10 Bizarre Games Industry News That Stunned Gamers in 2018
Cross-Platform Play in Fortnite
Consumers dreamed of cross-platform play long ago, but it wasn’t until this year that it became a reality. Thanks to the mighty hand of Fortnite, the consumer-friendly Microsoft and some technical behind-the-scenes work, Xbox One Fortnite players were able to play with PC and mobile players.
Then, months later, when the Switch released, those same players could play with their Nintendo friends. During all of this, though, and despite pleas from the fans, Sony remained silent.
While everyone was playing together regardless of platform, PS4 Fortnite players were isolated to their own PlayStation world. Sony eventually spoke out and said they love hearing what fans have to say, but have nothing to announce at the time.
Then, with a surprise u-turn, Sony opened up a cross-platform play beta that allowed users to play Fortnite with their Xbox One, mobile, PC and Switch friends via cross play and thus the saga was over.
The consumers finally won in the war of cross-platform play. Everyone wanted this day to come, but nobody was sure it ever would. 2018 will be remembered for many things, with cross-platform play in Fortnite chief among those things.
