In an interview with Wired, Sony has announced that its cross-platform play program has exited beta, and is now available for all developers to implement in their games. For this announcement, Sony did not release an official press release, so Wired (who also announced the first details on PS5), got the scoop. Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO said:
Up until last year, Sony had refused to enter the cross-platform play space. After E3 2017, where Microsoft announced cross-play for Minecraft for the first time, Sony defended its decision to block cross-play with other platforms. In an exclusive interview with Eurogamer, Jim Ryan said:
In September 2018, Sony announced that they would be trialing cross-play with a few select games with Fortnite being the main attraction. Now, many more titles support cross-platform play between PS4, Xbox One, and PC (and sometimes even the Nintendo Switch). Some of the highlights include Minecraft, Rocket League, and most recently, PUBG. Call of Duty Modern Warfare that releases later this month will support cross-platform play from day one.
For more on PS4 news, check out the “Games of a Generation” sale on the PlayStation Store, and the latest on Shawn Layden as he left his role as chairman of Sony Worldwide Studios.
