The problem is more that it isn’t a partnership with Sony. Sony just owns them and expects them to make money. Activist on sort of did the same thing. They put some requirements on Destiny but they weren’t really help. Microsoft took this same approach to Infinite and Redfall. It didn’t work. Infinite only turned around because Microsoft removed management who had made bad choices. It’s what Sony should probably do but likely won’t because they’re hands off(I still hope they do). Basically somy treats developers they buy like they’re cows who don’t need to be looked after or have regular health checkups and are just there to produce milk, no matter what their condition is. This works for the studios that take a really long time on games and who make single player games. It doesn’t for a game that’s constantly putting out content.

Good point. See when you are private you don't have to be as "neat" with the financials. With Activision and Sony they are public and must go by GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles).