Sony did a good job for their launch.
-Say what you want but they do have compelling software at launch in Demon Souls, Astrobot (pack-in), and Miles Morales. Yes Demon Souls is a remake but it's from Bluepoint who are the best in the business. Yes Miles Morales is cross-generation but it appears effort has been put into taking advantage of the PS5 and it's new.
-It's not up to par with Microsoft's efforts, but BC seems to exceed most expectations and I think that's largely thanks to them being so mum on the subject leading to launch.
-Speaking of BC, if you have PS Plus, the PS Plus Collection is pretty awesome assortment of titles. I'm excited to finally try out the Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy.
-Speaking of PS Plus, mother fucking Bugsnax (-5 points)
-The reception to the DualSense has been overwhelming positive.
There are obvious shortcomings in the OS but Sony has a track record of improving their OS, starting with the PS3 so I'm willing to give them a temporary pass. They really need to figure out software archiving in a hurry though..
Software is the most important thing and while Microsoft's hardware is impressive, they've really stumbled out of the gate here. That's a little troubling considering how light their output has been this last year and late generation support is a pretty common theme for them through the Xbox generations. Gamepass will help soften that blow and they've made a ton of acquisitions so software is on the horizon. I'm a little shocked they didn't put more effort into getting Flight Sim ready for launch. I'd have held onto my Series X pre-order if it were available. Maybe I'm putting my own interest ahead of how much that might have moved the needle for the masses. If Microsoft had more new software, they'd have garnered more buzz.