I think the real reason Sony is so hesitant to implement crossplay is not that they are so far ahead of Microsoft in console sales, but because they are actuall

I think the real reason Sony is so hesitant to implement crossplay is not that they are so far ahead of Microsoft in console sales, but because they are actually quite close in certain markets. If you look at the global sales, then yes, the PS4 is stomping the Xbox One into oblivion at the moment. If you look at the US sales, the difference between them is much smaller [1]. If Sony enables crossplay, they will probably lose a lot of sales to Microsoft in the US because they lack the overwhelming popularity that they have in Japan and other markets. This article [2] shows just how poorly the Xbox sells in Japan - the week the Xbox One X launched, only 1,639 were sold. Only 49 units of the less powerful Xbox One S were sold. For comparison, almost 30,000 PS4 and PS4 Pros were sold. Even the PS Vita beat out the Xbox, with around 3,000 sold. [1] http://www.vgchartz.com/article/271063/ps4-vs-xbox-one-vs-switch-usa-lifetime-salesnovember-2017/ http://www.vgchartz.com/article/271063/ps4-vs-xbox-one-vs-sw... [2] https://kotaku.com/here-are-the-xbox-one-xs-japanese-sellout-sales-figures-1820499120 https://kotaku.com/here-are-the-xbox-one-xs-japanese-sellout...