SONY HAS BEEN BUYING COMPANIES AND LOCKING IN 3RD PARTY EXCLUSIVE DEALS SINCE ITS START.So Sony got as much developers on board to support the PS1 in it's infancy=Sony made lock up deals?
Its literally how they secured the bag.
if you don't get that then I don't know what to tell you.
Complaining about MS using it's money when that's literally how Sony got in the game.... Throwing around their money.