This is not a bad thing, especially considering how good Insomniac engine is. It's unfortunate people can't differentiate between technical prowess and art style. Thing of this though, Insomniacs engine doesn't just have all the features of a modern game engine(and they were doing these things in their engine before it became mainstream), they are currently one of the only two sony first-party studios that have an engine that does RT.
I don't see the relevance of this.
Where are you getting this entire narrative from?
WTF? Seriously where are you getting this from? TlOU2 has sold over 10M as of June 2022. Sobasicay 10M after 2 years and thats considered bad/poor sales? In comparison to what? Part one that was bunded as a free title with the PS4? And I am sure of this for certain because that's how I got the game, bundled with my purchase of the PS4.
And you are talking about the game and show as if they are the same entity. They aren't. Its part of Sony's francization of their IPs, allowing for better cooperation between PlayStation, Sony Pictures and Sony music.
I am lost... they bought Bungie.. doubling down doesn't get any more doubling than that. Gamers are just a petulant childish bunch. These things take time. Veery major shift or new initiative takes time. And a lot of people here simply can't see the forest from the trees.