What if Sony Battle Royale is targeting competitive fighting game players and care about competitive play? I mean SSBB kind of said "hey fuck your competitive play, here is tripping". While Sony was at EVO and emphasized competitive play.
That to me says they are branching out for two different demographics
Sony went even further and brought in some established and known FGC veterans to help with the game. I really wish that happened in more genres, especially shooters.