Why PlanetSide 2 doesn't support PC-PS4 cross-play

Cross-platform play won't be possible for the PC/PS4 versions of PlanetSide 2, so Sony is looking into a workaround, including transferable characters.

Ozzie Mejia

August 5, 2013 2:00 PM

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PlanetSide 2 is coming to PlayStation 4. And cross-platform play won't be allowed between the two. Why? Well, it's not just due to the whole "KB&M versus controller" debate.

Creative director Matt Higby explained to Eurogamer that while all PC content patches will find their way to the PS4, the console version requires certification that the PC version does not. A delay for approval means that synced servers and cross-platform play between the two are not possible.

That's where the idea of transferable characters comes in. "We're also talking about having character portability, so a PC character, you could transfer it to PlayStation 4, and then back," he said. "The character formats the same on both, it's just purely a matter of the server updates."

That way, even if you can't play against players on a different platform, you can move from one system to another without worry of losing your gear.

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?