sony doesn't need to hit the sweet spot
they know even if they price it same as XSX etc they will sell more coz of fanbase they already have. plus exclusives.
This is where the perception is wrong.
Sony led the market with the PS2 and then became arrogant with the PS3 release and got humbled later on during its life cycle.
And at that time they were establishing new IPs that along with the PS4's specs/price compared to XONE drove PS4 to its success.
Whose to say Sony won't become arrogant next-gen? Whatever IPs they have, from what I'm seeing are getting milked. Where is the risk-taking Sony with new IPs?
PS5 Digital Only and PS5 Disc Versions are identical minus the disc drive, meaning being powerful than the XSS. So, yeah, Sony does need to hit a sweet spot IMO and use their technical lingo to their advantage.
Exclusives are thinning for now and exclusives will be coming to PC, no matter how later on.