"Sony's first party wasn't good until second half of PS3" Myth or Fact?

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For my own personal tastes, Sony's own output was weak prior to the PS3.

I did love stuff like Crash/Spyro on PS1 but those weren't actually developed by Sony themselves, while there was not much on the PS2 that appealed to me.

Those consoles were carried hard by third parties.