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[OdysseusVA]

Thank you for protecting me, Sony

 

[Banjo-Kazooie]

Won't anyone think of the children????

It would really be a shame if they got exposed to the nasty horrible players on the Nintendo switch in rocket League instead of PC players

 

[DrunkShogun]

I rarely play online but Sony is taking a loss here. No excuses if all the other competitors are doing it and especially with the poor reason they're trying to use here.

 

[Crayon]

Haha

 

[Palette Swap]

Terrible. They'd have a leg to stand on if PSN was somehow not a cesspool like most online gaming spaces.

 

[Papercuts]

I am so, so glad that nintendo was brought up after he said that. Hilarious.

 

[therealist]

and if you cant play with your friends when everyone else can, you're more likely to ditch your PS4.

except I am pretty sure the PS4 base is bigger than the Xbox One + Nintendo Switch base.

 

[dugdug]

Props to Eurogamer for pressing him on the issue after the first flimsy response. Hope this gets the ball rolling, at least.

 

[SprachBrooks]

Jim Ryan and Sony are full of shit.

 

[Death Metalist]

For the WHO

 

[mazillion]

They can't do it because there are children on other consoles? How is that their problem!?!?!

 

[ViviOggi]

Pathetic

 

[foltzie1]

At this rate I half expect the PS5 to run a POWER based processor.*

*Not really, but still

 

[Atolm]

What a bunch of bullshit excuses.

Need that Daniels gif from The Wire.

 

[wildfire]

I get you Jim. Your statement may go over everyone else's head but I get you.

If you expose Playstation kids to other platforms they may just grow up to play on other platforms.....Keep them safe in the Playstation universe!

That was exactly my first thought as well.

 

[BTM]

Jesus Christ lmao

 

[Brofield]

So you're saying I have 2 PS4 controllers, 2 Switch controllers, and I still can't have four people playing in the same room because the guilty party isn't Nintendo?

 

[Mr. Nice_Guy]

Please stop Jim. Find other work, you aren't cut out for this.

 

[NoctisVsStar]

You wanted the truth, there you have it,

 

[Ricky_R]

I mean, I'm indifferent to this, but come on Sony. You're not fooling anyone.

 

[VlaudTheImpaler]

Can't wait for Kaz Twitter's response.

 

[RSTEIN]

Sony could even teach Trump a thing or two. Wow.

 

[LightningXCE]

no

 

[faint.]

I fully support this decision. The last thing I want are my children being exposed to those "dude bros" on Nintendo Switch using their fancy Nintendo Switch headset to 3.5mm headphone jack to mobile phone application and ruining the experience for us all.

 

[Peltz]

LMAO

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[Dynomutt]

Arrogant Sony is back full force

Nah, They haven't announced a hand held yet, They're becoming the Toyota on the game industry, Solid product but stuck in it's old ways to to change some things.

Honestly makes me wonder about Destiny. So many times on LFG I see posts but i can't play with them.

Sony should really invest in some service sin and QoL at this point. If anything it would solidify them as a leader in the industry.

 

[blue_phazon]

Thank you Sony for protecting me from the dude-bro casual gamers on xbox who can't appreciate art or Japanese culture. Also thank you for protecting me from kiddies on switch who will never appreciate deep narratives in games. I am truely blessed that online playstation communities only have the most elite gamers: The smart gamers who own a PS4, and the PC master race.

Honestly, this whole cross-play thing is so overblown. There's 60 million PS4s sold out there. S I X T Y M I L L I O N. It's not like there will ever be population problems like on other platforms. I bet you'll have to wait 10 minutes to find a match in that Splatoon port this summer

Spoiler

/s Sony pls turn crossplay on

 

[Hidden One]

No one can defend this.

 

[Tagyhag]

Man, being a PR person must be extremely hard. You must smell like bullshit the entire day.

 

[Sadist]

Bizarre. Thats all I can say

 

[Zeouterlimits]

What utter garbage.
Completely against "for the players".

 

[MrHoot]

Hahaha you fucking jabronies Sony. It's one thing to have a massive stick up your ass but to use your consumers as a justification to cover your shitty ass decisions, you can fuck off

 

[NegativeCero]

The eye rolling comment was hilarious. What a sorry excuse for a PR response.

 

[wildfire]

Thank you for protecting me, Sony

Aren't you a parent?

No?


Well you better start getting pregnant.

 

[Gold_Loot]

Gotta be angry at Sony for something I guess.

 

[Ocarina_117]

Have people jumped to Sony's defence itt too?

 

[StoppedInTracks]

This is a great gif.

Fathers can relate.

 

[Kysen]

100% bullshit, MS should reciprocate and take all further updates to MC away from them. For crying out loud MC carried Vita on its death bed.

 

[ggx2ac]

#4theplayers

#4themoney

 

[Gator86]

Jim Ryan seems like the person Sony puts forward when they want to defend a factually bad decision.

Can we get some Sean Spicer 'shops here?

 

[Planet]

What a bathtub full of stale hamster poop, Sony!? I am a huge PlayStation fan, but this interview makes me feel ashamed about it.

 

[EvB]

 

[KCroxtonJr]

I think this is a ridiculous decision and explanation, and I don't even care about Minecraft or Rocket League at all.

We've been behind when it comes to cross play in gaming for far too long, and this is just keeping us behind. Well, only keeping Sony customers behind really, which is just...stupid.

 

[KingSnake]

#4thechildren

edit: damn, too late.

 

[Caronte]

Of course it's Jim Ryan.

 

[SomewhatGroovy]

I can turn on LIVE PS and find Playroom AR bots hovering in a room with two adults having sex but Jim Ryan draws a line against crossplay.

 

[GulAtiCa]

except I am pretty sure the PS4 base is bigger than the Xbox One + Nintendo Switch base.

Isn't Rocket League much bigger on PC? (Minecraft too of course)

 

[Reckheim]

As much as I don't care about cross play, this is absolute bullshit.

If people want to play mutliplayer with their friends that own a ps4 they have to get a ps4, if they let this happen some 'to be customers' would just stick to an xbox one or a switch to play with their friends.

Definitely not a good look and everyone sees through their shit.

Not to mention games like paragon are already cross platform with PC, if they really cared about the kids why not limit the service to M/T rated games.

 

[WhatNXt]

Acknowledgement is the first step towards progress.

I've got faith they'll open this up if they can have the necessary assurances.

 

[chrominance]

Sony's doing a fantastic job of making Nintendo look reasonable in the online space, and that's frankly shocking.