Is this news? They haven't attended in years, have they?
I think Sony has plenty to show. Their studios have been working on stuff for years, so they are due for a big year or showcase for 1st party games. They just need to be a lot better with communication. They don't need to be super transparent but they can't go absolutely radio silent either. Nintendo is private too but even they communicate way better and give us proper showcases.
Yeah, this is pretty obvious by now. It's been evident for years. It's not a matter of "Do they have games," it's simply a new strategy that is annoying because we're dying to know what Naughty Dog and Sucker Punch's next games are. They used to get a lot of shit for showing the same game times and times again, but I think they might have overreacted by going completely silent.
Was it better if they announced X game years before release? Is a Metroid Prime 4 situation overall a negative or a positive? I'm not sure.
They have the pro console launching this year, I expect there will be a big event to hype it up with plenty of first parties. But I expected the same for the PSVR2, and all we got was a blog post, so...