Fortnite PS4 Cross-Play News Praised By Borderlands Studio Boss
Everyone in gaming should praise Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo for coming together on cross-play, Randy Pitchford says.
Randy Pitchford, the CEO of Borderlands studio Gearbox Software, has spoken out to praise Sony's recent announcement of cross-play support with PlayStation 4 and competing systems.
In a tweet, Pitchford said Sony--as well as Microsoft and Nintendo--should be applauded for making cross-play happen. The executive added that Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, should be praised daily for also being a champion of cross-play.
The entire industry should join together to applaud Sony (and Microsoft and Nintendo) and to celebrate cross-play: https://t.co/nx0VIsMw9K
— Randy Pitchford (@DuvalMagic) September 26, 2018
Sony is now finally allowing cross-play between PS4 and competing consoles like Xbox One and Nintendo Switch, but only in Fortnite right now. Sony has said it might add cross-play support for other titles in the future, but no announcements have been made yet.
PlayStation boss Shawn Layden also wants gamers to know that enabling cross-play is not as simple as flipping a switch, at least not from Sony's perspective. Cross-play between competing consoles is not as much a technical challenge as it is a political challenge, it seems. In fact, it was Epic's Fortnite that accidentally added cross-play support between PS4 and Xbox One back in 2017 before it was shut off quickly. The struggle appears to be on the business side; and that makes sense.
Gearbox is currently working on the next Borderlands game, as well as unannounced Duke Nukem and Brothers in Arms games.
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