Just weird it in a way that is more capitalist lingo: " The govt will acquire a majority controlling stake and take the company private under it’s direct control"

Release vs now is the difference. Lots of huge improvements went in weeks and months after release that made a huge difference. You are also likely playing on a modern PC or on PS5 as opposed to the original base PS4.

They claim to be a public benefit corporation, so while they obviously need to get income to run servers and fund development, their objective as a company isn’t just to maximize shareholder value.

I don’t know where/how to find their actual foundation documents to see what those actually say for their balance of profit vs mission.