This might be true but this one title’s success will have a bigger impact on the developer’s (≈100 staff) future prospects than Sony (≈113k staff).
Sony could simply ignore the issue and they wouldn’t be losing any sleep.
On the other hand this game is the only title the studio has released since Helldivers in 2015, they have the most incentive to protect the reputation of the new title, the IP, and the studio.
This might be true but this one title’s success will have a bigger impact on the developer’s (≈100 staff) future prospects than Sony (≈113k staff).
Sony could simply ignore the issue and they wouldn’t be losing any sleep.
On the other hand this game is the only title the studio has released since Helldivers in 2015, they have the most incentive to protect the reputation of the new title, the IP, and the studio.