I just realized that any thread about the "wrong doings" of a company essentially just devolves into whataboutism.

Sony/Yoshida did not say that other consoles have inferior experiences, this is just a clickbait from from Independent/Griffin. My personal view on the cross play is that it is highly unbalanced, and I do not see how cross play would promote a good user experience overall. But of course, money is the main driver, and it is understandable that Epic wants to cash in on Fortnite.

This argument is completely invalidated by having crossplay with mobile and PC devices.

If you need a PS4 to play your friends, you buy a PS4 to play your friends.

What was the argument back in the day when XB1 owners needed a reason to counter the higher resolutions on the PS4? Oh, yeah, I read it that many times I don't know how I forgot: 'All my friends play on the XB1 so that's why I bought it.' Mmmm ... why would they need an XB1 to play with their friends? I can't for the life of me think why.

This narrative is brought to you by your friendly neighbourhood MS. 'Because they're the good guys.'

I am so sick of having people trying to make XB1/Switch/PS4 crossplay happen, its not going to happen. These companies are competitors and for Sony to allow such a thing is to directly play into their competitor's hands. They want to take away the incentives that Sony offers that have people choosing it over the others in droves. Exclusivity has always been the name of the game in Video Games. It is the deciding factor of why you choose COD over Battlefield, XBox over Playstation, etc, etc. Exclusive features are what define them and userbase is one of the largest selling factors.

Do you know how many times people used "Well all my friends had a 360 so I got a 360" as a decider?

"Well it isn't Fair."
What isn't fair is trying to get one company to do work for their competition when they have continued to exclaim they don't want to.

"Sony is standing in the way of progress. It is important now because we have never been closer."
WHAT!? The only change in the game is the Switch, which arguably NEEDS to be crossplay because it is at the largest disadvantage with online userbase on the fact it just came out. All this is is a role reversal. Sony INVENTED crossplay back in PS3 era and extended the offer to xbox and got a firm denial. Because Microsoft knew what Sony knows now, its a selling point. Now that Xbox players are at this huge disadvantage on userbase and friend groups are separated in a different manner they want Sony to be the one to bend? Come on now. Back when it was PS360 if you had PS3 but all your friends had 360 and you wanted to play with them.....you got a damn 360. End of story.

People threatening boycotts also makes zero sense. Sony still has Crossplay with both PC and Phones.....of Which they completely eclipse What is possible with PC/Phone/XB1/Switch combined......thats how much of a lead Sony has. You would be leaving the largest circle just to make a point that is ridiculous from the start.

I remember when the PS4 Pro was launching Sony was saying something about it helping them compete more with PCs. So by having crossplay with PC who they consider to be a competitor and not consoles doesn't make sense.

Title is misleading. He gave a stupid answer, sure. However that is not what he said. He simply said that they view Playstation as the best place to play and there is no need for it. In a sense, he is right. They have over 50% of the market share right now and unless other big games outside of Fortnite and Minecraft have Switch and X1 cross play, all of this will blow over by the time the PS5 comes out. And if they make the PS5 and PS4 crossplay within their brand (unlike the PS3 and PS4 outside of FFXIV), then the PS5 will have 50% of the online market out of the gate as well. No publisher is going to ignore that, Sony knows what they are doing.

Maybe he meant inferior Userbases. Both Phone and PC have far more potential in rivaling Sony there, hence they are worth taking the L with Crossplay. 

He meant inferior as in experience. 

"Speaking at the IFA technology show in Berlin, Sony chief executive Kenichiro Yoshida said he felt playing on the PlayStation 4 was the best experience for gamers and therefore should not be compromised."