Among some of the major decisions Sony have made in the last few years (please note I am just listing them with no judgment on whether they are positive or negative, I want you to decide those):
- Expanding their IP cross-media (with TV, movies, and anime)
- Expanding their IP cross-platform with late PC ports for their exclusives (and some multiplatform releases, like Bungie's games, and the MLB games)
- Long term cross-gen support for games
- Charging for cross-gen upgrades
- Premium pricing model - expensive console, accessories, and games
- Raising the price of games to $70
- Having fewer sales on their games, and for much lower discounts than before
- Raising the price of the PS5 two years after launch
- Expansion into GAAS games
- Investing in an expensive VR platform that is not wireless and not standalone
- Investing heavily in marketing and branding deals for major third party multiplatform games
- Securing timed exclusives from third parties
- Trying to close down legacy stores, but backing off on it after community uproar
- Closing down studios like Japan Studio
- Re-releases of classic and older games - on the PS5 alone: The Last of Us Remastered, Spider-Man Remastered, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Death Stranding Director's Cut, Uncharted 4, Uncharted The Lost Legacy, a Demon's Souls remake, and a rumoured re-release for Horizon Zero Dawn and The Last of Us Part 2