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Jim Ryan to Be Appointed President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment
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I'd rather have no luck having invested in a digital library on PS4.
I'd prefer those games play on PS5 so I don't have to keep yet ANOTHER console hanging around like my PS3.
"Peddling". Given the majority of Sony's current install base has loudly told the company BC means little to them and they're happy to re-buy old games, I'm sure Sony sees plenty of reasons to support PS4 BC outside of "Well surely they have to".
Makes sense -- put people in position where they shine the most.
They quite clearly know where they want to be and where their strengths lie. You put key people in positions to succeed and you will reap the benefits. This just looks like more of that. Securing their future so they don't get left behind (or caught up to).
His stance on cross-play and backwards compatibility were shitty. Having doubts about my future ps5 purchase at the moment
This joke might be funny if it wasn't for the fact he led the ps4 to absolute domination in Europe and the other markets he covers. He did an awesome job.
Yeah outside the USA in the regions Jim covered the ps4 outsold xbox by like 5:1 and that's without B/C. Sony were smart saving that feature for the ps5. It gives it a major selling point over the ps4. They'll look pretty good if they come out and say it's BC with the PS1, PS2, PS3 and PS4. Meanwhile their main competitor will only be able to list 3 past consoles it's compatible with.
I don't think anyone here is doubting his business expertise, but rather his stance on the balance between features desired by users (BC, crossplay, indies) vs revenue builders (remasters, exclusivity, AAA partnerships).
People love low hanging fruit and going for it without an ounce of nuance and effort.
Yes, it's almost on level with the old forum's next gen predictions thread.
Going by ERA, it'll be a slamdunk for Sony next gen.
Is Jim gonna continue the idiotic program of forcing all games to be approved by the California office even if they arent being released in NA and continuing censoring games that are going without on Switch and PC?
If you were an exec, would you defend and praise a feature that your current system didn't and likely would never have while your competition does have it and is touting it quite a bit?
It's like when Phil Spencer wasn't in charge and he defended the OG Xbox 1 launch at the time....but no one holds him to that.
If you believe that response is hostile, I don't know what to say.
1) You have no data supporting that claim that the majority has loudly told Sony that BC means little to them.
2) Remasters/ports are everywhere and not exclusive to PlayStation consoles.
3) There have been less remasters this gen from Sony - and they're less successful to boot. What do you think that means?
Just so you're aware, i've covered these points before in a conversation with you, so I don't know why you still believe arguing about remasters holds water.
I don't know what to tell you if you think that one man becoming the CEO means that x86 -> x86 is somehow too much for Sony and they no longer want to continue making money via digital spend on their PS4 games from PS5 customers. If Jim is coming on this late and telling the engineers to forget PS4 BC on PS5, do you honestly think he deserves to have been promoted for all the good he's brought to the business? PSVR games momentum starts from zero. Good job Jim. Revenue and player base from service games like PUBG and Fortnite resets to zero on a new platform. Good job Jim. If you think PS4 games on PS5 are less likely with Jim Ryan at the helm (even though with his excuse about GT games he was referring to old ass games... PS1/PS2 era) then I have a bridge to sell you.
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I am so confused by this entire thread... the guy wouldnt have gotten to CEO if he hadnt done good things for the brand/community.
Its not like that one bad quote is going to change the future of Playstation completely. In other words, I honestly believe people are overreacting.
Whatever happens though, congrats to Jim and I wish him good luck.
Its not like that one bad quote is going to change the future of Playstation completely. In other words, I honestly believe people are overreacting.
Whatever happens though, congrats to Jim and I wish him good luck.
Sounds like they're looking at rethinking services as a whole with as many new services coming from major players like Google and Amazon. Makes a lot of sense to roll Kodera into that position with how he's built up PSN.
Didn't Don basically also lead the Xbox 360 to dominate the American / UK market basically out of nowhere?
Success in the past doesn't guarantee you won't fuck it up next time around and this guys current statements regarding croosplay / backwards compatability sounds just as stupid and ludicrous as Don did with his "we have a console for those people" comment (and you could argue the vision Don put forward with Xbox one was actually very progressive and just ahead of its time whereas Jim's vision of zero croosplay / backwards compatability are the opposite being outdated and old fashioned)
How do you get demoted that fast?
He needed a demotion for that?
He needed a demotion for that?
Even the 360 couldn't compete Europe and guess who was at Sony EU?
Fuck, i'm scared now.
If i can't play my PS2 disc of Klonoa 2 on my PS5, at least i know who to blame.
If i can't play my PS2 disc of Klonoa 2 on my PS5, at least i know who to blame.
I'm having a mix with doubt with Sony's decision atm, but we will see if he's *actually* good at anything, at all.
But he thought PS1 and PS2 Gran Turismos look ancient compared to Gran Turismo Sport, he must be a bad man!!!1111oneoneeleven
Lol yeah, people don't even know he was referring to Gran Turismo but the media portr
Just like Phil Spencer being all for the original Xbox One's vision despite it not being popular. They do as they're told.
No idea about whether that could be true, but Shawn Layden's words in the Game Informer interview today do almost make you wonder about that possibility:
"What is it about having a streaming service like PlayStation Now that differentiates it from your other gaming experiences. Certainly I think one of the big benefits of PlayStation Now is its ability, on my PS4, to play the PS3 catalogue. One of the terrible circumstances of our gaming industry is that every time we launch a new console technology, we sort of put the last generation to bed. That doesn't occur in movies. That doesn't occur in music, but it occurs all the time in games. But PS Now is a way where all of a sudden you can bring back to life an entire PS3 catalogue though your PS4, through the streaming technology. It's kind of new, kind of different. You can see what that would suggest for the future, so I think that was a good experiment. Maybe we didn't explain it enough to really illustrate why it should be important to you."
Press release makes it seem like PSN will eventually break out of the PS umbrella and stand on its own. Which makes sense considering it brings in the most $