Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Returnal bombed. It sure as hell better disappear.
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Bloomberg: Why PlayStation Fans Are Cheering CEO’s Departure
DrFigs
Member
I think i wrote my comment a little hastily and tbh i don't really follow nintendo games closely, so i was going off really limited info. my stance is basically that i don't really see a meaningful difference between what is called live service games and games w/ intensive dlc support, except that one uses a buzzword. nintendo should be given credit here for not adding so many microtransactions in their games, but that's not what gaas means to me really. sony's biggest multiplayer games in the past (uncharted, last of us, etc) had some really terrible microtransactions before the "live service" buzzword was a thing.
Sanepar
Member
Proof? Do u have any sp game besides wolverine from ps studios that we know?
London Studios is making a crap heroes purple hair game that anyone knows will fail hard.
NDog the article says Factions disaster made the studio a mess.
So I don't know what proof u need.
midnightAI
Member
So you think Sony doesn't have a roadmap of games being made? (Why would I have the roadmap, Sony announces games when they are ready, doesn't mean they aren't being made)
How do you know the London studios game is crap?
We are supposed to believe Schreier about Naughty Dog? (Has the past games not convinced you they are top notch devs?)
Yeh, proof please instead of throwing around FUD
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Ok ill just pass on Ps6, sony isnt really about making great video games anymore anyway :/
Oh well. Thank goodness for PC.
Clear
CliffyB's Cock Holster
There's no evidence to disprove though!
All the GAAS stuff is being made by (mostly new) teams that specialize in that sort of production. Factions is a spin-off that pre-dates the push towards service games, while the core team works on their usual fare. Every other studio seems to be business as usual, and merely haven't announced anything because their previous titles were released relatively recently.
This chicken little hysteria is wholly unfounded!
veterangamerUK
Member
Fuck fuck fuckity fuck. Do you get paid by somebody for the number of words in your posts so have to pad them out with inane filler?
FeralEcho
Member
No,I make my money doing an honest living,not that it's any of your business,i just don't give a flying fuck about expressing my feelings in earnest but little did i know it would end up triggering some soy boy on the internet today who acts like profanity is some sort of ancient technique that no one uses.What,was the church closed today? Why are you so triggered by the amount of fucks i use anyway? It's disturbing giving so much attention to how some stranger on the internet talks.Seems like doctor phil himself needs a prescription for his own "problems"
Anyway,this conversation if you could even call this exchange that is getting us nowhere so good day to you.
Roronoa Zoro
Gold Member
Not that aggressively. He hasn't gotten any big IP exclusive
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
You are indeed right. We're quickly headed towards a future where the biggest game companies on the planet are single game entities. We're already seeing that with the insane growth from Epic Games, Roblox, Minecraft, and MiHoYo.
Companies that rely on producing "cotton candy" games will struggle more and more as the market continues to shift.
Unknown?
Member
Well that's true but he got talent. Lots of studios with previous talent elsewhere AND making their current studios much larger as well. He basically got Studio Liverpool back with Firesprite and their new IPs will be way more interesting than established big IPs.
Roronoa Zoro
Gold Member
I'm really hoping they catch on. Sony has done a good job in the PS4 era with horizon, ghosts, and other new IP so I'd like a nice stable they can get out including more multiplayer centric ones
The thing I'm wanting though is to just make sure some of the big ips aren't taken away from them anymore than they already are
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
They won't because there'll be no one to even ask the question why. Everyone will be in the streets partying and sniffing blow off hooker's butts.
TheThreadsThatBindUs
Member
Honey Bunny
Member
Genuine question, what evidence have we got of it bombing
ShadyAcshuns
Member
If they make Sucker Punch put out a farty GaaS title, I'm out.
Sony is the closest corporate to break through the sealing and try something new authentically.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Understatement of the year. Bungie has lost their minds over the last few years, and especially with the latest expansion and all the recent changes to Destiny 2.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
Returnal Is Sony's Second Most Unpopular PC Game at Launch
Peaked at 6,691 players
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RickMasters
Member
His interim replacement…. Who may become permanent is all about mobile, money and cost cutting……
I think the same people will miss Jim Ryan in due time.
I think the same people will miss Jim Ryan in due time.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
I wouldn't be surprised if Sony legit thinks TLoU Part Two Remake will be enough to tide people over in the SP department alone next year.
ProtoByte
Member
I guess the fact that I didn't know Totoki's profile says that I'm not terminally online.
Luckily, it's an interim replacement... given how PlayStation works now, I doubt either him or Hulst are up for the permanent position. They'll probably get an American for it.
Topher
Gold Member
If he was going to become permanent then they would have just made him permanent.
If the next guy makes me miss Jim Ryan….God help PlayStation.
tmlDan
Member
Returnal Is Sony's Second Most Unpopular PC Game at Launch
Peaked at 6,691 players
I dont see where it says it bombed?
DevilHunterX0
Member
Waifu will not be butchered anymore?
Returnal Is Sony's Second Most Unpopular PC Game at Launch
Peaked at 6,691 players
Returnal is one of the only good games ive bought for my ps5. I own like 3-4 ps5 games..
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Yup. The new temp CEO's backgrund at Sony is decades of finance jobs and a stint leading Sony Mobile. No doubt this guy is all about ROI (he knows first hand at how profitable Grand Order Fate is) so he'll definitely keep or even expand GAAS and mobile games. but it really comes down to if he's permanent or not. I dont think hed do giant strategy shifts in 6 months knowing hed get the boot. But if he's tapped on the shoulder to replace Jim permanently, it'll definitely be more focus on GAAS and mobile and profits.
It'd make no sense if he did a 180 and said he'd focus on more SP games chopping down GAAS/mobile.
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Fake
Member
IMO you guys are so affected by this with every post saying 'gonna miss' is so out of reality. Strange sentimentality.
If the next ceo became worst than Jim Ryan, thats not mean we gonna miss Jim Ryan. You guys act like we can only hate one person at time.
The next ceo can be either better or worst than Jim. If worst, nobody will miss Jim.
Bad is still bad, no matter if the other in his position turn out to be the worst, he will not became good just because his sucessor is bad. LOL
Is just like saying 'Don Mattrick is good because Phil Spencer is bad' lmao. Or someone here really miss Don Mattrick?
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Klosshufvud
Member
Bring back Kaz Hirai and Shuhei Yoshida! I'm tired of these clowns in suits destroying the Playstation legacy. This gen has been a decisive disappointment in terms of first party output.
Men_in_Boxes
Snake Oil Salesman
I think the low amount of copies sold is the key. Look there.
RickMasters
Member
why would ‘us’ “guys” be affected by this? I don’t own the product he was selling. Why would you think that? That’s a strange sentiment, that needs explaining.
Oh…. And I’m well aware that many of you can hate more than one person at a time. What I’ll never understand is the why? Look…. Hate is a strong word I personally reserve for people that have done me wrong. No video game exec will ever be in that position with me. They are just suits that run a company that makes a product that I bought. You need to chill…..they are just plastic game consoles designed to entertain…. Why do feel the need to put the energy into hating execs who don’t even know you exist…. I think that’s a strange sentiment..
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German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
SEGAvangelist
Gold Member
I love that PSF's worst thing Ryan did was to respect the varying political opinions of those that work for him. God Schreier is just the worst...
RickMasters
Member
And let’s be honest….. Jim was never as bad as mattrick. That guy is universally hated. Jim is not. Your comparison makes for a poor example of whatever point you were trying to make.
Also…. When I consider how many of you guys were cheering him on when he was trying to throw the spanner in the works on MS’s ABK acquisition….. I have a hard time believing some of you won’t miss him the way some of you were polishing his knob? Get real, man!
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RickMasters
Member
Man you should hear his opinion on the cost of AAA games…… not looking good if he sticks around as head of Playstation. Though he may indeed make a tonne of money.
Times really change, yo!
RickMasters
Member
RickMasters
Member
You don’t have to be “terminally online” to do a quick Google search. I never knew who he was before this news either…. Which I’m sure you followed like rest of because you are here.
RickMasters
Member
He talks the language that impresses investors and members of the company board…… just saying. Maybe they are just letting him get his feet wet before making it more permanent. It’s completely plausible
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
He won't be there long enough, he is just taking his place because of the short notice of his "retirement"
still not convinced it is a retirement because Jim would have setup his successor.
Not tell them his leaving in 4 months, good luck
RickMasters
Member
He won't be there long enough, he is just taking his place because of the short notice of his "retirement"
still not convinced it is a retirement because Jim would have setup his successor.
Not tell them his leaving in 4 months, good luck
Or Maybe the board of execs chose his successor for him. I’d imagine they have more say than him as far as who gets to sit in the big chair next. We dont know
I bet the chair has some fancy embossed leather Playstation logos though! Made from Italian nappa leather no less
Topher
Gold Member
He's CFO for the Sony Group. CEO of SIE would not be a promotion. That's why he is just interim.
He is directly under Yoshida.
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Fake
Member
And let’s be honest….. Jim was never as bad as mattrick. That guy is universally hated. Jim is not. Your comparison makes for a poor example of whatever point you were trying to make.
Also…. When I consider how many of you guys were cheering him on when he was trying to throw the spanner in the works on MS’s ABK acquisition….. I have a hard time believing some of you won’t miss him the way some of you were polishing his knob? Get real, man!
I find him bad, thats not mean he is bad overall.
He made money for Sony pushing GaaS. Good for Sony. As a consumer, this is not what I looking foward in the brand.
I prefer new IPs. PS4 era did this very sucessful. Can't understand why is so difficult to some to understand.
No, I not missing him. To honest, I find strange getting attached to some guy. He is just a comporative guy, just like his sucessor will be.
And I don't see any problem either getting universal hated. Many before have this reputation. Activision CEO? Phil Spencer? Don Matrick?
In my view only who defend this guy got a problem in this matter.
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GaaS is not the future, there is no player base enough to a market full of GaaS.
