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KLAMarine on 30 September 2018
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EricHiggin said:
KLAMarine said:

"you are certainly implying that you are ok with it to some degree"

>To a degree: XBox policies are only in play while playing on XBox.

Prior to Sony's reversal, PlayStation policies were in play EVEN WHEN OUTSIDE of PlayStation. This became an issue when the Switch released because there were PS4 owners who picked up a Switch and wanted to play their Fortnite account on the Switch only to find out that they couldn't because PlayStation had essentially compromised their Fortnite account.

"You think what PS did was worse, but I would easily say I'd rather be able to play Fortnite and be stuck to a platform that allows me to play it, then not be able to play it at all. Now you don't have to be stuck to PS4 anymore, but you just may be stuck to XB."

>Well that's you. I think that many PS4+Switch owners found out that they couldn't access their Fortnite account on their Switch and vice-versa with no means of recovering their hijacked account so they complained. X1+Switch owners didn't have this limitation: they could go back and forth just fine and only begrudgingly paid the $60 for online or just played on their Switch with little delay. Some X1 owners might have already been paying for online prior so it didn't make a difference to them.

If you're looking for a metaphor, here it is:

Let's say you have a custom-built motorcycle you put money into building to your liking and there are three tracks wherein you can ride your motorcycle. These tracks are named as follows: Switch, PlayStation, and XBox.

If you have ever driven your motorcycle in PlayStation, that motorcycle was no longer your own to use as you saw fit. At the end of your visit to the PlayStation track, PlayStation took that motorcycle from you. You could not ride it in Switch or XBox ever again and PlayStation never warned you! If you wanted to drive in XBox, you needed to pay a fee for access BUT the track would NOT take your motorcycle from you. XBox was okay with you riding it in Switch fine which does not charge you an access fee.

I, and I think most people, would prefer to have two tracks to ride in as opposed to just one. Yes, XBox charged a fee for access but it didn't take your motorcycle from you at the end of the day. The Switch track was always an option.

The policies are also outside of XB. If I own a PS4/Switch and XB1, and I play Fortnite, and I don't have paid online for any console, when I want to play Fortnite on XB, I can't, because I don't have their online service. I now am inconvenienced in some way. The XB way is a paywall, the PS way was locked accounts. The PS way is no longer an issue, so what about XB now?

Why didn't they begrudgingly continue to play on PS4 instead?

Incorrect. The track is called Fortnite and is owned by Epic. The bike brands that exist are PS, XB, and SW. There used to be two separate tracks that were exactly the same, except the one track had more wear than the other. Out of the 3 bikes, PS and SW could ride/race for free, but XB riders had to pay $60 every year to XB, for a pass to be able to ride/race. If you rode a SW or XB bike, you could ride/race on the same track at the same time, but if you were a PS rider, you could only ride/race with other PS riders on the second more worn track.

Today. The track is still called Fortnite and is still owned by Epic and has received upgrades and updates. The bike brands that still exist are PS, XB, and SW. One track is still open, and the other is in question. Out of the 3 bikes, PS and SW can still ride/race for free, and XB riders still have to pay $60 per year to XB, for a pass to be able to ride/race. All 3 bike brands now ride/race on the same track at the same time. Due to the PS newcomers, there could be issue's with them since they are unfamiliar with this particular tracks wear, and it's typical XB and SW riders, etc, and that may lead to some frustration for the PS riders, but over time it will all be worked out, or the PS riders will go back to their old track.

"The policies are also outside of XB. If I own a PS4/Switch and XB1, and I play Fortnite, and I don't have paid online for any console, when I want to play Fortnite on XB, I can't, because I don't have their online service. I now am inconvenienced in some way."

>Yes, you're inconvenienced when playing Fortnite on XBox. You don't need to pay the yearly subscription when playing your Fortnite account outside of XBox.

"The XB way is a paywall, the PS way was locked accounts. The PS way is no longer an issue, so what about XB now?"

>Someone should gather up all the people outraged by XBox's approach and petition XBox to change their policy.

"Why didn't they begrudgingly continue to play on PS4 instead?"

>Perhaps PlayStation's taking of accounts was a new low for the industry so they didn't play Fortnite on PS anymore.