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(PS4) Fortnite cross-play open beta now live, Sony looking into support for other games
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Great job Sony.
I gave them tons of shit over their non-answers and not allowing it the last couple years, so it's only fair I give them credit when they listen to consumer demand.
This really is a huge leap forward for gaming today. More and more games will be open to it knowing that all the major platforms are on board. No longer will we be segmented based on what plastic box we own.
I gave them tons of shit over their non-answers and not allowing it the last couple years, so it's only fair I give them credit when they listen to consumer demand.
This really is a huge leap forward for gaming today. More and more games will be open to it knowing that all the major platforms are on board. No longer will we be segmented based on what plastic box we own.
You have to unlink your PSN account from it's dummy EPIC account. Then link you PSN account to you main EPIC account. It's the only way I think.
Fortnite PS4 & Fortnite Swith both logged in with same Epic account on my end now successfully (Europe if that matters).
So this means I will finally be able to play my PC/PS4 account on my Switch???
If so, hell yes!
If so, hell yes!
how did you logout from your Epic account in the Switch version? i made a dummy account for the Switch and I want to use my PS4 Epic account
I'm sorry if this has been asked before, but does this also mean cross-progression is allowed now too?
Will I be able to use my PS4tnite account on Switch?
Will I be able to use my PS4tnite account on Switch?
They could have continued to refuse and ignore the outcry. They didn't.
Sure, it's late. Sure, it took VERY vocal proponents to push them to this moment. But it happened, and that's all I care about.
There are many games that are only available on playstation or pc and don't implement cross-play.
I never actually played Switch Fortnite before now (I never created a second account).
I only installed it as a curiosity a couple of months back to see the cross-progress-lock (attempting with my PS4 Epic account) when the news was at a climax.
Because that puts 1 side at a big disadvantaged in some games, pretty much any that involve shooting other players.
Sounds like this was a case of shareholders getting on the CEO's back about the controversy surrounding Fortnite, so Sony have rushed out their crossplay policy with Epic games first.
We know it's as easy as flipping a switch, Epic already accidentally did it. So I can't imagine any other reason why Psyonix is waiting for Sony's permission to go crossplay.
You should be able to log into your switch account on the website and it'll ask you to create a full epic account. You'll have to do that and then you can get to the connected account page to delink it from Switch.
Yeah, almost entirely games that would be unbalanced anyway like shooters. (Or, sadly, a lot of Japanese games like fighting games, but I imagine that'll start to change too).
Yeah? There's already cross play between PS4 and PC, so who else would this be for? PS4 to Switch and Xbox.
And what about all the games where its not a competitive advantage? Nothing has been stopping EA from implementing any kind of cross play with FIFA
The children aren't safe anymore, sad days indeed.
It does seem like all these online woes have become a sort of meme. Ethomaz's case is pretty recent.
Usually when they say they don't have anything to add at the moment, it means they're working on it.
But telling people to ask Sony for comment, I get the feeling that Psyonix hasn't even really been contacted yet regarding it.
i'm confused, so many people in the other thread said that this would never happen know matter how much we discussed it openly.
I bet most publishers don't mind cross play but I have a feeling most would not want cross progression.
Bizarre to see the claims that Sony might go back on this. There is quite literally a 0% chance they decide to disable this again now that they've finally enabled it and the reaction has been so positive.
Think of every PR nightmare in modern gaming history. Now double it. They're not going to do that.
Think of every PR nightmare in modern gaming history. Now double it. They're not going to do that.
FIFA on PC hasn't always been the same version as the FIFA console version.
I think that's likely, and I don't expect Sony to just allow games to do it easily if they haven't even talked to Psyonix about it who has been their partner for years and asked for crossplay for years.
Let the ball continue to roll down the hill.
Let them all come knocking.
Huge kudos to Sony for this. You can absolutely say they reluctantly gave in after too much pressure, and you know what? Who cares. They realized this is something that is important to gamers and swallowed their pride.
Now let's see Minecraft and Rocket League among others added to the mix. Don't stop now Sony.
Now let's see Minecraft and Rocket League among others added to the mix. Don't stop now Sony.
Excellent news, glad Sony finally decided to fix their anti-player stance regarding crossplay, should have been like this from the beginning.
I play on Switch and this means I can now play with one of my friends who has a PS4 too which is nice!
I've mainly been playing together with friends who have it on Switch/PC! :)
I do hope this means Sony would be willing to do this for every game possible going forward...
I play on Switch and this means I can now play with one of my friends who has a PS4 too which is nice!
I've mainly been playing together with friends who have it on Switch/PC! :)
I do hope this means Sony would be willing to do this for every game possible going forward...
EA actually has while disucssing FIFA and Battlefield:
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...19-cross-platform-play-a-net-benefit-to-users
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/artic...rm-playability-for-battlefield-v-future-games
At least it's not a big redownload I guess, lol. Deleting it doesn't actually do anything because the link is on epics side, it'll just connect you to that dummy account again as far as I'm aware. xD
New Season starts tomorrow.
I think they'll be pleasantly surprised to see that it encourages more people to play overall, knowing they can play with friends on other platforms which will also encourages more spending when they see all the skins
Dude, you should record yourself telling scary stories. What a deep voice man haha.
Sony had to be dragged kicking and screaming into this. Don't give 'em kudos for something they should've been on board with from the start.
Fortunately, Fortnite BR was simply too massive for Sony to ignore the crossplay complaints.
Fortunately, Fortnite BR was simply too massive for Sony to ignore the crossplay complaints.
