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Jim Ryan to Be Appointed President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment
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Hold my DualShock! I'm going in!
As a fan of BC, this is slightly worrying, but as long as we get PS4 on PS5 I'll be happy.
Well yes, that's why there will be at least PS4 BC.
That's very different from his comment on games that are several generations old.
Guy is tremendously successful, from a business perspective at least. Sony keeps dominating in Europe and that's a very positive sign of this guy's competence in his job .
Despite his stupid quotes, I'm positive Sony can not ignore BC with the PS4 , it would be suicidal . So I guess this is taken care of, I certainly would think so. There's no way Sony is gonna go scorched land thing again after all the lengths MS is going to bring all of your library up to date.
I'm just glad it's not Shawn Lyden, since his face is so punchable. Ryan is pretty okay.
Despite his stupid quotes, I'm positive Sony can not ignore BC with the PS4 , it would be suicidal . So I guess this is taken care of, I certainly would think so. There's no way Sony is gonna go scorched land thing again after all the lengths MS is going to bring all of your library up to date.
I'm just glad it's not Shawn Lyden, since his face is so punchable. Ryan is pretty okay.
I mean, its kinda hard to continue to use BC when my only PS3 capable of it up and died three years ago.
Quite similar to when sports team switch coaches or managers etc.
Edit: I don't think there's anything wrong with it, just a collective kneejerk response quite common to passion based hobbies.
I'm going to go with a... no on that stretch, no amount of favourable comparisons to Spencer is going to save Jim from forum/media opinion. The negative opinion of Jim, is on him and no one else.
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I vehemently disagree. Jim might be good at what he does behind the scenes, but fuck backwards anti-consumer opinions like this. Who is he to question what people should and shouldn't play? 'Oh this looks ancient! Ick!' is a pathetic excuse for not offering BC, and totally out-of-touch.
He was defending a company stance. That's what all execs do. Remember when the SixAxis launched and Sony execs said that rumble didn't matter?
I think you are taking this a bit too serious..he was just toeing the company line all Execs do it...He clearly is good at what he does.
PS2 Gran Turismo still looks great though. But you're also removing context as he applied this to BC and also said the feature isn't used much. And personally, I missed out on PS3 BC, and it was also not done all that well either from what I've seen. And their Classics line lacks many major titles.
Saying that old games look worse than new games is now somehow anti consumer?
All right, that's enough for me today. I'm going to sleep.
Oh boy... I forgot Kaz Hirai wasn't behind the wheel anymore.
I miss Kaz. Sony is being arrogant again
I miss Kaz. Sony is being arrogant again
Anti-consumer has lost all meaning on this forum, word is abused to no end.
How is this arrogant lol.
Definitely inspires more confidence than Kodera. Jim is an OG that has managed to help PlayStation succeed in Europe.
Don't care about his past quotes since he was just toeing the company line, and it has no bearing on his performance or what's in store for the future.
Don't care about his past quotes since he was just toeing the company line, and it has no bearing on his performance or what's in store for the future.
Exactly. If Sony decides they want to do BC he'll talk about how great it is. He's an extension of the company and will say what he's supposed to say.
Funny thing is, I only hear great stuff about Jim Ryan. Seems like it's amazing to work for him and he's a cool boss.
But all that doesn't matter because he made a cringy comment about PS1 BC a few years ago. Right? lmao.
He didn't. He replaced Andrew House. Kaz was the boss of the whole Sony Corp.
You mean, "if you want to play PS3 games, there's a console for that" Jim? Must've got a promotion for protecting the kids. I don't think this is a good move. Way he communicates with his customers and media, he's from old school. Not in a good way.
I think this means Sony will be taking the tried and true path which will be great news for many. I don't expect accross the board crossplay anymore. To me this signifies a traditional path.
Jim is no Kaz
I think this means Sony will be taking the tried and true path which will be great news for many. I don't expect accross the board crossplay anymore. To me this signifies a traditional path.
Jim is no Kaz
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Well I don't agree with him on a handful of things right now but hopefully he is open to change.
how can someone seriously think that BC for Ps5 has the same value as it did for the current consoles.
It makes no sense from a business standpoint to cut of a 90 Mio User Base from the Next Generation.
PS5 will be BC (atleast with Ps4 Games) there is no question about that
Yeah exactly
- SIE Europe since 1994
- President SIE Europe in 2011 (led the business in more than 100 countries)
- Head of Global Sales & Marketing in Apr 2016
- Deputy President of SIE in Jan 2018
- Supported Kodera in developing PS Business
He definitely deserves that promotion and knows what is the best to do for the brand
Well, in hindsight, Jim was right regarding the PS Classic. Sony shouldn't have made it.
I get that he's just trying his best to justify a company stance, and I don't hate him for it. Though the way Jim responded showed he's out of touch and that he neither respects nor emphathises with why people want BC in the first place. If he truly understood that, I believe that he could have neatly resolved the issue just through politely explaining that backwards compatibility on the PS4 is problematic, and the investment into getting it working isn't feasible. Instead he effectively scoffed at the idea of anyone wanting to play older games.
No. Read. At the end of the day he's trying to justify why they don't support BC with stupid reasons like 'It looks ancient'. How is that not anti-consumer.
Honestly? No. Only speaking personally, but BC always seemed like a luxury, and never was something that was a system seller. It's nice if something has it, but the lack of it won't stop me from buying a system. If I'm buying a new system, it's for the new games.
fucking thank you
They should have listened considering how much of a shit show that one turned out.
He doesn't like backwards compatibility.
He doesn't like cross-play.
IS HE PLAYSTATION TRUMP??!?!?!?!?!?
He doesn't like cross-play.
IS HE PLAYSTATION TRUMP??!?!?!?!?!?
Go on. Because I don't see anything of the sort. Sounds more like Mattrick "there's an X360 for offline play" then Phil. Mattrick was also hugely successful for MS during his tenure up until 2013.
Wasn't his BC comments about the fact that PS1 and PS2 games look like trash today(especially on todays tvs) and people actually don't want to play them.
There will be BC. That ball is already in motion. I think the crossplay ball stops here.
Lol it's the same exact situation and who cares if Forum opinion doesn't change as long as he does a good job? Most of this forum is filled with negative opinions based on ignorance. They don't even know anything about what the guy has done or what he is about, just what some other sensational sites have reported on one issue.
I'm going to go with a... no on that stretch, no amount of favourable comparisons to Spencer is going to save Jim from forum/media opinion. The negative opinion of Jim, is on him and no one else.
The only legitimate complaint imo is he isn't good at public speaking. I'd rather have someone with an action initiative than a smooth talker who is only for PR. Of course both qualities are preferable but not everyone is a good public speaker.
sorry misread that.
Yeah crossplay i agree - not sure about that
You realize Spencer supported the vision Mattrick had, right? He's on record of thinking it was actually a good idea at the time. At least he had to say he was for it because his boss did.
They are also both human men. The similarities don't stop!
well, Jim has been with SCEE since 1994, he's there from the beginning, seems proper to at least give some of the credit to him
They're both white, old, humans and heads... I'll give you that ;P
Isn't he the guy who made up bullshit excuse/lies about blocking crossplay -- protecting the children or is that someone else?
Pretty much, but about Gran Turismo specifically i think.
I agree with him.
I encourage people to try play PS1 + PS2 games on modern tvs. It's pretty awful.
All this movement that has been going on at SIE, is probably caused by differences when it comes to the PS5 development. I think they are having a hard time figuring out how to replicate the success of the PS4. The PS5 could be a huge sucess or not, but in the meantime, it's causing a lot of trouble for Sony.
Me too. The only dumb thing he's said is the "for the children" shit imo.
Imagine thinking Jim Ryan being the new CEO is actually bad news for Sony/SIE.
Awww sometimes I really love Era ;D