Sony has created a handful of 15M - 25M+ selling tentpole IP every generation: Gran Turismo, God of War, Uncharted, The Last of Us, Horizon, as well as having Marvel IP like SpiderMan and Wolverine to leverage. Unless you mean that Sony cannot replicate Call of Duty's success, which I do agree is a monumental task, but not all Microsoft IP have close to the pull that COD does. Something like TES? Sony can definitely replicate in terms of success based on their portfolio. 

Also, not sure why you're not factoring Bungie into the equation. Destiny is up there with Apex Legends and Fortnite as one of the most successful GaaS models of the last generation. Sony not having previous success with online shooters is irrelevant when Bungie is now part of the fold. 

Even after the Zenimax and AB acquisitions, I'd bet Microsoft would still be behind Sony in sales for exclusives/console exclusives, especially if their games do make GamePass day and date, which would increase subscriptions at the cost of lower sales (but possibly higher overall revenue). Counting MS game sales on Playstation consoles should put them above Sony's level, but it will not be a threat whatsoever coz they'll continue to sell Playstation systems for Sony who will also get their (30%?) cut.

With Bungie in the mix, Sony has never been in a better position as far as 1st party studios. And it shouldn't surprise anyone if they announce one or two more big acquisitions along the lines of FromSoftware.

Their only obvious challenge atm is production. I don't know what's going on but Microsoft is kicking their ass right now in production, and this advantage could snowball into trouble for PS5's potential and mindshare. Sony could have comfortably had their best generation; I think they still have this potential if they manage to sort things out within 12 months, otherwise it's unlikely.

Sony has created a handful of 15M - 25M+ selling tentpole IP every generation: Gran Turismo, God of War, Uncharted, The Last of Us, Horizon, as well as having Marvel IP like SpiderMan and Wolverine to leverage. Unless you mean that Sony cannot replicate Call of Duty's success, which I do agree is a monumental task, but not all Microsoft IP have close to the pull that COD does. Something like TES? Sony can definitely replicate in terms of success based on their portfolio. 

Also, not sure why you're not factoring Bungie into the equation. Destiny is up there with Apex Legends and Fortnite as one of the most successful GaaS models of the last generation. Sony not having previous success with online shooters is irrelevant when Bungie is now part of the fold. 

Not sleeping on Bungie, they're avoiding and ignoring it, along with all the other blockbuster AAA new IP Sony has been pulling out of nowhere. Though maybe that's because Sony is always copying everyone else, which apparently they can't do that either?

Sure, Sony made somewhat of an attempt in the past, but are we really comparing MS and XB right now in 2022, (who still don't own Activision Blizzard just yet but probably will), to Sony and PS back in like 2006?

From 2006 to 2022 PS hasn't been able to diversify or improve?

So Nintendo made Splatoon, which is quite different from COD so you say, yet is comparable to Sony potentially attempting to copy COD? Nintendo doesn't have a blue ocean, stay out of Sony and MS way type of business plan? So Sony, nor anyone for that matter could copy COD, and on top of that, Sony also couldn't make a different COD like Nintendo has with Splatoon, and it wouldn't become a big thing and wouldn't hurt COD in any way?

I guess I could just end the entire discussion with, can Game Pass ever truly work?

No!

I guess that's that then.

Unfortunately I need to take into account your Sony third party is screwed point.

Who wouldn't like to ignore it, but it's kind of important, because if the MS plan is to just buy all the food so Sony starves, well then, that's definitely the kind of company everyone wants to cheer for and be a part of.

I bend the knee and kiss the Halo ring in allegiance to MS, lord of all service lands.

How can I be of service to you, Prince Phil, Duke of Xbox?

Their "Halo killer" and "Super Smash killer" still can't beat Halo or Super Smash, let alone CoD.

You living in the past? Destiny 2 is a bigger multiplayer title than Halo and Smash. Call of Duty is one of the few games that can currently top it. 

I'm talking about Killzone and PS All Star, are you high or something? Also, talking about sales and revenue, Minecraft > Destiny 2.

Imagine still being stuck at Killzone Shadow Fall (2013) and Playstation Allstars (2012).

If you can't see that Sony will be able to create/fund at least one or two new major MP centric games/series this generation, then you're all in for a rude awakening. In addition to acquiring Bungie, several Sony studios are already working on MP/GaaS projects, and they're investing big on 2nd party and large independant studios to make their own ambitious/AAA MP projects, which I imagine most will make it on PC, some at launch and others at later dates. PC is essential for them to succeed here.

It isn't far fetched that Microsoft's threat of taking major MP games away from Playstation could compell Sony to try even harder to address one of their weaknesses (which was masked by the likes of Call of Duty). Without Playstation, Zenimax/AB games popularity would decline drastically anyways, so the competition wouldn't be against CoD, or The Elder Scrolls, or Fallout as we know them.

It's just more wishful thinking, like pretending Destiny 2 isn't a massively popular FPS MMO, or that Sony won't spend big on their gaming division. We even got a ton of people in this very thread that think there is a chance the Xbox Series consoles wins NA by 20M+ like the Xbox 360 without Call of Duty exclusivity lol.

Show your work. Please link to these “tons” of posts claiming whatever sales crap you just stated