Microsoft Xbox was the first to celebrate…

“After a comprehensive evaluation process, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has found a way to allow multiplatform functions for third-party content, and we are aware that PS4 players have been waiting for improvement and we appreciate your patience throughout. of this process to find a solution “, with these words has been confirmed the landing, in the test phase, of the cross game in Fortnite for the Japanese console.

Before its full implementation, the company has announced the launch, today, of an open beta that will allow playing, advance and make cross-platform exchanges between PS4, PC, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android and Mac. “We believe that the beta is an opportunity to carry out a rigorous check to ensure the best multi-platform gaming performance for the PlayStation while taking into account the players’ experience from the technical and social perspectives,” explained Sony. a statement.

“For 24 years, we have strived to provide the best possible gaming experience to our fans through a unique PlayStation perspective.” Currently, communities surrounding certain games have evolved to the point that multiplatform experiences involve an added value for the players, we are aware, and that is why we have made a detailed analysis of the mechanics required to ensure that our users’ experience remains intact both now and in the future, at the same time we try to open other paths for the platform, “they continued explaining.

This supposes a change of speech in Sony in front of the shown long ago on the cross-play, when the giant Japanese defended that PS4 was the best place to play before the controversy on this generated subject, especially, as a result of the launching of Fortnite in Nintendo Switch. Since then the company has received constant requests, including the one from Microsoft that asked players to listen to them days ago.

While Xbox was the first to celebrate the arrival of cross-play on PS4, still, even the Redmond company has not been slow to respond on Twitter to the announcement made by Sony.

If there is a company that has insisted on the arrival of the cross game to PS4 with Fortnite, this is undoubtedly Microsoft. The American company has repeatedly requested such a function. The last one recently, when Mike Ybarra asked Sony to listen to the players. Therefore it was expected that, just after the announcement of the arrival of cross-play to PS4 for Fortnite, the first company to celebrate the news was the manufacturer of the Xbox One.

Those of Redmond has pronounced three times. From the official profile of Xbox on Twitter came in response with an emoticon of arms raised indicating celebration, the communication team of Xbox United Kingdom has gone further and have welcomed Sony to such a claimed option of the successful battle-royale developed by Epic Games and, finally, Larry Hryb, better known as Major Nelson, has issued his approval with another emoticon on the social network.

Once this achievement was achieved, the community has not been slow in requesting the extension of the cross game to other releases, such as the next Call of Duty. It will touch wait to see what this movement is. However, from EA they look favourably on the cross-play for FIFA 19, while others like Bethesda found themselves with the doors closed to the cross game in Fallout 76.

Fortnite cross-platform play starts today in open beta. Full details: https://t.co/fyPmx4iB4O pic.twitter.com/wdY3GnT4u1

— PlayStation (@PlayStation) September 26, 2018