Let me be as clear as possible, since I don't want to start yet another argument. I just don't like Sony Europe as a division and I don't see much to be excited about in a timeline where it looks like Sony Europe has seized complete operational control over PlayStation as a business. Is it possible they'll surprise me positively? Yes. Anything can happen.
But as of right now, I just see the part of Sony I like the least taking over the future direction of my primary gaming platform and that's frustrating to me. You want to be happy about it, be happy! Just don't be surprised if some people don't share your excitement.
You seem to conflate European first party studios, which are not that many and have not been as great as their american counterpart, with Sony Computer Europe executive and marketing branches. The latter is by large the most efficient one, judging by how consistent they have been at making the Playstation the go-to platform in the many markets that they have nurtured. Their distribution network is top notch, their efforts in terms of localization have been great...The dominance of PlayStation over 25 years, only challenged episodically in some parts of the continent by Nintendo, speaks for itself.
Your take is nonsensical, to say the least. What do you think is going to happen? The bad Dutch wolf will end up closing Naughty Dog, Sony Santa Monica, Bend, Sucker punch and Insomniac? If anything, him at the helm might prove a great thing in that a bit more attention -especially that Jim is heading operations right now- could be paid to the PS European development scene. They should add at least another studio in Europe, ideally two, and see to it that London studio and Media Molecule are given more resources to expand a bit and act as incubators more than one project at a time.
Why am I even typing this? You will probably throw in another bleak, cynical and devoid of logic comment in a couple of hours, anyway.
