Ex-PlayStation exec says studios aren't forced into live-service stuff, they just, er, feel it gives them "a better chance of getting a project approved and supported"

It's ok everyone, former PlayStation exec Shuhei Yoshida has said that - to his knowledge - none of the first-party studios under the console maker's command have been forced into making live-service games. They've more likely just chosen to get on board with the "big initiative", for the small reason of thinking it'd give them a better chance of having a project actually be picked up and supported.