I think it is fair to say David Cage and team have earned their creative freedom and their game proposals are inherrantly interesting so once Sony signs on they let whatever time table is set carry out without being a disruptive force.
Consider Team ICO which earned a lot of trust with ICO and then Shadow of Collosus. Sony gave them many years of creative freedom and then when they failed to deliver The Last Guardian in any kind of reasonable timeline, Sony started getting involved again trying to salvage the project and have a quality title released to appease the prospective fan expectations.







