Locking the account like with Fortnite is crazy and should get all the backlash possible.It's progress. I didn't expect the Xbox One to have backwards compatibility, especially OG Xbox BC when I bought it and I didn't expect my PS4 to be updated to support HDR.
I don't like backlash for the lack of crossplay though. No informed gamer has ever bought a system/game and expected it'd be possible to play against people on a different console. It'd be just as random as buying a game for one system and expecting it to play on another. Crossplay between PS4 and XB1 could be cool in a lot of ways just like crossbuy between PS4 and XB1 could be cool in a lot of ways, but it's not a problem for a company to not want to support them. Eh it's great for people to express their desire for features they want. I'm just frustrated with people demanding these features as if it's anti-consumer to not have them.
I do wonder if some group/forum has been pushing these things. Crossplay has been a thing for generations and some big games talked about it so I understand why it has become popular to discuss, but other things seemingly came out of nowhere. Like calling first party games anti-consumer. How has something so obviously false become such a popular narrative online? Maybe I'm just an old man afraid of change. I don't remember last gen having such a push to rewrite the rules on how the industry works.
I've never heard of this "first party is anti consumer" stuff. Where are you reading this? Or are you referring to stuff like paid exclusives?