The game exists because Marvel/Disney recognize that a Sony is the undisputed best in the industry at delivering single player games that blend narrative and gameplay. This consistency transcends their 1st party studios to include their external partners because, as Inthar was quoted here and as we've seen with Bloodborne, Sony puts trust in the creative team, internal or not.
While this was obviously in the pipe before Horizon or God of War Sony's relationship with Insomniac and their ability produce gamesmanship like Bloodborne, The Last of Us, Infamous, and Uncharted clearly paved the way. The success of those titles and this just drive home the point - Sony is second to none in the AAA single player space and even potential partners outside the industry recognize it.
GG 3rd party pubs, you got obsessed with micro transactions and online communities to the point where many new releases struggle to sustain a player base much beyond launch and customers compare your practices to gambling. Meanwhile Sony's capturing software share like Nintendo, the other "bane" of third party existence for taking care of the games too well for third party comfort.
While this was obviously in the pipe before Horizon or God of War Sony's relationship with Insomniac and their ability produce gamesmanship like Bloodborne, The Last of Us, Infamous, and Uncharted clearly paved the way. The success of those titles and this just drive home the point - Sony is second to none in the AAA single player space and even potential partners outside the industry recognize it.
GG 3rd party pubs, you got obsessed with micro transactions and online communities to the point where many new releases struggle to sustain a player base much beyond launch and customers compare your practices to gambling. Meanwhile Sony's capturing software share like Nintendo, the other "bane" of third party existence for taking care of the games too well for third party comfort.