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Guerrilla Games' Hermen Hulst is PlayStation's new head of Worldwide Studios
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While some might see the new role for Yoshida as a demotion, for me it's actually the more exciting part of the announcement. Seems like he will be filling the void left by Adam Boyes and Gio Corsi, and frankly, I think that's a better fit.
Same... No doubts he has managing skills, putting people in places and with connections so that they will flourish, creating a good place to work at GG. It's just always when I hear him speak, he seemed so eager to be validated or Guerilla Games as a studio.
Same... No doubts he has managing skills, putting people in places and with connections so that they will flourish, creating a good place to work at GG. It's just always when I hear him speak, he seemed so eager to be validated or Guerilla Games as a studio.
It's not like he was let go. He reports directly to Ryan so he is in a good position.
I would rather have a stronger first party and no indies than a lot of indies and a weak first party, but that's just me.
But why are you already judging hermen ability as being bad when he is done a great job as VP of SIE and in GG?maybe he will be great ? Btw his favorite games of all time lists has many Japanese games . So japan studio might get a boost in investment under his management
Happy for the new changes. Shu is perfect for the indie scene. He can definitely help these smaller studios move up with his experience. Also didn't he have a character in hollow knight this gen? Cant remember.
This! Thank you for being more eloquent than me and putting this into the right words.
Yeah, definitely a mix of Boyes' and Gio's job, but with more independence and authority. He was always super passionate about smaller stuff and new experiences, so I'm sure he'll deliver some great stuff.
EU part of PlayStation did a much better job than their NA counterparts
U.S. is self efficient. Most closings this gen has been EU. It makes sense to focus on a region that does not have the consistency of US output. I think after seeing where GG went with his overseeing, I think Jim wants him to try and do that with the rest of their Japan/EU studios.
Sony Europe has always been the worst part of SCE, in my mind. If they're the ones driving the ship, that's a bad thing. Hulst is gonna need to do A LOT as boss to dispel that negative energy, and I don't have the patience to expect the best anymore.
I think you are the only poster I ever actually recognise on this forum, do you know why? Because you are always miserable. As soon as I see your avatar I know I am about to be depressed
Shu has been promoted (now reporting to jim ryan) and works in what he loves, that is far from doing him dirty.
Sure . This is something we both don't know but have to wait and see . He has to prove himself .Don't expect negative or positive is my suggestion to you ;) .life is much more enjoyable without positive or negative expectations.
Of course not, they only have 1 AAA studio.
But in terms of money, EU is so far head of EUA that makes no sense for the company to be so EUA center.
This is about management of the company's structure where Europe has done a better job than us consistently . Not developing games directly per say imo
He seems cool, and obviously has a huge love for games and what it takes to make them. Great choice. He's gonna be seeing all those top secret games in development now, and that's pretty damn envious. But also the responsibility to shepard troubled games and shut them down if they aren't coming along, and that's not so envious. Tough job for sure.
Nah, Shu loves promoting indie games in his Twitter. Seems more like he gets to work on his passion a bit more.
I mean he is a VP of PS so this stuff won't be new to him .
I really don't expect much of a big change with how things go .
France is basically Japan central- EU doesn't necessarily mean westernized
In terms of completely dominating your region when it comes to market share they are.
I don't think this change is going to help them better compete with Microsoft in North America. It's still one of the largest markets in the world and one of two or three regions where Sony doesn't completely dominate. There is something that Sony is not doing in North America that keeps them from market dominance there.
Each studio will no longer be laden with some burdens, but will now need to prove they are a loyal group.
And when they said "Shu" they were calling his name, not telling him to leave.
And when they said "Shu" they were calling his name, not telling him to leave.
Congrats to Hermen on the promo! Guerilla Games has really grown in this current generation under him into a truly impressive studio. Hopefully he can now help Some of the other studios that haven't made that leap yet.
The next generation of leadership at Playstation is taking form. That's good!
The next generation of leadership at Playstation is taking form. That's good!
That's more to the fact that MS is very competent in NA than Sony not being competent there . Let's see how that turns out for NA next gen . But Jim Ryan has been extremely agile in management recently which is great in this day and age which can serve them well in NA also. A news came out that indie feels neglected and he assigns shu as the person in charge for indies and wants him directly to report to him to make quick decisions . We shall see how this type of a management turns out for them in NA