Hopefully he makes PS5 as dominant in NA as it is in EU. EU is so much more competitive.
Short term? Probably nothing, the PS5 will mostly be set in stone and it's just a timing thing at this point. Long term? Who knows, probably a smaller thing will be more of a focus on European shows I guess.
I wish.
Interesting...I think the portable must have gotten greenlit and since that's Kodera's bag I suspect he wants' to focus on that. I also think Kodera may not have wanted to be out front at various events and giving interviews. Along with Kodera possibly not wanting to be out front it makes sense if PS5 is to be released this year, which is what I suspect, Sony would want to make a change at the top ASAP.
Interesting...I think the portable must have gotten greenlit and since that's Kodera's bag I suspect he wants' to focus on that. I also think Kodera may not have wanted to be out front at various events and giving interviews. Along with Kodera possibly not wanting to be out front it makes sense if PS5 is to be released this year, which is what I suspect, Sony would want to make a change at the top ASAP.
They were always going to do worse, unless MS hobbles itself again, only question is how much worse.
This has to be a joke post.The PS classic is actually a good indicator that people will drop sony without second thought if they don't deliver.
they never left. They got lucky this gen with Microsoft crapping themselves when the starting pistol fired. A lot of the good will sony got was due to using Microsofts mistakes against them and supporting old ways that consumers felt safe with. Things have changed a ton since then and now sony is way behind the curve looking less consumer friendly than ever. Whether or not Jim Ryan ends up being sonys Don Mattrick time will tell. But with them fighting against cross platform, saying services like origin are of no value, announcing they want to focus more on media and now putting the guy that thinks backwards compatibility is dumb at the top its understandable people are wary.
He's been there since 94, so whatever they were he probably had some hand in it.I've always thought he was an arse clown.
What were his wonderful initiatives that helped PlayStation dominate Europe? As they've pretty much always done?
Sonys top brass has really fallen from grace. I don't fuck with these suits.
Which has nothing to do with anything related to the job nothing is making sense in this topic.After reading some posts here it seems like it doesn't matter if a person was doing a good job, but if he was a good PR speaker.
I'm asking why people in this thread are jumping to defend how incredible he is. I'd be excited for someone who has done things I admire to take the job, as opposed to someone who has made public statements dismissing features I care about.
He literally had a hand in it, he's been a part of SIE Europe for pretty much it's history.It wasn't just Ryan who had a hand in Sony doing well in Europe.
It was the entire team, and a lot of that team have gone now
What is it with Sony executives that get people all riled up? EVERYTIME a person at Sony changes position or leaves people act like it's the end of the world. Guess what? It wasn't just one team that helped in Europe, it was constantly changing and evolving into different teams. A few people stayed for the long haul but for the most part people come and go and it has been happening since they formed SCEE.It wasn't just Ryan who had a hand in Sony doing well in Europe.
It was the entire team, and a lot of that team have gone now
I can't tell anymore what is real and what is sarcasm in the gaming forum.The PS classic is actually a good indicator that people will drop sony without second thought if they don't deliver.
they never left. They got lucky this gen with Microsoft crapping themselves when the starting pistol fired. A lot of the good will sony got was due to using Microsofts mistakes against them and supporting old ways that consumers felt safe with. Things have changed a ton since then and now sony is way behind the curve looking less consumer friendly than ever. Whether or not Jim Ryan ends up being sonys Don Mattrick time will tell. But with them fighting against cross platform, saying services like origin are of no value, announcing they want to focus more on media and now putting the guy that thinks backwards compatibility is dumb at the top its understandable people are wary.
they never left. They got lucky this gen with Microsoft crapping themselves when the starting pistol fired. A lot of the good will sony got was due to using Microsofts mistakes against them and supporting old ways that consumers felt safe with. Things have changed a ton since then and now sony is way behind the curve looking less consumer friendly than ever. Whether or not Jim Ryan ends up being sonys Don Mattrick time will tell. But with them fighting against cross platform, saying services like origin are of no value, announcing they want to focus more on media and now putting the guy that thinks backwards compatibility is dumb at the top its understandable people are wary.
Probably Cerny.
I am so sick of that nonsense too its always just luck. Same stories every single gen.How does this theory continue to pop up? Sony's come out on top 3 our of the 4 generations they've been involved in. Not only that, in the generation that they "failed" they still sold 85m+ consoles. Compare that to what happens when other manufacturers release a console that fails. You could combine Nintendo's three failure consoles, the N64, GC and Wii U, and they wouldn't even equal up to how much Sony's lone failure sold. But somehow Sony just lucks out?
Nintendo's failure played a part in PSX's success & Sony getting the 3rd party support, Sony's first party in that era was a bit weak, Rare alone was stronger than Sony's entire first party imo.How does this theory continue to pop up? Sony's come out on top 3 our of the 4 generations they've been involved in. Not only that, in the generation that they "failed" they still sold 85m+ consoles. Compare that to what happens when other manufacturers release a console that fails. You could combine Nintendo's three failure consoles, the N64, GC and Wii U, and they wouldn't even equal up to how much Sony's lone failure sold. But somehow Sony just lucks out?
Whoops! Guess I had BioShock on the brain. I meant Andrew House not Andrew Ryan.