Sony is a major console brand, and on that console they have the most games exclusive and non exclusive.
Value and "friends" is not the only factor because if that were true everyone would just buy a cheap Series S and gamepass. Instead they buy a PS5 because it just checks off multiple boxes.
Idk why you stay trying to downplay the importance of exclusives on Sony's platforms.
1st party Exclusives on any platform don't matter like y'all think when it comes to the grand picture. keywords..
1st party exclusives.
It has nothing to do with it being PS or MS. The only system where 1st party exclusives are synonymous with a system to the point of common knowledge is Nintendo. Mario is Mickey mouse, and people know where they need to go and look for to get Mickey mouse branded products.
Playstation nor Xbox has anything like that thier random 1st party exclusives games don't compare because they come and go. Especially on playstations end.
Also yes playstation is the brand, the reason people ran out and bought a playstation when there was literally nothing to play on it was because of the branding, having a PS5 during 2020-2022 was like having the latest Jordans. Dudes was just posting and talking about how they got a PS5 out the blue for no reason but to floss that they have one.
But that's as about as far as it goes