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CNET:
Sony doesn't want you to play with your Xbox or Switch friends, I argued last June. We've known since 2016 that Sony is the only company standing in the way of buddies being able to team up across PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC, since there's no technological limitation.
And though Sony has since been shown up by Microsoft and Nintendo, and though Sony enraged the Fortnite community, and though Fallout developer Bethesda has badmouthed Sony about cross-play and threatened to hold another game hostage, and even though PlayStation America CEO Shawn Layden suggested Sony might have actually gotten the message...
...today, Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida reportedly told the press that his company generally doesn't believe in the idea of opening up the PlayStation to cross-platform multiplayer.
"On cross-platform, our way of thinking is always that PlayStation is the best place to play. Fortnite, I believe, partnered with PlayStation 4 is the best experience for users, that's our belief," he said, according to The Independent.
Previously: Sony Faces Growing 'Fortnite' Backlash At E3
Bethesda Clashes With Sony on PS4 Cross-Play, Changes Review Policy
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday September 01 2018, @05:44PM
Sony had a chance to tell the truth - whatever that may be - and put this behind them. Instead they spewed out this "Sony is the best!" garbage and no one is buying that as the real reason.
Whatever the reason, even if it's "we only want our consoles to be able to multi-player with other Sony consoles", they should own up to it and let people decide based on their reasoning. But what do you expect from a company like Sony, the people who thought a rootkit was a great idea.