Fortnite and Rocket League show just how wrong Sony is about crossplay

Fortnite: Battle Royale is easily the biggest thing in the gaming world since … well, maybe anything. Some might say it’s so big because of the low barrier to entry or the simple and quick gameplay loop. Others might say it’s just a fad. But if that’s the case, it’s a fad with very long legs as it continues to dominate everywhere it’s released. That last point is important: that you can play Fortnite on anything and everything, is impactful — but even bigger than that, you can often play it with people on different devices!

But it wasn’t the first game to attempt this sort of crossplay. Others such as Final Fantasy XI (or even its successor, Final Fantasy XIV) mix console and PC audiences, but on a smaller scale, while card games like Hearthstone and The Elder Scrolls Legends mix mobile and PC. Psyonix’ Rocket League made multiplatform waves and concurrent user charts long before Epic’s fort-building shooter. Like Fortnite, Rocket League uses Epic’s Unreal Engine 4 and software like Vivox for voice communication. Games like Rocket League and Fortnite are driving a new era of cross-platform gameplay.