So let's say I bought a skin for fortnite on Xbox one using Xbox live to make the purchase and equipped it then I turned off my Xbox and logged on into PS4 and played fortnite with the same epic account but made no purshases what so ever then turned off my PS4 and turned on my Xbox one will I be unable to use the Skin that I bought on Xbox live? This can't be true
No.. the short of it;
1. Make purchases on PC
2. Link account to PSN generally say for a free skin or to "play at a mates house"
- zero money spent on PSN -
3. Try to use Epic account on Switch - No benuo
Account is now locked to "Sony approved platforms" (read everything else other that X1 or SW)
Only remedy is to create a new account to use on SW - as prescribed by their error messages
Thus the "account held hostage by Sony"
Note: This also applies in reverse. Account used on X1 or SW initially can not be linked to PSN - they have girl cooties or something.
Main scenarios that trip people up
A) Example used above (as my case - well my nephews) Play on PC, bought v-bucks via PC, linked to PSN for whatever reason, now can't use account on their SW
B) PS4 owners whom have bought the SW and can't use the account.
Edit:
I will give my take from the account blocking...
Ehhh blah blah blah
No. Epic choose to block your account.
They are the one to blame, the one that can unblock your account, the one you need to ask about, the one that can change how the game handle that.
Sony can't do nothing about that.
Thank you for your "hot take" that has no basis or reason, I would like to draw your attention to the error message as presented in the OP.. in case you missed it, it will paste it below
But hey, Epic could be lying in that to "protect" Sony.. I guess?