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Shawn Layden blames publishers and developers for lack of PlayStation crossplay (Up: Wargroove dev Chucklefish responds in thread - "We were told no")
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It's not a lie... If you believe it.
They did get serious in terms of security post hack... It is true
The only reason the people I play Fortnite with haven't had interest in Apex is because we're spread over PC, Xbox and PS4 and it doesn't have cross-play.
I think Sony was very reluctant to open cross-play and only did so because of the massive phenomenon that Fortnite was at the time. The pressure they felt from the negative press as a result of the cross-platform advocates has mostly dissipated since then, and my guess is that they'll keep this program in 'beta' until similar pressure starts to mount again.
In the end though they'll have to open it up, but this was not something they wanted or planned to do, even only a year ago.
I think Sony was very reluctant to open cross-play and only did so because of the massive phenomenon that Fortnite was at the time. The pressure they felt from the negative press as a result of the cross-platform advocates has mostly dissipated since then, and my guess is that they'll keep this program in 'beta' until similar pressure starts to mount again.
In the end though they'll have to open it up, but this was not something they wanted or planned to do, even only a year ago.
Jesus Christ the rabbid fanboys in here.
Sony will just tell them no, they aren't going to give Devs a reason. There you go.
Yeah it feels obvious they're willing to play ball only when the game is too big and visible for them to ignore
at this point, the best action whould be to take the games out of the platform.
Can you imagine if people didn't "get so worked up about" the initial plans for the Xbox One with its DRM, its 24 hour check in, etc? People goy REALLY mad and they managed to get freaking Microsoft to do a 180° spin in the whole Xbox One concept.
It's okay buddy, you can criticise a company you like when they do a factually bad thing for consumers so that it becomes better. Don't worry nobody will take your PS4 away if you wish for anti consumer bullshit to stop
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Are you being serious with this questioning CEO's like that on here? They will not continue to post here if you sit there like a sleazy defense attorney questioning whether they are telling the truth or not.
Not even Sony is arrogant enough to think they know more about cyber security than the company that wrote the operating system they use on their work computers.
Jesus Christ at this bit. Like how does this poster have any insight into any of this to make the claim? PSN has had far more security issues then the others, and a report based on comparison of XBL/PSN concluded in XBL being more reliable then it's competition https://www.polygon.com/2016/9/8/12851918/xbox-live-vs-playstation-network-which-is-faster
It's like your writing out your own fantasy.
If that was the answer then why wasnt it the answer?
Instead they shift blame and lie about it.
And if that is the case, then I guess we will be hearing about a ton of accounts getting hacked in fortnite then.... /s
Yes, great idea. Let's cut out the highest user base to try and increase our user base.
man......the 3 posters that keep defending just keep on delivering the bullshit and its glorious. keep posting please, its making my day entertaining
Yeah most indies really can't afford to keep games off of any the major platforms, and PS4 is even harder to ignore than the other consoles for obvious reasons
Layden lying and being exposed by the Chucklefish CEO just goes along with what came out a couple days ago...
https://screenrant.com/playstation-called-developers-playing-favorites/
People with Gaijin and Hi-Rez calling Sony out for playing favorites with crossplay
https://screenrant.com/playstation-called-developers-playing-favorites/
People with Gaijin and Hi-Rez calling Sony out for playing favorites with crossplay
oof, my bad. there is so much BS in here its hard to sift through it all.
my apologies
And then an absurd statement about protecting children followed by months of silence!
Guys-
Thank you.
I must never be sarcastic again.
Hi, and thanks a lot for chiming in.
I was also wondering, if Sony had been open to cross play, would you have launched the PS4 version simultaneously with the others? Or are there other considerations at play?
Thanks!
I have to say it was a pretty poor attempt at sarcasm. I double-taked for a second when I read it lol
You just need to add an /s or something in a thread where multiple posters are actually agreeing with that nonsense. I also thought you were for real tbh.
No one claims it isn't true. It's true. It is also completely irrelevant here.
Yep, that's the issue with sarcasm over text.
As much as I love Sony, I really hope MS and Nintendo become somewhat of partners since their product ideology are so different.
Give me Xbox streaming service on the Switch...then Sony will be SWEATING.
Give me Xbox streaming service on the Switch...then Sony will be SWEATING.
People said I was crazy for suggesting that but when Sony routinely fails developers like this I have to question how long devs can continue to eat shit before taking drastic action.
No matter what you think of specific issues, Sony's PR lately has been a disaster. In terms of communication they remind of Xbox five years ago.
If you have an unpopular policy, do something good to counteract it or at least be clear about it so that the debate moves on. Don't allow these endless discussions that last for months or even years where uncertainty is the norm.
If you have an unpopular policy, do something good to counteract it or at least be clear about it so that the debate moves on. Don't allow these endless discussions that last for months or even years where uncertainty is the norm.
because many of these developers literally can't afford to take the risk of not releasing on any of the major platforms
Haha how is that going to work. That's just cutting your nose off to spite your face.
Would never happen.
They will continue to put games out on the platform as long as it makes them money.
I know a few indie developers and they all say the same: at the beginning of the gen, Sony was great to work with, unlike the other two. Nintendo didn't change much but their console is very popular, and Microsoft completely changed their approach with ID@Xbox and now they love it. Again, this isn't consensus but the experience of a few friends who happen to be small developers, but it does match what we've seen lately from every company.
Then it's up to the players, make the right choice next generation and maybe Sony will be spooked into making better decisions.
Lose potentially a lions share of sales and thus profit, perhaps even the future of your studio, because a very small minority of consumers are unhappy they can't play against others on competing consoles? You realise crossplay is only a fairly recent feature that is far from common practice, and is instead still outlier in its implementation?
When they start losing money over this. This isn't a big enough problem yet for people to choose one platform over the other until that happens devs are going to continue putting their games on Sony platforms.
It's obviously a more controversial subject but look at the recent censorship debacle. The developers of Senran Kagura are completely rebooting the latest game/franchise to fit the new policies rather than simply move away from PS4. The producer also deflected away from it being PlayStation policies, suggesting its widespread when that's blatantly false. Other devs have quietly changed their games and refuse to say why.
No one wants to go against Sony.
When you're #1 it seems extremely easy to succumb to hubris, sadly....
Hilarious shot from his opening speech at the DICE Summit right now.
im dead inside lol
"It's not a lie if you believe it". So he is George Costanza, lol.