Report: Sony stopped Bungie's plans to add cross-platform character transfer to Destiny 2 Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Report: Sony stopped Bungie's plans to add cross-platform character transfer to Destiny 2 "We want people to associate Destiny with PS4 even if that means screwing over other players." News by Vikki Blake Contributor Updated on 14 Apr 2019 103 comments Bungie's plans to enable the cross-platform transfer of Destiny characters were stopped by Sony, according to Kotaku's Jason Schreier. Schreier made the claim in a recent episode of the Splitscreen podcast (skip to around 57 mins if you want to get straight to this topic - thanks, ResetEra). In a discussion about how Destiny 2 will fare following Bungie's separation from long-term publishing partner Activision, Schreier intimated that while Bungie had been keen to make character transfer a reality, it's exclusivity partnership with Sony prevented the developer from pressing ahead. "I heard that Bungie wanted to do character transfers for PS4, PC - before Forsaken came out - but Sony wouldn't allow it," Schreier said. "Sony is just like, we want people to associate Destiny with PS4, even if that means screwing over other players. "It sucks and hopefully Bungie ends it." It's not the first time Sony has been singled out for fighting cross-play party play, of course. A couple of years ago it was Rocket League and Minecraft highlighting the issue, and Sony wouldn't budge, although Sony boss Shawn Layden told Eurogamer last year that the company was "looking at a lot of the possibilities". Just a month later, a cross-play beta finally came to Fortnite players on PlayStation 4. It's natural to speculate that Bungie might revisit these plans now the studio has prematurely terminated its partnership with Activision, but its agreement with Sony is seemingly still in place. Just this week, Destiny 2 players on PC and Xbox One could get their paws on PlayStation 4-exclusive Wavesplitter, but the studio had to revoke access to it via a "fix". Now PC and Xbox One owners will have it locked within their inventories until its exclusivity period expires in September 2019. Watch on YouTube Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 5 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store