Fallout 76 will not have a multiplayer crossover game, and we can blame Sony for this disguise

Sony knows how to ruin a good evening. As if exasperating dozens of Fortnite fans by blocking cross-play and cross-play with the PlayStation 4 and other competing consoles (eg Xbox One and Nintendo Switch) was not enough, we now learn that Sony is also the reason why -play will not be activated on the next Bethesda Fallout 76.

Fallout 76 was announced earlier this month at E3, and players eagerly await his release Nov. 14 . This will be the first game of the long-term franchise that will focus on the online game, but it will not support the cross-play between PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC – the three platforms that the game will support the launch. In fact, it seems that Sony forbids this, according to Todd Howard, who is the director and executive producer of Bethesda Game Studios.

Howard was interviewed directly about the Fallout 76 cross-play by a German publication Gamestar.de and frankly replied, "We would like to do that, but right now it's not possible." Howard went on to add, "Sony is not as useful as we want it to be."

Really, Sony? At this point, many players are just throwing their hand in frustration because the company does not seem to want to change behavior in order to preserve the commercial dominance of the PlayStation 4 platform. However, the stubbornness of Sony is very expensive for the entire community of players. Although Microsoft and Nintendo are rivals in the field of gaming consoles, companies do not have beef when it comes to cross-play and cross-progression with games like Fortnite and Minecraft.

be willing to relax a little regarding Fortnite. "We hear, we are looking at a lot of possibilities," said Shawn Layden, president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America earlier this week. "You can imagine that the circumstances surrounding this affect much more than just one game. I am confident that we will come to a solution that will be understood and accepted by our gaming community, while supporting our business."

However, it seems that Layden's comments refer to the cross-progression between consoles rather than to total cross-compatibility.