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[franklyshankly]

Can I ask you GAF which could be the real reason?

Because if you can play with your PS friends from your Xbone, you're less likely to buy a PS4.

 

[GulAtiCa]

Oh Sony.. No no no.

 

[Nightbird]

Lol, all the fanboys looking for Business excuses and Sony is all like "think about the children! "


Sony is slowly turning into Wii-era Nintendo.

 

[Hentailover]

Awful reasons

 

[bobbychalkers]

That's a dumb reasoning, they deserve all the criticism their way over this.

 

[Spirited]

Just no, what the hell is this for answer. This is something I could hear Nintendo say but they are the people who are part of this cross-play initiative.

 

[g11]

 

[borges]

This response its just second on stupidity to the classic Mattrick's 'bc is backwards'

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

Talk about a crappy excuse.

 

[Okami Haundo]

Concerns for children? Is Sony the new Nintendo?

 

[c0de]

That care taking is unprecedented. Thank you, Sony. In a world of darkness and false temptations, you are the light that will guide us to a better future.

 

[RedAssedApe]

at least he technically didn't double-down and said this isn't set in stone :\

 

[almostjuliuscaesar]

X_____X @ protect the kids. That's so bad it's funny.

 

[Herp Derpington]

Won't someone PLEASE think of the children

So I'm curious. Is he saying that since Children play Minecraft and Nintendo is on board they're wanting to make sure those children on the kid friendly Switch aren't exposed to the sexual assholes on PSN? I'm confused.

edit

Because if you can play with your PS friends from your Xbone, you're less likely to buy a PS4.

Which we all know is bullshit. I mean if people wanna believe that's a real concern then so be it but uh, no. No it's not. In fact it's about the dumbest excuse for a defense someone can come up with. It's no different that saying you don't want your girlfriend talking to other guys because you're too insecure she'll leave you for one of them.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

Haha what? Sony please get someone else besides Jim as your spokesman. That's absurd

 

[Keinning]

I thought Sony being silent about the matter would be bad

I was wrong, this is somehow even worse

 

[Cjdamon042]

Is it just me, or this actually makes sense?

It does in the sense that PlayStation wouldn't really have control over what people on Xbox or Switch are doing or saying to the PlayStation player. But at the same time, when everyone else is on board and you're not, it looks a bit off.

 

[Attem]

Pretty hard to defend this, unless every single person that you know and will ever know owns the same console as you and always will purchase the same "family" of console.


Its just Sony limiting them selves, they will change there stance once the industry moves on and they feel pressured to do so.

 

[J-Tier]

Security would've been a good excuse. This is a piss poor one that actually pisses me off.

What the fuck Sony?

 

[Jawbreaker]

Oh, fuck off. What a bunch of absolute shite.

 

[BibiMaghoo]

There is a reason in that response, but it is nowhere near good enough.

 

[LKSmash]

Hahaha he didn't even try. He'd have gotten more respect just saying fuck those other guys, we're #1.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Imagine if MvC:I has crossplay between xbox and pc but not ps4

 

[Kouriozan]

Sony is protecting us all.

 

[Mihael Mello Keehl]

#4thekids

ok im done lol

 

[mullet2000]

Arrogant Sony is back full force

 

[CountAntonius]

This guy must not have seen the Rocket League steam usernames PS4 players are exposed to lol.

 

[nelchaar]

Are you fucking kidding me with that nonesense

 

[Brodnax]

I think he has a point, remember some of those Miiverse drawings.

 

[AetherZX]

 

[black070]

Props to Eurogamer for bringing up the fact that Nintendo are doing it.

 

[B-Dubs]

Really!? That's Nintendo's excuse! AND THEY SAID YES.

That's what makes the whole thing hilarious.

 

[uncredited male]

Unfortunately it's a commercial discussion between ourselves and other stakeholders

This is actually why.

We've got to be mindful of our responsibility to our install base

This is the bullshit he was supposed to lead with.

 

[Remapped88]

Ridiculous.

 

[Shil Pencer]

GOFOBO'D

 

[Sarobi]

Thank you for protecting me, Sony. I don't want to be influenced by Nintendo players, and those evil Xbox fans I hear so much about *shudders*.

 

[Got]

I'm their install base. I'd like crossplay

 

[Sponge]

LMAO

.

 

[Currygan]

Can I ask you GAF which could be the real reason?

They dont give a fuck because drowning in money

 

[MegaSackman]

He should have stopped at "stakeholders" and leave it at that.

 

[Mushroomer25]

The fact they commented on this at all is wild.

The fact they managed a statement that sounds worse than their boneheaded position on backwards compatibility last week is AMAZING.

Somebody really needs to be canned for this. Boneheaded PR move that could easily be dodged.

 

[atbigelow]

Audible phrase I made when I read this: "You're fucking kidding."

It's not very PR-friendly to say "we're trying to lock you into our ecosystem", though.

 

[Bgamer90]

A responsibility? I would have thought this came from Nintendo if you read it to me 3+ years ago. Wow.

 

[Boke1879]

Well they provided an answer.

Now question is. How many in here complaining are willing to take their complains to twitter?

Because if not people will look at that answer. Bitch for a day and it'll be forgotten by tomorrow.

 

[jdmonmou]

Someone should revoke Jim Ryan's speaking to the media privileges. First his horrible take on backwards compatibility and now this. Sad!

 

[sems4arsenal]

Won't anybody think of the children

 

[Night Angel]

LMAO "Think of the children"

Fuck off. It's a truly indefensible decision.

 

[TheLastCandle]

I couldn't help but make a sour face when reading that thread title. Yeesh.

 

[MaximumSpider]

But for real, I miss late PS3 era Sony.

 

[Liliana Eileen]

Holy shit LOL. This cannot be a real interview.