Cross-play used to be a term synonymous with Sony. Games would release across all three of their platforms (PS4, PS3, and Vita) and the cross-play functionality would allow any of those players to play together. Cross-play was a marketable feature. Cross-play was a feather in Sony’s cap. Now, cross-play is Sony’s latest controversy.
Let’s do an analogy, because I love analogies.
Back in the early 2000s, Razor scooters were all the rage. Imagine that your parents give you a Razor scooter, along with a bunch of other cool toys, but they won’t let you out of your own yard. Out in the street, you see the other kids riding scooters together. You want to go play with them, but your mom tells you to stay here in your own yard, where you have a bunch of toys the other kids don’t. Also, you can’t take your scooter out of your yard. If you want to ride with the other kids, you have to get a whole new scooter. If they want to play with you, they can only do it in your yard. It’s not exactly a subtle analogy, but it works. PlayStation gamers are being kept penned in their own yards. Sony is chucking some great toys our way, sure. God of War, Detroit, Horizon, Spider-Man, Ghost of Tsushima, Dreams, the list goes on and on. Sony’s got a bunch of great exclusives. But while we play with these great toys, we can’t help but envy the fun our other friends are having together, just outside of our little fenced-in playground.
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