{"id":141044,"date":"2018-06-14T09:57:56","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T09:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/sony-faces-growing-fortnite-backlash-at-e3\/"},"modified":"2018-06-14T09:57:56","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T09:57:56","slug":"sony-faces-growing-fortnite-backlash-at-e3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freeonlinetranslators.net\/news\/english\/sony-faces-growing-fortnite-backlash-at-e3\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony faces growing Fortnite backlash at E3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image caption Fortnite's maker says the game has attracted 125 million players since it launched last year <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sony chiefs are under pressure to respond to complaints about "cross-play" restrictions imposed on Fortnite.<\/p>\n

Gamers have discovered that if they had first played the title on a PlayStation console, they are unable to use the same Fortnite account with the newly released Nintendo Switch edition.<\/p>\n

This prevents them from being able to make use of outfits and other in-game purchases and rewards they had accrued.<\/p>\n

There is no such limitation when moving between the Xbox One and Switch.<\/p>\n

Gamers were already unable to share a Fortnite account between Microsoft and Sony's platforms.<\/p>\n

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Image caption Sony and other games companies are showing off new titles at the E3 games expo this week <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the appeal of the Switch is that its portable nature allows owners to play when away from home, and so many have bought it as a second games machine.<\/p>\n

Sony has yet to confirm it is responsible for the constraint, but it issued the following statement to the BBC.<\/p>\n

"We're always open to hearing what the PlayStation community is interested in to enhance their gaming experience," it said.<\/p>\n

"With... more than 80 million monthly active users on PlayStation Network, we've built a huge community of gamers who can play together on Fortnite and all online titles. <\/p>\n

"We also offer Fortnite cross-play support with PC, Mac, iOS, and Android devices, expanding the opportunity for Fortnite fans on PS4 to play with even more gamers on other platforms."<\/p>\n

"We have nothing further to add beyond this at this point," a spokeswoman added.<\/p>\n

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Media captionWATCH: Fans flocked to Fortnite's first live event on Tuesday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Both Microsoft and Fortnite publisher Epic Games have previously indicated that the Japanese company had chosen to prevent PlayStation gamers competing against other console owners in the title's multi-player fight-to-the-death Battle Royale mode.<\/p>\n

Global hit<\/h2>\n

Sony has faced criticism for blocking cross-play in other titles in the past, including Minecraft and Rocket League.<\/p>\n

But the sheer scale of Fortnite's success means the backlash has the potential to be more damaging this time round.<\/p>\n

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Image caption Fortnite was added to Nintendo's online store earlier this week <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Epic said this week that the title has amassed 125 million players worldwide.<\/p>\n

And Nintendo has announced that its free-to-play version of the game was downloaded more than two million times in the 24 hours after its release on the Switch on Tuesday.<\/p>\n