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Rocket League on Switch Cross Platform with Xbox and PC. No PS4 Support
- Thread starter EvB
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If I was a Sony investor I wouldn't too thrilled with a policy that ensures PS4 gets the worst version of Minecraft going forward.
Beer Monkey
Member
This is nuts. If the trend continues, communities on PS4 will wither well before they do on the other platforms.
Dreams-Visions
Member
First page was appropriately savage. Good.
Didn't Sony buy timed exclusivity for Destiny 2 DLC? Seems like a major stumbling block for cross play.
Hidden One
Member
What the fuck happened to Sony being all for cross platform play?
I think so. Although with Rocket League, it's so popular on every platform that it doesn't really make sense to implement at this point and I still don't think it would be as easy as pulling up your existing PSN or XBOX live friendlist to invite.
GHG
Member
What the hell. Is this true?
If this is true then I think it's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard.
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So dumb. Sad to see excuses being made.
Tripolygon
Banned
Sony needs to get their acts together on this. This is something that needs to be done for consumers.
It seems they are fine with it. If it's PC related
They have some exclusive content. Hardly a deal breaker for crossplay.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
Wait. Will the total pool of players for the PS4 version (previously cross-play with the PC version) drop once the Switch version comes out (being cross-play with everything else)?
Xbox Scorpio
Banned
Sony needs to get more flak for this.
xiaxdragon
Banned
playing on PC has been amazing as it literally has all platforms. With switch getting rocket league, I could see a huge bump in users across the board.....Xbox users should be pretty happy they now have 3 platforms to pool with.
But why the fuck is Sony at this point not allowing cross platform use.
I wonder if the conditions changed with FFXIV now for xbox one, because it could EASILY be ported to the S and X xbox's. Sony has to now be the sole reason at this point but square keeps saying its Microsoft, which most likely means Sony wants Microsoft to do something they don't want to do.
But why the fuck is Sony at this point not allowing cross platform use.
I wonder if the conditions changed with FFXIV now for xbox one, because it could EASILY be ported to the S and X xbox's. Sony has to now be the sole reason at this point but square keeps saying its Microsoft, which most likely means Sony wants Microsoft to do something they don't want to do.
Arrogant Microsoft made a return too.
Looks like Humble Nintendo will be the ones to carry us to freedom.
Forget about what Sony has to gain from this. What do you, the fan, the consumer, have to gain from crossplay? A bigger community. You only stand to gain. Why do you care what Sony has to gain? Who cares? They serve you, not the other way around.
Can we stop being fucking idiots. Stop putting soulless corporations before yourself. When did GAF become so defensive of anti-consumerism?
Musky_Cheese
Banned
A very good reason to professionally ask Sony in interviews. Why aren't they being asked these things continuously
Iced Arcade
Member
god damn lol
needs "doesn't play with others" caption and a basketball next to the PS4
Spauldingxx
Member
Reddit was saying Bungie wanted Destiny cross play but Sony said no so they didn't bother.
DrakeDeception
Neo Member
I think eventually Sony will allow crossplay with consoles but that might not be until PS5 when they need to make you feel like they're on the gamers side again lol
DongBeetle
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SteveO1683
Member
Are these the hashtags we're launching for OpSony?
funkystudent
Member
So many balls in this court.
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I just want my account and inventory to carry between platforms, this will be the third time starting from scratch again. Although it is fun to play with the new players for a while.
CassidyIzABeast
Member
#4everyonebutps4players
This makes no sense because they could just do it with Xbox and PC if that were the case.
Knuckle Sandwich
Member
They were pr masters at launch so it's pretty weird seeing them bungle such easy pr now. Just let it happen. You only stand to gain.
Storm Kyleis
Member
YES.
Portable Rocket League with cross-play.
This was my wet dream.
Portable Rocket League with cross-play.
This was my wet dream.
You can play against PC players on PS4 today.
That is 100% bullshit.
Yeah, I'm calling fake news until you can back up this claim.
OnionPowder
Member
But we don't know the details so you cannot complain ever please.
Considering Sony has a deal with the game giving crossplay to Xbox/PC wouldn't seem like a good idea...
JetSetRadio
Banned
PS4 probably has more players than all the rest combined. 
Console cross play, I assume. Pitting PC players against console players will be a massacre in competitive multiplayer.
Simple, they don't have "more players on PS4 than Xbox One and Switch combined times by 2".
Unless you're going by the really short-sighted assumption that every PS4 player in the world is playing Rocket League, you'll have to note that last year they did confirm while PS4's playerbase did amass to 42% of all players, in the same interview they stated that Rocket League is selling the fastest on PC and Xbox One's 22% is impressive given they got the game half a year later.
(Source)
Do they gain anything from it? Debatable, but if your heart desires so, no, I bet Rocket League's playerbase will be fine for a while on PS4 alone even if for some bizarre reason Sony retroactively went and told Psionix to remove PC crossplay.
Do they lose anything from this? Yes, because with one more platform they aren't allowed to be matched under the buckle their cross-interactivity with the Steam version is diminishing as they won't get to play with those if another console player from another platform is in the match, and given while right now we don't have any Switch statistics, it's definitely fair to say they won't be playing with the bigger part of the playerbase thanks to the PC playerbase seeing fast growth and Sony blocking the way.
Like I said it doesn't matter because without a party system made specifically for the game you wouldn't be able play with friends because cross-play means bigger player pool as of right now. So it was already a lost sale if you want to play with friends.
Even if it becomes a "standard" which is not likely because of increased development cost(i.e where they want have a party system which needs to be maintained) among other things.
Manufactures are not likely to ever actively push/advertise cross-play as a feature(Outside being open to it and helping on a project by project basis) because they want you in their ecosystem so standardisation will only come about if some company decides to make a service that does all the heavy lifting.
The amount of silly conspiracy theories that make little sense these days is too damn high!
JareBear: Remastered
Banned
Why is so Sony so opposed to cross plat play?
You really need to show proof of these claims.
Musky_Cheese
Banned
Someone can't feel like it's a good thing if allowed and a complete non factor if not without being a fucking idiot?
It is what... up to 8 players a match. If they have never had a issue with finding a match now, then how does it negatively affect them.
Sony doesn't own the game so how can they keep it from other platforms.
Eh mouse vs controller is bad
Xbox and ps4 wouldn't have that issue...they could just do raid working togethere
Of course Bungie would want this...it would only strengthen the game's community
It's a marketing deal. They can't dictate what the dev does.
If Bungie wanted cross play with PC and Xbox they can do it.
JetSetRadio
Banned
How does cross platform even work? ANY chance of adding lag?
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