Sony has always been in a position of strength and influence in the gaming industry. In terms of game sales, no multiplatform would ever sell more on Xbox than Playstation. This is fact--- so why has Sony spent millions(if not billions)on exclusivity deals when they have always been in the position of strength. This applies to marketing deals and money hatting as well. That was/is money that they could reinvest internally. Let's just say that there was a deal for Black Myth: Wukong. How does that really help Sony in the long-term? That game was always going to sell more on Playstation. Same with Final Fantasy. They should be using those funds on their own studios. Seeing these layoffs, dev closures, and lowered 1st party AAA game output while still blowing money on exclusivity deals doesn't make any sense. They are fighting a battle against Xbox that they (Sony) won a long time ago. Xbox has never been a real threat to Sony.