Todd Howard of Bethesda says that Sony "is not so useful" with Crossplay

Speaking at the German site Gamestar.de (via Game Informer), Howard, the executive producer of Bethesda Game Studios, discussed the possibility of having the crossplay enabled in Fallout 76. Such a feature would allow players to cross the West Virginian Desert together, whether they play on a PlayStation 4, an Xbox One or a PC. Asked directly about the possibilities of crossplay, Howard said that Bethesda could not play crossplay in Fallout 76 . This is not to say that the team does not want to, but direct attention to Sony, he said that it is not possible at this time.

"We would like that, but now we can not," said Howard when asked about the activation of the crossplay. "Sony is not as useful as everyone would like it."

Howard added that Bethesda "will see what happens", but he has not given any more guidance on whether the discussions between Bethesda and the console

Those who advocate the crossplay between consoles will know that it's far from the first time that Sony is blamed for the lack of this feature, even though it's perhaps one of the the most direct statements we've heard. Other companies like Psyonix have said in the past that Rocket League could have a crossplay between consoles if Sony wanted it, but Howard's comment that Sony is not too useful with the process has a little more spice. Other games like Minecraft and even Fortnite have a cross-over function enabled to allow different combinations between the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC, depending on what as you play, but PS4 to PC crossplay is the most you're going to get out of Sony's system right now.

That's not to say that Sony does not look into crossplay in a form, although their answer does not carry as much punch as Howard. Recently, Eurogamer interviewed Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Shawn Layden about crossplay and said "Sony seems not to be listening." Layden responded that they are and that opportunities are being explored.

"he said," we are looking at a lot of possibilities. You can imagine that the circumstances surrounding this affect much more than just one party. I am confident that we will find a solution that will be understood and accepted by our community of players, while supporting our activity.

Fallout 76 should be released on November 14 for the PS4, Xbox One and PC.