I have been looking at large sensor compacts for many years.
Ricoh and Leica were the first with cropped 1.5 sensors, and then Sony released the RX1 with a stunning fixed sensor 35mm lens and an optional EVF. Leica followed with the Q range.
Sony are now back in the game with an updated RX, and Ricoh and Fuji with there cropped sensor compacts are proving popular.
It seems photographers love large sensor compacts.