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Fortnite did it . The engagement royale game , which has become wildly popular over the last twelvemonth , look to have finally led to Sony ’s capitulation . Because Sony , which has refuse to play nice with other gaming platforms , will now offer cross - play , and the first game getting support is Fortnite .

Kotaku first notedthe announcement , whichappeared on Sony ’s Playstation blog . In the blog , Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO John Kodera notes that this is a “ major policy change ” for Sony , as the company has notoriously refused to allow its drug user to play biz with the users of other game consoles or systems .

For the longest time this has been an annoyance ( Microsoft has been begging Sony to allow crossplay for old age ) , but it was n’t something citizenry require to found entire cabinet leverage decisions on . With a claimed 80 million active users , the PS4 continues to be the expert selling console uncommitted on the market powerful now and Sony has n’t needed to play well with others .

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Fortnite changed that . The game is remarkable for working across what feel like every program under the sun , include Mac , Windows , Android , iOS , Nintendo Switch , and Xbox One . Sony was a gross keep - out . At E3,Xbox ’s Phil Spencer mark that it seemed to hurt the kids — who would n’t be able to needfully get the picture the nuance of Sony ’s decision .

While Sony is not claiming that Fortnite or its developers officially changed Sony ’s stance on the subject , it would be silly to assume it was a concurrence that the first game to support cross - playing period on the PS4 will be an assailable beta of Fortnite . That beta get down today , in lawsuit you want to hop on your PS4 and schooltime some poor kids playing on their old iPhones .

[ Kotaku ]

William Duplessie