Fallout 76 might offer crossplay. Bethesda would be open to the feature, in fact, they desired it. But they decided against it, which according to Todd Howard is due to Sony. However, players are no longer surprised by this. They are more bothered by something else.
Fallout 76 without crossplay. The online game will be released on November 14 for PC, Playstation 4, and Xbox One. While more and more games nowadays offer crossplay between different systems and more players are demanding such a feature, Fallout 76 will not support crossplay. And this is despite Bethesda’s wish for the feature.
Sony is not as helpful as everyone would like. According to Bethesda’s Todd Howard, the reason Fallout 76 will not support crossplay is likely due to Sony, which he claims is not as helpful in this regard as everyone would like. This is also being felt by fans of the online shooter Fortnite at the moment. Here too, Sony is refusing crossplay with other systems. Howard also explained that the trend is moving more towards cross-platform gaming. Therefore, he is even more disappointed that it is not working out for Fallout 76.
What about crossplay between PC and Xbox One? Curiously, there will be no crossplay at all, not even between PC and Xbox One. This would actually be easier to implement. There is no explanation for this. Todd Howard only explains that there is a kind of “blockade” from Sony. Therefore, we will not even see crossplay between PC and Xbox One.
Players already assume this with Sony, but why not with the other platforms?
Many players are disappointed, wondering more about Xbox One and PC: The refusal of crossplay for Fallout 76 disappoints many fans. They especially do not understand why Bethesda does not at least allow interaction between PC and Xbox One players.
Players are no longer surprised by Sony: That Sony is blocking crossplay has become accustomed to. While it is continually disappointing, it is still incomprehensible why the other systems cannot at least play together. There is a lot of discussion about this on Reddit.
But there are also other voices: Some players are glad that there is no crossplay. Because players fear that the PC version will quickly be flooded with mods and cheats that Xbox One players would suffer from. Additionally, PC players often have advantages over console players due to the more precise control with mouse and keyboard. In a game with open PvP, this can lead to unfair situations.
So we will sadly have to do without crossplay for Fallout 76. But at least for the upcoming mobile game The Elder Scrolls: Blades, Bethesda wants to allow players from as many systems as possible to play together – let’s see if Sony will block this again.
