If Sony only makes games that sell big numbers then this generation we are going to have boring ass game selection. One thing I liked about PlayStation 2, it had nice selection of both Japanese games and western games. I don’t need PlayStation turn in to Xbox.
i hear you, but you also have to understand there are more developers big and small now then there were back then. The indie scene has games like Valheim doing insane numbers for a small studio game. Demons souls is not the only souls like game anymore, there are tons of knock off/spin off genre's on top of new assassins creed that are starting to go into that territory combat wise.
I remember the days of Clover studios who made Okami, God hand, Viewtiful joe. Now they are larger and they are called Platinum games. There are so many indie titles that are filling in all those quirky games. And honestly look at all the games Sony signs? Kena looks like a title that would come out of Japan studio doesn't it? Same with something like Stray.
Ghostwire Tokyo is being made by ex people who were associated with Japan studio and it's a signed exclusive. Games are still being made, just not internally. And I think thats fine, we still are getting astrobot, bloodborne, demons souls remake, SOTC, pretty sure MGS remake is a thing and we will see it soon. Silent hill is a thing but it may not be called silent hill.
I wish we had ape escape. But honestly i think a lot of it's dna is seen in astrobot. ANd i think maybe down the line astrobot team will probably make it if it's on the table. After what happened with past titles from Japan studio that drained tons of money, I think they like the leaner setup they have now.