Sony announced this week that the PlayStation 4 will allow cross-play with other consoles and PC for ‘select third-party content.’
Now, Microsoft has responded to the announcement with the following tweet:
That little hallelujah-style emoji is in response to Sony’s announcement that Fortnite will be the first game to test the cross-platform play, in open beta.
We’ve yet to get a response from Phil Spencer, who has been an outspoken advocate of cross-play for a long time.
In a statement sent to IGN, a spokesperson for Microsoft said:
‘We believe in giving gamers the opportunity to play the games they want with the people they want. Whether that means working with our partners to deliver cross-network play with games like Rocket League and Fortnite or enabling cross-device play with the likes of Minecraft, we are supportive of new scenarios that enable more people to play and have fun together while gaming. We would love to bring players on PlayStation 4 into our Minecraft ecosystem as well, but have nothing further to share at this time.’
We will have to wait and see exactly what ‘select third-party content’ Sony has in mind, but Minecraft would certainly be a strong choice.
