Sony turned on cross-play as an opt-in beta for Fortnite on the PS4 last fall, but the latest v8.10 patch for the popular battle royale game is making it the default. Now, all Xbox One and PS4 players will be grouped into the same pool for matchmaking in Fortnite’s battle royale mode.
Players will still technically have to opt in to agree to play against players on the opposite console. But Epic Games isn’t really leaving players much of a choice: the ones who don’t opt in will be limited to just Creative Mode and Playgrounds.
Along with the grouping of Xbox One and PS4 players in the same matchmaking pool, the Nintendo Switch — which had previously been…
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