

Yes. Twenty years ago. Now take a look at what Nintendo and Microsoft have been doing just within the past couple of years (as well as what they were doing twenty years ago and beyond, since they both have long track records of shitty behaviour.)
Yes, Sony is not a good company, but we’re comparing them to Nintendo and Microsoft here.
Americans are trained from birth to value ignorance as the greatest virtue. Donald Trump represents everything that American culture venerates.