on this topic are rather pathetic; Do you know how many people in these comment sections now think that Sony refuses cross-play with ALL platforms? It's bs, but they try to spread it and don't correct the assumption as it benefits their agenda. None of them report on the fact that the PlayStation has the most amount of titles with cross-play, because when you explain you're protesting the specific exclusion of the Xbox (and Switch kinda) it becomes far, far less pressing.

The hyperbole and lies may come back to bite folks on this.