Why wouldn’t it matter? You are assuming that majority of gamers have a PC equipped with the hardware to play those Xbox console exclusive games. It’s a moot point really, you’re in the miniority when it comes to owning a decent to powerful PC. Microsoft is simply giving gamers who prefer PC(since they have market share) to be able to play their games. They care more about moving software and keeping players engaged than moving boxes.
I think of all things to consider if Microsoft is to be more successsful or be a disaster, Play Anywhere probably won’t push them in neither direction.
Now back to Sony, I’d like them to try and improve on the success of the PS4 and not just meet the status quo because of how well they did this gen.
"You are assuming that majority of gamers have a PC equipped with the hardware to play those Xbox console exclusive games"
Nope. Simply pointing out that those that game on PC have little reason to buy XB, but they have many to buy Switch, PS etc The move to PC will ultimately limit how many will actually see a value in XB. This is one of the biggest reasons why Sony might not worry that much about MS as MS is making their own device less exclusive in terms of software.
Example.
I own a gaming PC, I own a PS4 and I'm buying a Switch. Switch isn't a maybe, its going to happen as I CAN'T PLAY ANIMAL CROSSING ON MY PS4, can't play it on PC, thus I MUST buy it down the line to play that.
I have no XB as those titles are already on PC, this move basically means I'll have even less reasons to ever own the platform. So that might work for MS, doesn't work for XB as a system, thus to Sony, they already know any PS console they make by default will move more units.
MORE reasons exist to buy a PS or a Nintendo system by default the a XB. MS has basically made sure of that with their recent moves. Sony has little reasons to worry about Nintendo as Nintendo is in a market to move portables....
Not sure why Sony would worry about a handheld, when they are focusing on home console.....soooooo talk to me when the top AAA titles are going to a Nintendo handheld and not a Sony home console and then we'll have a conversation, but right now they are in different markets bud, in hardware and software.
"I’d like them to try and improve on the success of the PS4 and not just meet the status quo because of how well they did this gen"
Status quo is Sony making new AAA series every gen along with established. That isn't a fluke or accident. Did you forget who sold the most home consoles combined in history and why? I mean...buddy, its MS thats now trying to finally do what Sony does, not the other way around. This is NORMAL for Sony in terms of what they do.
New series, established series, 3rd party support
repeat.
That isn't a PS4 thing, that is a Playstation has done this every damn generation thing......THEY made that the norm for them while MS and Nintendo are out here trial and error, testing new things, making new set ups etc.
Sony never needed to do that, they already had a gameplan that made so much damn sense, they never moved away from it.
Anything after PS1...notice.
PS2. Jak and Daxter, Sly , Ratchet, The Getaway, Killzone, God Of War etc (all new IP)
PS3 Resistance, Uncharted, The Last Of Us, Infamous, LBP, Heavy Rain, Motorstorm etc (all new IP)
PS4. Horizon, Ghost, The Order, Until Dawn, Dreams, Detroit, Death Stranding, Driveclub, Knack etc (all new IP)
Add in a dash of returning established and you have the thing they've done every gen. So I don't know how you can question or worry about an IP you've never heard of.
Status Quo to Sony is simple, new series, established series, NO IP IS sacred enough to stay the same. Look at God Of War and GT Sport. They are the last publisher that is going to be sitting on their established IPs for a whole damn gen with their fans begging for new AAA content.