Alex I think the high quality comparison could well have been made for a lot of last generation, but coming into this and with the acquisitions MS have made they need to be very careful. That’s not to say the model MS will produce the results we expect from these developer, but Sony are playing a dangerous game.
I feel like recent inroads into PC releases of first party stuff is the first step along a road where premium subscription makes better financial sense for Sony. If the PS market also includes PC then like MS it’s a much bigger pool of potential subscribers and whilst also offering something new they weren’t getting before.