Devs accuse Sony of “playing favorites” with PS4’s cross-platform support

Enlarge / On the right, Wargroove developers asking for Sony to open up cross-platform support on the PS4. On the left, Sony.
Last September, after years of fighting the idea, Sony finally announced that 'cross-platform [console] gameplay, progression, and commerce' would be coming to the PlayStation Network, with Fortnite as the first example. Now, though, some third-party developers are saying Sony is still standing in the way of letting the PS4 versions of their games play nicely with other platforms.
'We just launched Wargroove with crossplay between PC, Switch, and Xbox,' Chucklefish CEO Finn 'Tiy' Brice wrote on the ResetEra forums. 'We made many requests for crossplay (both through our [Sony] account manager and directly with higher-ups) all the way up until release month. We were told in no uncertain terms that it was not going to happen.'
Brice's comments came days after new Hi-Rez Studios CEO Stew Chisam tweeted at Sony that the studio was 'ready to go when you are' for cross-play on Smite, Paladins, and Realm Royale. 'It's time to stop playing favorites and tear down the crossplay/progression wall for everyone,' he said.
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