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Sony Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden is leaving SIE
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Crimilde is right. I'm sorry Miggy, I should have been more clear. Apologies here too!
Definitely has its pros and cons, but we will have to wait and see what will be the effect ultimately.
The music was extraordinary and the immersion impressive for a PS1 game.
I know that Space Opera is not very popular in general ((in terms of sales), but a remake of the trilogy would really be welcome!
Anyway, Shawn has been a positive image for Sony, but it's normal to see some changes... we'll see with the new team.
https://twitter.com/mochi_wsj/status/1178931584377876481?s=20
Probably not directly related, but Atsushi Morita, President of SIEJA retired from Sony.
Probably not directly related, but Atsushi Morita, President of SIEJA retired from Sony.
Haha yeah I know, I was joking. We'll find out soon enough.
The legend. Would be nice if comes back even if its just temp.Call in the big guns, Sony.
Anyhow good luck to Shawn.
Wasn't it only this year that Shawn and Asad Qizilbash were put in charge of the Sony properties to big screen projects (the name of their official positions escape me).
Guess this bumps Asad to the spearhead of that project.
hopefully everything is alright with Shawn, extremely odd time with the generational console change seemingly close.
Guess this bumps Asad to the spearhead of that project.
hopefully everything is alright with Shawn, extremely odd time with the generational console change seemingly close.
Wasnt he only there for like 2 years?
In any case, im not a fan of the way playstation's marketing strategy changed between the first and second half of this gen. From focus on core gamers, traditional console, inclusiveness -esp towards indies- to this weird... silence. Not including indies in e3, skipping e3 all together, not even marketing some of their own games properly. feels like theyve found a real high horse to climb on.
Im not sure if layden was responsible for all that, but im hoping to see a change now.
In any case, im not a fan of the way playstation's marketing strategy changed between the first and second half of this gen. From focus on core gamers, traditional console, inclusiveness -esp towards indies- to this weird... silence. Not including indies in e3, skipping e3 all together, not even marketing some of their own games properly. feels like theyve found a real high horse to climb on.
Im not sure if layden was responsible for all that, but im hoping to see a change now.
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Do people really expected this would be announced publicly well ahead of execution ? Internally this was most likely not as sudden as people assume.
you do have a point. madonna will likely outlive both xtina and britney.
Coincidence? I think not
and xtina's tan is just crazy. jesus.
He was a great replacement to Jack Tretton. I hope whoever replaces Shawn is a worthy replacement, too. Maybe Jack Tretton?
Oh yea, Andrew House is gone too. And Adam Boyes ;(
Oh yea, Andrew House is gone too. And Adam Boyes ;(
I'd say that was more Kodera and things have already changed since Jim Ryan was promoted
He was there a long time, he just did not have a high public profile until recent years. Something some people may wish to bear in mind when they think about - or are 'concerned' about - the comings and goings of people in a large organisation and whether anyone is 'left' that knows the business...
I hope nothing personally amiss is at play here, the wording of the tweet was slightly strange as if something bad had happened (e.g. health or whatever). Hopefully that is not the case. Best of luck to him.
I hope him the best luck in his future. He was a really good guy for PlayStation.
Hopefully the next one is as good as him.
Hopefully the next one is as good as him.
Dude's partner just had a baby recently. Hopefully he's on some kind of paternity leave.
Just for your reference, SIE (Sony Interactive Entertainment) is a Japanese company, with their HQ located in the US.
For most Japanese companies, the fiscal year starts in April and ends in March, which makes Sep. 30 the end of Q2, and also marks the halfway point of the fiscal year.
A lot of companies use this opportunity to re-evaluate their projections and take measures if/when necessary.
I'm thinking the timing of the announcement (end of 9/30 workday in the US) is not coincidental.
Hopefully this is not related to misconduct or anything like that;
PS, as a brand, has been in a weird place the last couple of years in terms of strategy.
For most Japanese companies, the fiscal year starts in April and ends in March, which makes Sep. 30 the end of Q2, and also marks the halfway point of the fiscal year.
A lot of companies use this opportunity to re-evaluate their projections and take measures if/when necessary.
I'm thinking the timing of the announcement (end of 9/30 workday in the US) is not coincidental.
Hopefully this is not related to misconduct or anything like that;
PS, as a brand, has been in a weird place the last couple of years in terms of strategy.
Even if this doesn't point to internal turmoil it's still a huge bummer after 30 years to go out in the public eye with a non celebratory quote on Twitter. It's smells of HR spin.
No.
New generation is upcoming and it's normal for companies to restructure for big projects. If there's ever a time for someone to come in to make their mark, it's now.
Expect the new people to lead the PS5 project to be announced soon. Shame it isn't Layden because they've done a lot for Sony this gen.
I forgot this was a possibility / rumor. They never said officialy before PS4 so, yeah, they maybe will ditch it.
If they take the sales score of PS1 classic to make up their mind, they won't do it. To play PS1 they need to put a CD player in PS5 and I don't see them doing it.
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