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Bethesda May Not Release 'The Elder Scrolls: Legends' On Systems That Don't Allow Crossplay
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Hahahaha. Good one Bethesda. You ported a blurry awful 30 fps version of Doom for the Switch. Good one.
It's not strange at all. Legends is already out on the mobile market, which is already massive. Missing out on the PS4 is not that big of an issue for them. Fallout 76 on the other hand...
Good.
Developers and publishers need to force Sony's hand, by any means possible.
I do 99% of my gaming on PS4 and I will actively root for great games to NOT come to PS4 if it means it forces Sony to allow cross-play for other consoles.
Developers and publishers need to force Sony's hand, by any means possible.
I do 99% of my gaming on PS4 and I will actively root for great games to NOT come to PS4 if it means it forces Sony to allow cross-play for other consoles.
They might as well release it on no systems, because who gives a fuck about n elder scrolls card game to begin with?
They don't really care about the player's experience with the game, they're just after money. Pretending to be anything but that is pretty silly.
Not to mention all the nonsense they did with paid mods. They're absolutely full of shit.
As a PlayStation Pro owner myself I agree. I believe Sony will come to their senses. They are not a stupid company. They should realize that not allowing crossplay 100% hurts gamers and developers.
I think this is a good stance for Bethesda to take.
I don't think they'll actually take it though.
I don't think they'll actually take it though.
The Doom Switch port has absolutely nothing to do with cross play and cross progression though. So I don't know why you brought it up. They don't want some players being able to carry their progress across platforms while other players can't. A 30fps port of a game has nothing to do with what's being discussed
Yeah, I'm sure Bethesda wont release their game on a console with an userbase of over 81.2m and counting because of cross-play, sure.
Easy stance to take with a game that won't do much regardless and this will probably still up on PS4. As previous people said do it with Fallout 76 if you were serious. They aren't.
Hearthstone doesn't what? Have crossplay? It's also not on consoles at all though.
Bethesda wants to make this game essentially like Fortnite. Play anywhere, anytime, with 1 unified account where all your progress and purchases go with you. I feel like more games will be taking that route in the future.
I see a new thread in your future... "Bethesda releases games to make money!!!"
Hearthstone is unified across PC, iOS, and Android. One account, same content on all of them.
Weaver controls most of Zenimax and he was one of the original TES creator/producers; I'd imagine they have his blessings to do whatever the hell they want.
So what were you saying Hearthstone doesn't do?
Or did you mean to say "Hearthstone does it." ?
They skipped out on the console audience when this kind of stuff was going to be difficult wherever you went.
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FUCK yeah. I hope they stick to their guns. It would basically be the first major domino to fall on the road to full crossplatform play.
KEEP THE HEAT ON EM, GUYS.
KEEP THE HEAT ON EM, GUYS.
Good. It's time to take a stand against Sony's silly policies.
I love how they dismiss an entire genre only to protect papa Sony.
If your whole game is based around crossplay, the PS4 userbase is irrelevant. Shit one of the biggest games in the world doesn't have a PS4 version and won't ever have one while Sony has this shit policy.
Because this way they can play both sides of the fence. Doing it with their big games would require drawing a line in the sand. Enough smaller games will add up I hope. Bethesda is one of my least favorite publishers but I'm glad they're trying to force the issue. I believe that it will take multiple big publishers or multiple big games skipping the system to make Sony change. Enough smaller games could also but it will be a drawn out affair.
Of course I'm betting that Bethesda is absolutely loving the goodwill this topic is generating. They are one of the most forward thinking companies in some ways(such as mods on console).
So where was this same energy last generation when Xbox withheld games from 360 unless developers made versions with extra goodies for them or didn't want to do crossplay with Sony/Nintendo before? It's all a money game. Acting like Sony is this big, bad entity who started this is hilarious.
I'm sure the dozens of people who want to play this game on ps4 will put enough pressure on Sony to get cross-play.
That's just it though I don't think they are trying to force anything. It's just a good way to get a few headlines and articles written about the game.
Good thing anyone with a smartphone from the past 3 years or PC from the last 10 could play it. No reason to support this game on PlayStation until they allow crossplay.
Absolutely my take as well. What I am hopeful for is that other companies see Bethesda speaking out on the matter and taking(albeit small) action and join in. In that way Beth would be forcing the issue as they could become.a catalyst for other large companies to join in.