Sony Interactive Entertainment’s CEO, Jim Ryan, explained to Wired in the same article that Sony has to keep pushing PlayStation and its features in order to survive the next generation. “The track record of the incumbent platform winning the next time around is not a great one,” he said. “So the major thrust of my executive energy is to avoid complacency.”
Cross-play certainly helps show that Sony isn’t willing to believe its current dominance will ensure guaranteed success in the upcoming generation.
For more, check out our guide to every PS4 game that supports cross-play. In addition to cross-play, Sony is also applying efforts to streaming, with a big PlayStation Now price cut and big games added to the service. Matt Purslow is IGN's UK News and Entertainment Writer. You can follow him on Twitter.