@oshy @anemone According to more leaks, which were slides with sales data, we pretty much got proof that Sony's AAA focus was a super disaster. Ratchet and Clank barely made money, like a couples millions in the clear compared to the massive budget, with Spider-Man being better IIRC but still not fuck you money compared to the costs and licensing, which explains the attempt to pivot to live service games, but, oof

Ultimately, the tripling down on AAA is pretty much the culprit, it was stupid all around

As for Microsoft, man, who the hell knows what they're even doing