this has been their goal with anaconda since last year. its why they went with the 2 sku strategy. that doesnt make it a fact. my goal is to sleep with Jennifer Lawrence. doesnt mean i will ever get to do that.
as for what happens if they do come out on top, i think it will help them steal some people from the Sony consoles. Gamepass is a very tempting deal, and crossplay has rendered Sony's biggest advantage mute. if one doesnt need to be in sony's eco system to play with their friends why wouldnt they pick a better and more powerful console? especially if they dont care about sony exclusives which btw looking at death stranding, days gone and detroit sales is not that many people. sony fans are not the same as nintendo fans who will turn every franchise into a massive success. if you arent into action adventure games like uncharted, tlou, gow and spiderman, i see no reason for them to stick around if the console isnt as powerful, crossplay isnt a factor and is basically giving away games for a dollar.
of course, i firmly believe sony will have a bunch of online shooters from their first party studios after an entire gen of pigeonholing themselves into action adventure games but thats a topic for a different thread.