Sony Responds to Microsoft's Invite to Connect Xbox One and PS4 Networks

Now they just need to make a damn Halo for PC or the Xlive multi will be as worthless as Halo on Xbox.

First of all microsoft would never do it. They will maybe do it for rocket league only because ps4 players have been playing with pc for a long time, but for now they just want to look good in the headlines. Sony i hope won't do it because that will be a huge plus for xbox but a bad thing for ps4: xbox one has very few players on online games but with ps4 players they would have no problems. Ps4 has already more than enough players but joining with xbox the appeal of way more players in mp games goes down the drain making the effectively xbox more desirable while ps4 less desirable. It is a very known issue the one that xbone has few players in their online games like in mgs5 and bf hardline which were graveyards at launch and had less players than on ps4 right now after these games lost the interest of people.

This is something they should have done a long time ago, tbh

It would be great since my cousins have an Xbox1 while I have a PS4.

No XIV on Xbox one. They won't connect with Xbox. It's a bad business move for them and we all know it. Im the only one who is saying that this could make them lose money. We all know that is the truth. This is why you guys are not in charge of Sony or any other gaming business because you would rather play games than make more money. Xbox is releasing Scorpio so maybe Xbox is trying to get people on there side. They know Sony won't agree, but they want to be the good guy. People would go to Xbox or Sony depending on the better console for both of them. I like exclusives. THEY ARE GOOD FOR BUSINESS. THIS IS WHY YOU ARE NOT IN CHARGE RIHOKO. Its all about money and they are a business of course they are greedy and I support and like it. A good profitable business is supposed to be greedy. Im greedy.

Finally! some talks are being made! Get Final Fantasy XIV on Xbox One ASAP!!

Sony should be jumping at the chance. Letting gamers play together is not going to decrease their profits in the least. Just shows that Sony is as stuck up as their fans. I own all three new consoles and while there are things to like about all three, Microsoft is the only company actually driving gaming tech forward. The constant updates of features their fans have asked for show that unlike Sony, MS actually cares about keeping their fans around. Being in second has driven innovation like opening up online network play to other console owners. Sony in the meantime will just sit there counting console sales and acting like James Cameron. "We're on top, why try anymore?". Don't get me wrong I love me some Uncharted and Bloodborne, just sucks I have to play them on an inferior system. Resolution does not greatness make.

Why are the majority of the ps4 commentors so rude? Don't we all play games to have fun, show a little bit of our competitive side and just have a a good time? I've got a friend who has been on ps and pc for a long time and the majority of my other friends are on xbl and he whenever we being this up he's always like "Come on Sony just do it". Oh and I won't even mention the fact that games with a low player base will have so much more players, prime example rainbow six siege! Screw console wars, you know what to do Sony, don't hesitate.

I can't believe in this day in age we still have segregation! Awful! I'm calling Jesse Jackson, he is always looking for any reason to start a fight and this is right up his alley!

This is a joke by the way.

I said it before IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME.

The menu could be as simple as this:

FOR example on PC: Choose Networks: -[PC]-[ALL][Playstation]-[Xbox]-[Nintendo]

etc etc....JUST SWAP IN THE NATIVE PLATFORM OF YOUR CHOICE AND HAVE THE OTHERS IN THAT MENU.

So much more gamers of variety and skill levels...and pretty much means almost always active networks with so many gamers around the world playing.Sweet.

Peace.

Just do it!

LOL, there will still be segregation. A majority of the players play fps games. PC players will ultimately dominate console players (xbox one and windows 10). Eventually, there will be complaints about the unfairness and console players would wish to avoid PC players.

The response from Sony is exactly what I expected. They aren't saying no flat-out. They need more time to think about it. So, it could very well happen. I do believe though that if it does happen that it will be certain games and not all new multiplayer games going forward from a certain point.

I'm so tired of the stupid fanboy wars. I own a PS4 and I love it. I really have zero interest in ever getting an Xbox One. If you own and Xbox One and are happy with it - great. It's all about being entertained and having fun. Fanboy wars for consoles are dumb when these people don't even own stock in these companies. I do hope this happens eventually, except when it comes with connecting with PC players with FPS games. We all know that the PC has an advantage with the mouse and keyboard for FPS games.

The way that a lot of the community is reacting to this just shows me how petty, salty, childish and spiteful the modern gaming community has become. Had something like this had been announced pre-early 2000's gamers would be dancing in the streets. Fanboyism, like sexism and racism is just another blight tarnishing gaming's image. Sure there was still healthy competition between consoles back then but it hadn't turned their respectives communities into cancer like it has today.

Also even if this thing does happen (hopefully it will) that doesn't mean you'll see Halo on Playstation, Smash Bros on Xbox and Uncharted on Wii U. More than likely it'll mean that multiplat games CoD, Battlefield etc won't have console specific servers anymore. I don't see any company giving up their major IPs to make this happen.

Please Microsoft, please bring forza to ps4

Outside the business aspect many would and will claim, that would be great, cross-platform connectivity=more players!

But on the business part… dlcs policies can get even worse than they actually are...

It is so pathetic when the loser asks the winner to work together for the betterment of "both". Microsoft might as well ask Sony directly if they are willing to show their ass to get f...

Hmmm, I seem to remember something like this when the PS3 was trailing the 360. And the then head dude for Xbox basically said, "No way in hell.". Well, I guess hell just came to be, at least for micro&soft since they are doing so crappy. So much for THIS being 'unprecedented', perhaps they meant for micro&soft, they're finally opening up to such ideas...

Darn, wish I could find an article from back then, but here's one that does touch on it: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2016/03/why-microsoft-is-finally-pushing-for-cross-platform-online-gaming/