SLB1904
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Are you lacking in games? Tell me how awesome we're the PlayStation 4 first 3 years? Letd just not go back to the ps3 eraI only dislike him because I own a PS5.
If you had a couple of decent games you were lucky.
Are you lacking in games? Tell me how awesome we're the PlayStation 4 first 3 years? Letd just not go back to the ps3 eraI only dislike him because I own a PS5.
The fact is. Forum dwellers dont play games anymore. They shit on every game literally. The hype nowadays is on false promises and console wars.I think he's been great. Keeping their first party studios rollin. Expanding the PS+/Now services. Expanding into GAAS without ruining their SP games. Etc
Who cares if he's "not a gamer" as long as his vision is true and he knows we want big AAA blockbusters. Maybe Phil should skip God of War Ragnarok and whip their first party studios into shape. I'd rather get output for a system I purchased than care what some CEO is playing or not playing.
Im allowed to be disappointed. You dont have to tell me I'm somehow wrong.Are you lacking in games? Tell me how awesome we're the PlayStation 4 first 3 years? Letd just not go back to the ps3 era
If you had a couple of decent games you were lucky.
Physical hardware and software is what keeps me gaming. I know the future doesn't hold that but I won't game if I'm bound to some company's TOS.This guy seems to get non-stop shit from playstation fans and the general gaming media. I think it’s most likely to do with the idea that he doesn’t come off as a ‘gamer’ and for some reason since execs like Shuhei and Phil Spencer started showing games they play and interacting with fans it’s become a pre-requisite to run a company. Now people think in order to run a gaming business you have to have a high gamer score or earn a new platinum trophy every week.
I think If fans had it their way SIE would only be releasing AAAA blockbuster single player games, 30/30, and half of them would be Japanese games published by Japan Studio or JRPG’s specifically. Playstation would be going the way of Sega, relying on solely the ps5 to sell 5-15m copies of 4 games every year.
Jim Ryan is a big brain that knows exactly where the industry is heading. its heading F2P, services, cloud, multiplayer, shared experience, etc. Sony expanding into PC will pay dividends when inevitably digital becomes even MORE prominent than it is now. It will pay of when people get even more comfortable streaming games, and forgoing hardware in the far future. It’s already paying off now with E-Sports, and evergreen first party titles. It would be absolutely boneheaded for sony to rest on their laurels of 1st party console dominance of last gen while Microsoft slowly monopolize the pc and mobile space.
Not only that but the GAAS initiative. It may as well be a curse word to Sony fans. Fans want single player, single player, single player, but they don’t make a fraction of the money that popular service games do. Even Nintendo’s biggest selling games don’t really bring in the same revenue as popular GAAS titles, it will just never compare. Now that we see the impact that taking COD off sony consoles can have, it makes sense that sony has more than just AAAAA big budget games that sell 10 million copies, to carry them. Sony needs an Apex, Fortnite, GTAO, Warzone, Minecraft, etc…or I really don’t see them having much of a competitive edge in the future. These are the important goals to have, not buying square enix for even more exclusivity to a franchise that sells 7 million copies.
A gaming enthusiast think they can ignore the casual gaming market which is why they hate Jim Ryan because he’s forced to acknowledge the casuals, and less so the enthusiast. The ‘real gamers’ are starting to feel like second class citizens on playstation and they are not coping well with it. they aren’t coping with how no one cares about them because they aren’t spending money on games.
Enthusiast like to pretend they’re the ones that shake things up and move the culture forward but they’re not. Most of you don’t even buy games brand new you wait until they are discounted and put on service, or whine about how its too expensive and then cry about Japan Studio closing down cause their entire generation of ps3 and ps4 game sold the equivalent to a week of fortnite MTX.
Jim Ryan is the hero you deserve.
Oh for sure. I just scratch my head where this disappointment is coming from. Playstation is better than ever been when comes to content and I'm not just talking about 1st party games Loads of awesome 3rd parties like a lot of games .Im allowed to be disappointed. You dont have to tell me I'm somehow wrong.
Are you lacking in games? Tell me how awesome we're the PlayStation 4 first 3 years? Letd just not go back to the ps3 era
If you had a couple of decent games you were lucky.
I enjoyed Demons Souls. I regretted buying Miles M. I love Sifu but don't think being a roguelike helps. I didnt like Returnal, and think its very overpriced. Had the system since Nov 2020Oh for sure. I just scratch my head where this disappointment is coming from. Playstation is better than ever been when comes to content and I'm not just talking about 1st party games Loads of awesome 3rd parties like a lot of games .
So yeah
Please outline why. In detail. I'm interested.Sony fucking sucks since the new management took leadership, no matter how you try to explain it, sorry
The only issue with Jim is his public statements. Lets him be a business guy. Give the PR job to someone else.
It didn‘t always use to be all for money you know. Even back in the PS2 days devs and publishers knew which kind of games sold best, yet not everyone was desperately trying to tap into that market - and all of us were grateful for it. But somehow today we have to understand that everyone is chasing the same dollars...This guy seems to get non-stop shit from playstation fans and the general gaming media. I think it’s most likely to do with the idea that he doesn’t come off as a ‘gamer’ and for some reason since execs like Shuhei and Phil Spencer started showing games they play and interacting with fans it’s become a pre-requisite to run a company. Now people think in order to run a gaming business you have to have a high gamer score or earn a new platinum trophy every week.
I think If fans had it their way SIE would only be releasing AAAA blockbuster single player games, 30/30, and half of them would be Japanese games published by Japan Studio or JRPG’s specifically. Playstation would be going the way of Sega, relying on solely the ps5 to sell 5-15m copies of 4 games every year.
Jim Ryan is a big brain that knows exactly where the industry is heading. its heading F2P, services, cloud, multiplayer, shared experience, etc. Sony expanding into PC will pay dividends when inevitably digital becomes even MORE prominent than it is now. It will pay of when people get even more comfortable streaming games, and forgoing hardware in the far future. It’s already paying off now with E-Sports, and evergreen first party titles. It would be absolutely boneheaded for sony to rest on their laurels of 1st party console dominance of last gen while Microsoft slowly monopolize the pc and mobile space.
Not only that but the GAAS initiative. It may as well be a curse word to Sony fans. Fans want single player, single player, single player, but they don’t make a fraction of the money that popular service games do. Even Nintendo’s biggest selling games don’t really bring in the same revenue as popular GAAS titles, it will just never compare. Now that we see the impact that taking COD off sony consoles can have, it makes sense that sony has more than just AAAAA big budget games that sell 10 million copies, to carry them. Sony needs an Apex, Fortnite, GTAO, Warzone, Minecraft, etc…or I really don’t see them having much of a competitive edge in the future. These are the important goals to have, not buying square enix for even more exclusivity to a franchise that sells 7 million copies.
A gaming enthusiast think they can ignore the casual gaming market which is why they hate Jim Ryan because he’s forced to acknowledge the casuals, and less so the enthusiast. The ‘real gamers’ are starting to feel like second class citizens on playstation and they are not coping well with it. they aren’t coping with how no one cares about them because they aren’t spending money on games.
Enthusiast like to pretend they’re the ones that shake things up and move the culture forward but they’re not. Most of you don’t even buy games brand new you wait until they are discounted and put on service, or whine about how its too expensive and then cry about Japan Studio closing down cause their entire generation of ps3 and ps4 game sold the equivalent to a week of fortnite MTX.
Jim Ryan is the hero you deserve.
Me and many, many other people explained it already, like everydayPlease outline why. In detail. I'm interested.
That is because in the PS2 days the audience was different. The audience was mainly there for SP when these days MTX are the big money maker. Now I hate MTX but a large portion of the public don't seem to agree.It didn‘t always use to be all for money you know. Even back in the PS2 days devs and publishers knew which kind of games sold best, yet not everyone was desperately trying to tap into that market - and all of us were grateful for it. But somehow today we have to understand that everyone is chasing the same dollars...
Pentiment isn't even out and looks terrible. I'm sorry but £20 for that game is a rip off.Pentiment, As Dusk Falls, Psychonauts 2. You can disagree with me if you want, but a lot of the studios they have are not major studios like inXile. They're going to be putting out unusual niche content that may not even work financially without sub services funding it. I think that's at least interesting as a consumer. A lot of homegenization in the industry.
I hated Returnal and don't think any roguelike should be $70. Housemarque is a super talented dev team though and I've liked their stuff in the past.
Pentiment isn't even out and looks terrible. I'm sorry but £20 for that game is a rip off.
The return of Kevin Butler?!
I don't get why people are slamming him. The only questionable things he's done are 70 quid games and the upgrade fee?
Everyone goes on about how he's a shitty person & that cause of the email talking about cats. But really he's just an awkward bastard with saying he didn't any strife in the workplace it.
If you agree the future of PlayStation is subscriptions and GaaS, then he's doing a grand job.
It didn‘t always use to be all for money you know. Even back in the PS2 days devs and publishers knew which kind of games sold best, yet not everyone was desperately trying to tap into that market - and all of us were grateful for it. But somehow today we have to understand that everyone is chasing the same dollars...
Jim kept PS5. Competitive Even againts the evil Gamepass disease.
No other Sony director had to face Microsoft 's money brute force, Gamepass, Bethesda , Activision.
We don't deserve Jim , he could be happy enjojing weekends with his family on a Nice shore while drinking margaritas but instead he's commanding the mother of all wars.
You don't understand what I'm saying.... Back then everyone knew that GTA type games, racing games etc. were where the money's at, yet not everyone jumped on the bandwagon.That is because in the PS2 days the audience was different. The audience was mainly there for SP when these days MTX are the big money maker. Now I hate MTX but a large portion of the public don't seem to agree.
Catering to hardcore gamers is all good and well but just like in many other things the hardcore and niche audience tends to spend the least and they are very fickle.
Great marketer too.Ryan is a visionary.
He knew far in advance that thanks to Putin there was going to be a GaaS shortage across the globe, so he invested more than half of the PlayStation budget on them.
BASED JIMBO
Jim Ryan is a big brain that knows exactly where the industry is heading. its heading F2P, services, cloud, multiplayer, shared experience, etc.
That's like saying mobile games are the future. There's still plenty of room for real, quality games, even while trash like F2P, GAAS, and mobile trash that lives off of whales thrives.
F2P GaaS is the future and there's no denying that - those who do are living in the past.
In all fairness, the business has changed a heck of a lot in the last 2-3 years. Prior to the current generation that began at the end of 2020, console cycles were clearly defined and the install base reset at zero, and there was no carry-over of your entire library, beyond backward compatibility. His remarks that you're referring to were made as all of these various factors were changing, people's expectations of what should happen were changing, and he got caught with a comment that didn't age well. 5 years ago his comment would have been something that wouldn't have even been a question, because why would a console maker release their big new games for their old, obsolete system?Great marketer too.
Before PS5 launched he was all about generations making it sound like games would be PS5 only.
PS5 launches and you still got cross plat games with PS4 even now into 2022.
And for the new PS+ tiers, the biggest change to them is rearranging the bundled offers into 3 options where legacy PS1-PS3-portable games are the biggest feature.
Case in point:
Microsoft isn’t in the gaming business, they are using it for cloud/azure adoption where they can sell data to the US Government and 3rd parties. Microsoft doesn’t give a shit about making a few billion dollars selling games.
They didn’t spend 70 billion dollars to beat playstation in entertainment, they are trying to beat apple, google, amazon, in expanding their global reach as a whole. Xbox means absolutely nothing to them other than a jumping off point for getting to 3 trillion dollars.
Nintendo and Playstation will just be casualties along the way. Thats why this FTC investigation is a much bigger deal than it is for Bungie. The same thing is happening with Facebook and their acquisitions. They are all fighting for the same shit, that has nothing to do with making games.
Pentiment isn't even out and looks terrible. I'm sorry but £20 for that game is a rip off.
Yeah ok, if you say so. Your taste after all.Terrible? It's one of the best looking games coming out this year.
Pentiment isn't even out and looks terrible. I'm sorry but £20 for that game is a rip off.