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[IbizaPocholo]

PS4 crossplay can now support any title says Sony

Sony has confirmed that from a tech point of view they can now enable crossplay on any game, but they’ll start with COD: Modern Warfare.

metro.co.uk

As part of a short interview with PlayStation boss Jim Ryan, Wired revealed that the new system can now support any game that wants to use it. Which still doesn’t mean every game will have crossplay, but they could if they wanted to.

‘The track record of the incumbent platform winning the next time around is not a great one,’ said Ryan. ’So the major thrust of my executive energy is to avoid complacency.’

 

[Virex]

Has Hellpoint dev confirmed any of this?

 

[captainraincoat]

So now it's time for Microsoft to be Satan again

Good news for gamers if it's true though
Will also save money from buying the same fucking game on 3 platforms to play with different friends.....ghost recon breakpoint cost me a few hundred dollars

 

[The_Mike]

I wonder what caused Sony to change stance on this? What the outrage from players enough, or is there something more economic behind it?

 

[Psykodad]

I wonder what caused Sony to change stance on this? What the outrage from players enough, or is there something more economic behind it?

Most likely it was more of a matter of Sony needing to sort some stuff out first, rather than just flatout being against it.

 

[Shifty]

The walls have come down at last, good stuff Sony.

And now it's time to put our feet up and enjoy a nice refreshing drink while the usual brigade of "crossplay bad, players from other platform nasty dirty" console scrubs file in to complain about more folks being able to play together.

I wonder what caused Sony to change stance on this? What the outrage from players enough, or is there something more economic behind it?

There's a Jim Ryan quote right there in the OP that justifies it as not wanting to fall for the usual end-of-gen power shift through complacency.