Sony and The Fortnite Scandal

Many of you may not be aware of Sony and their refusal to allow cross-play between any home consoles on the market. Allow me to explain what has occurred over the last five years. Sony has not been the best when it comes to granting what players want out of their PlayStation 4 console. These include the ability to change the username of an account, keeping the PlayStation Network free, and the most popular right now, the ability to cross-play with other platforms. Games such as Rocket League and the popular Fortnite: Battle Royale all feature some degree of cross-play between consoles. That means that Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, mobile, PC and Mac all can play with each other in some games. However, PlayStation is the only one to not join with the other gaming platforms.
 
Recently, Fortnite has launched on the Switch, which is able to play with every other console other than the PS4. Moreover, Sony is blocking the ability to link up with players on Nintendo’s console. They have begun to lock out the user’s account from being able to play on PS4 again. Understandably, players are in outrage over being blocked and being punished for wanting to play with others players on another console. Perhaps pressure from their customers will force Sony to fix their issues with trying to allow their players to mix with other consoles. I, for one, wish that Sony would swallow their pride. 
 
As of now, Sony has declined to comment on the matter. If they don’t talk about this issue soon, more backlash is projected to come in the very near future. The only way to resolve an issue such as this is to enable cross-play between all the consoles, or in any event, unlock accounts that are linked to PlayStation Fortnite accounts. Otherwise, Sony will have a lot to fix when the next console generation begins. So to all PlayStation players, are you upset with Sony’s tactics towards the competition? Sound off in the comments below about whether they should enable cross-play or not. 

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