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[LiquidMetal14]

No bueno

 

[Xaero Gravity]

The fact that people are resorting to console wars in order to defend a sexual predator simply because he's associated with their favourite brand is pathetic.

And others using this to slam Sony and feel better about your favourite brand, you're just as pathetic.

 

[OrionNebula]

Live footage of Jim Ryan in a meeting as the news broke out :

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

See, they DO listen to fan feedback!!

Spoiler

semi j/k

There's another pred bust out there with an Xbox dude, dude looks like he hasn't showered in five months. But I think that vid got deleted.

The fact that people are resorting to console wars in order to defend a sexual predator simply because he's associated with their favourite brand is pathetic.

And others using this to slam Sony and feel better about your favourite brand, you're just as pathetic.

Don't worry, every console's got a ped fan among them. Most of Nintendo's are from the Smash community

It's a very dubious reality, but the proof is out there.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

I have one response to grown-ass men getting their kicks from kids.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Don't worry, every console's got a ped fan among them. Most of Nintendo's are from the Smash community

It's a very dubious reality, but the proof is out there.

Wouldnt be surprised at all. Gaming has lots of weird people - both employees and users.

You dont see office buildings of insurance and mortgage workers acting weird.

 

[Inviusx]

Wearing the PS5 shirt as well is just the icing on top

Also props to the folks out there still fighting the good fight. I hope it was worth this entire dudes career....what a dumbass.

 

[JaksGhost]

Every company has them it’s just a matter of how the company proceeds from here once it’s known. Trying to tie this with what happened at Activision is weird since that’s dealing with the company’s culture itself. This is a personal matter that has nothing to do with Sony, just the individual.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Yeah, I agree it's immoral and where he lives it's also illegal. But there's a good reason why many civilized countries like Germany, Austria or Greece consider 14 and up as being legal.

I'm not one to pass judgement on most of the cultural traditions pertaining to foreign nations, but any place that makes it legal for an adult to have sex with a kid who's barely entered puberty can't be that sanely civilized in all aspects.

There's a reason why even if the laws say one thing, consciousness of self should tell a person it's wrong. Teenagers don't have fully formed brains, this has been proven, and most don't until around the age of 25; some a little earlier some a bit later. But at least an 18-year-old is likely done with grade school and has some actual semblance of adult-like responsibilities formed through their latter high school years.

Still creepy if a 50 year-old wants to seduce and bang them when they're old enough to be that kid's parent or in some cases grandparent, but at least it isn't as immediately revolting as if that 18 year-old were now 14 years old.

Wouldnt be surprised at all. Gaming has lots of weird people - both employees and users.

You dont see office buildings of insurance and mortgage workers acting weird.

Yeah at least the ones there, if they're there, wait until they get home before perving around on Grindr (and love meeting at malls and Wal-marts, of all places).

 

[Bulletbrain]

Every company has them it’s just a matter of how the company proceeds from here once it’s known. Trying to tie this with what happened at Activision is weird since that’s dealing with the company’s culture itself. This is a personal matter that has nothing to do with Sony, just the individual.

People who are comparing this situation to Activision are having a bit of a laugh. But no-one can deny that this is a major PR disaster for Sony at the very least, and could turn even worse. Evidence seems to be piling on so people will be looking to Sony to see their response. The response better be on point or Sony could end up facing way more drama.

 

[MaulerX]

Man that video was rough to watch. Jesus.

And those chat logs.... SMH

 

[daveonezero]

“legitimate” sources never cover pedos getting caught.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

People who are comparing this situation to Activision are having a bit of a laugh. But no-one can deny that this is a major PR disaster for Sony at the very least, and could turn even worse. Evidence seems to be piling on so people will be looking to Sony to see their response. The response better be on point or Sony could end up facing way more drama.

You're not going to see Sony respond at all.

And even if they do, it sure wont be Jim Ryan doing a company memo or tweet.

 

[DeaDPo0L84]

I wonder what his PSN name is.

and what loli avatar he has

He's probably dumb enough to use the one Michael Scott from the Office was gonna use for a dating profile, LittleKidLover.

 

[Bulletbrain]

You're not going to see Sony respond at all.

And even if they do, it sure wont be Jim Ryan doing a company memo or tweet.

Not going to be a good look if that's the way they are going to tackle this. A non response only gives more validity to comparisons with Activision. People might brand the company as defending pedos.

 

[JaksGhost]

People who are comparing this situation to Activision are having a bit of a laugh. But no-one can deny that this is a major PR disaster for Sony at the very least, and could turn even worse. Evidence seems to be piling on so people will be looking to Sony to see their response. The response better be on point or Sony could end up facing way more drama.

Unless the individual was using Sony equipment and/or it involved somebody else within the company, yes, it would be a PR nightmare but that’s not the case here. If it’s one lone case than everything will be fine depending on Sony’s answer. How many companies are still standing and making record profits that have dealt with this type of stuff before? A lot.

 

[MaulerX]

You're not going to see Sony respond at all.

And even if they do, it sure wont be Jim Ryan doing a company memo or tweet.

Lets see if Geoff Keighly has something to say.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Hmm, it's funny....I've been looking on ERA and there's no discussion about this going on at all there. Is it censored? Why would they do that? Very weird if so ....

 

[Plantoid]

I will never blame Sony, but if you think this isn't turning into a shitstorm you're wrong, dudes literally wearing a PS5 shirt, if the company doesnt respond as fast as possible it will get ugly

 

[Bulletbrain]

Unless the individual was using Sony equipment and/or it involved somebody else within the company, yes, it would be a PR nightmare but that’s not the case here. If it’s one lone case than everything will be fine depending on Sony’s answer. How many companies are still standing and making record profits that have dealt with this type of stuff before? A lot.

That's irrelevant imo. IF the allegations are proven Sony can't be seen as defending pedofiles (especially upper management level employees), even to a tiny extent. They will HAVE to fire the guy swiftly and be on point with their communication to the media.

 

[lh032]

wow, some people here actually trying to connect this to Sony, just wow.

 

[ArtHands]

Guy is literally a high level Sony exec and explicitly wearing a PS5 t-shirt. Let's not pretend Sony doesn't need to do anything here

 

[JaksGhost]

That's irrelevant imo. IF the allegations are proven Sony can't be seen as defending pedofiles (especially upper management level employees), even to a tiny extent. They will HAVE to fire the guy swiftly and be on point with their communication to the media.

That’s why I’ve said TWICE that it’s not a PR nightmare until we know how Sony acts upon the news breaking. He absolutely needs to be fired but this isn’t an unprecedented case in the corporate world.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Hmm, it's funny....I've been looking on ERA and there's no discussion about this going on at all there. Is it censored? Why would they do that? Very weird if so ....

It is there, but the thread was locked fast by a mod. Like 10 posts in. The reason was it was due to it being twitter as a source and not a credible news outlet. You'll see the thread a few pages down.

 

[Aenima]

The chat messages are stuff of nighmares. Fucking creeps.

 

[Bulletbrain]

That’s why I’ve said TWICE that it’s not a PR nightmare until we know how Sony acts upon the news breaking. He absolutely needs to be fired but this isn’t an unprecedented case in the corporate world.

You are underestimate how damaging the image of a Sony senior VP, wearing a PS5 t-shirt, trying to hook up with a 15 year old(a key demographic for PlayStation), while sending and asking for dick pics, is to the Sony/PlayStation brand. It's already a PR nightmare, and could turn way worse.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

You are underestimate how damaging the image of a Sony senior VP, wearing a PS5 t-shirt, trying to hook up with a 15 year old(a key demographic for PlayStation), while sending and asking for dick pics, is to the Sony/PlayStation brand. It's already a PR nightmare, and could turn way worse.

its bad for the image, but unless it represents a systemic issue it’s not really worth singling out Sony, this situation can and unfortunately does happen anywhere.

 

[jigglet]

Wow, that's crazy.

How does the law work about that in the US? Independent groups can bring evidence to the court and it's taken as if it was done by a legitimate law enforcement member?

You have to wonder. If law enforcement make one mistake big swathes of evidence become inadmissible. I wonder how this stuff works.

 

[Bulletbrain]

its bad for the image, but unless it represents a systemic issue it’s not really worth singling out Sony, this situation can and unfortunately does happen anywhere.

Of course, slinging mud at Sony right now is people just having a bit of fun. But two things are certain: (1) the hit to the brand could be significant; (2) the response NEEDS to be precise cause if not, people might actually start thinking this is a systemic level issue.

 

[JaksGhost]

You are underestimate how damaging the image of a Sony senior VP, wearing a PS5 t-shirt, trying to hook up with a 15 year old(a key demographic for PlayStation), while sending and asking for dick pics, is to the Sony/PlayStation brand. It's already a PR nightmare, and could turn way worse.

Subway’s spokesman for damn near a decade is a convicted pedophile yet the company is still standing. It’s all about action and that’s what people will be focused on. You’re trying to boil all things down to Sony instead of just the individual.

 

[Brigandier]

It's the outcome of many very poor decisions.... moving HQ to California was one of the biggest parts, poor leadership in the form of Jim Ryan is another.... releasing a condemnation of Activision when you have no idea about how clean your own Org is, is moronic.... several other pieces of this jigsaw too.

So moving Sony HQ to California and appointing Jim Ryan as PS chief is the reason this nonce wanted to sexually abuse a child?.

Have you ever stopped and listened to how you sound you mongy cunt.

How are you even still here all you do is post moronic braindead nonsense and somehow the mods here persist in giving you chance after chance...

Honestly if I was to describe the drivel you post it would be rat shit clogging up a drain.

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Of course, slinging mud at Sony right now is people just having a bit of fun. But two things are certain: (1) the hit to the brand could be significant; (2) the response NEEDS to be precise cause if not, people might actually start thinking this is a systemic level issue.

i don’t think it will be significant, I suspect the response will be swift

a significant image hit would be something in the scale of the data leak

 

[DaGwaphics]

Who would have thought that as society becomes more promotional of sexual deviation everywhere (enabled by corporate virtue signaling politically charged policies), that you get MORE instances of stuff like this coming out

It's a very slippery slope that NO ONE wants to admit to for fear of being labeled as anti-LTBQ or whatever.

Fairly certain there are plenty of straight pedophiles too, so, not sure what this is trying to say. I've never seen any corporation publicly support child molestation.

This is also a problem that stretches back much further than modern society.

 

[Stuart360]

Just read through this thread and i have to say i'm a bit dissapointd by numerous 'but, but, Microsoft' posts by certain posters. There will 100% be scumbags like this at Microsft,and Nintendo, and pretty much any big company. These scumbags are everywhere, BUT this was a guy who worked at Sony, so bringin up other companies as some kind of console war defence is childish.

My ex girlfriend works for one of the biggest pedo hunting groups in the UK, and the stuff she has to put up with to catch these freaks bring her to tears constantly. One of the convos she had with one of these scumbags made me throw up once, it was that bad. This is no laughing matter, and nothing to console war over guys ffs.

 

[HoodWinked]

 

[DaGwaphics]

Who says they targeted him? They might be juggling additional similar cases right now.
This was the jackpot.

Totally. Looks like someone was just running some honeypot accounts to see what kind of pervs they could catch. This one just happened to be higher level at a known company so they figured they put it up online.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Just read through this thread and i have to say i'm a bit dissapointd by numerous 'but, but, Microsoft' posts by certain posters. There will 100% be scumbags like this at Microsft,and Nintendo, and pretty much any big company. These scumbags are everywhere, BUT this was a guy who worked at Sony, so bringin up other companies as some kind of defence is childish.

My ex girlfriend works for one of the biggest pedo hunting groups in the UK, and the stuff she has to put up with to catch these freaks bring her to trears constantly. One of the convos she had with one of these scumbags mae me throw up once, it was that bad. This is no laughing matter, and nothing to console war over guys ffs.

That's brand supporters for ya. Loyal to the end. But a marketing manager's dream come true. Nothing makes them happier than having brand ambassadors do the work for them.

 

[ManaByte]

There will 100% be scumbags like this at Microsft,and Nintendo

Ironically the same people censoring this news also tried to bury the Maria Mint saga.

 

[captainraincoat]

When Sony says they’re reluctant to have crossplay with Xbox because they want to protect the children. I didn’t know they extend that to meaning providing shelter for the Playstation kids to protect them from the Xbox boys in the street

That sorta like saying all children can stay at Michael Jackson’s house as hotels can be a bad place

 

[ultrazilla]

 

[Punished Miku]

Imagine working with this dude at Sony, thinking he's just some regular dude and then seeing this online. Wonder how his day back to work Monday will be.

Fucking YIKES. Sony need to get rid of this guy

I worked with a guy that got busted for something exactly like this and went to prison. Needless to say, in retrospect we all should have known. Dude was really, really obviously a creeper. Worked night shift by himself. Had a care bears backpack. Guy was like 58.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

It is there, but the thread was locked fast by a mod. Like 10 posts in. The reason was it was due to it being twitter as a source and not a credible news outlet. You'll see the thread a few pages down.

Oh ok. I'm wondering though if they did similar with the initial Activision, Blizzard etc. items when those started breaking though. I think they have used Twitter as a source in the past, like with the Insomniac ex-employee, and they've definitely used it as a source for other events of bad practices in the workplace so...what's that much different here in this one's case?

There's video out there as proof if they need something more substantive; granted this could all be a big snafu but while some of these pred catching channels screw up in terms of not getting authorities involved when they should (in some cases not even bothering to call the cops), one mistake never don't ever seem to make is go after someone mistakenly, or falsify evidence against a target.

Even the more amateur of these catchers understands at least that much, the degree of serious legal trouble they'd cause for themselves in doing such a thing.

DaGwaphics Yeah that is kind of a weird take. Most peds I've seen get busted tend to be straight guys, or identify that way and lead otherwise heterosexual lives. Of course there are gay ones but at least from the stuff I've seen the percentages of gay to straight peds seems to line up with the population sizes.

That's if you can consider a grown man lusting after a young boy 100% straight, though, but then it gets into very murky territory. At most the majority in that case you could say may be bisexual, but then does bisexuality describe a lifestyle or can even a passing rare curiosity (that may be acted upon) get someone classified as bi if they otherwise engage in heterosexual relationships and activities? What about the peds who might be guys and like little boys but not adult men?

It's too much to even consider tbh and it's just weird if someone wants to try politicizing pedo stuff as being LGBT+. Though, there has definitely been a push by pedo groups to try being seen under the LGBT umbrella, and well that's something LGBT folks are going to have to deal with :/

 

[Bulletbrain]

Subway’s spokesman for damn near a decade is a convicted pedophile yet the company is still standing. It’s all about action and that’s what people will be focused on. You’re trying to boil all things down to Sony instead of just the individual.

If this was some rando on a non-gaming related company this news won't have a 10 page thread here. We are all trying to figure out whether there could be material ramifications for Sony. I believe the VP should be fired ASAP and should face charges if the allegations are true. There is nothing to discuss there. It's clear cut. What we can discuss is how this situation could impact Sony. That's the crux of this thread. You can disagree if you want.

 

[nush]

Unless the individual was using Sony equipment and/or it involved somebody else within the company, yes, it would be a PR nightmare but that’s not the case here.

Odds on the dude using a company owned and paid for phone are high. He's a VP, he gets that shit in his contract.

 

[Tarkus98]

I wonder how stunned and disheartened Jim Ryan will be now.

Yeah, hell maybe he was picking up the kid for Jimbo.
Seriously though if true this is one sick fuck. Needs to be taken out.

 

[ManaByte]

Odds on the dude using a company owned and paid for phone are high. He's a VP, he gets that shit in his contract.

 

[Bryank75]

So moving Sony HQ to California and appointing Jim Ryan as PS chief is the reason this nonce wanted to sexually abuse a child?.

Have you ever stopped and listened to how you sound you mongy cunt.

How are you even still here all you do is post moronic braindead nonsense and somehow the mods here persist in giving you chance after chance...

Honestly if I was to describe the drivel you post it would be rat shit clogging up a drain.

 

[nush]

Can we get some CSI zoom and enhance so we can see the message on his phone is also the one in the screencaps?

 

[Punished Miku]

Can we get some CSI zoom and enhance so we can see the message on his phone is also the one in the screencaps?

If you find a resetera logo in there I'm going to shit my pants.

 

[Jaysen]

its bad for the image, but unless it represents a systemic issue it’s not really worth singling out Sony, this situation can and unfortunately does happen anywhere.

The Insomniac thing is the systemic issue that Sony is actively trying to make disappear.