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PlayStation Studios |OT36| Phase Two Discs
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The amount of people both credit and blame Jim Ryan for things seems like a direct response to Phil Spencer becoming much more forward facing at xbox (by design, it was simply a different route that Playstation takes) and to maybe a lesser extent what Nintendo had done with Reggie/Iwata years prior. The reality is that Jim Ryan (or Phil Spencer) are heads of teams of hundreds who are all contributing to the success of Playstation as a brand, and making decision like the Dual Sense Edge, like setting console/game/accessory prices, like green lighting specific games and not others. The takeaway here is that what you think about Jim Ryan as a person, or whether he actually "cares" about games (which is a thing you wouldn't know anyway) is about as irrelevant as it gets and sort of a pointless thing to even consider from a consumer/enthusiast standpoint.
That comment was more of a wry joke about how old games visually look like shit and way less appealing compared to modern games which isn't that controversial of an assessment to make.
Speaking of Lasengle, they've been putting out some cool videos of a 3D tech demo from 2022 over the past few weeks:
Makes me wonder what they're cooking up next.
June 23 - 3D Tech Demo 2022: VFX
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isy4tsb8lag
July 9 - 3D Tech Demo 2022: Environment
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40qFnnmLZpI
July 17 - 3D Tech Demo 2022: Art and 3D Character
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=joLJDk93U_c
July 23 - 3D Tech Demo 2022: Animation
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVYP4pRz3Mc
I think it's the perfect time for Jimbo to go to Japan and want to shell out a few billion dollars 🤑🤑
I think that's all they're looking to do, honestly.
Throw a lot of ideas out and see what sticks.
The never-ending spin by some that Final Fantasy XVI flopped because they're mad about the exclusive deal never ceases to amaze me. When Square Enix said Forspoken's sales were lackluster they were on board, but then refuse to believe when Square says the the opposite of FFXVI!
Let them be my friend they are clearly running on a specific type of hardware.The never-ending spin by some that Final Fantasy XVI flopped because they're mad about the exclusive deal never ceases to amaze me. When Square Enix said Forspoken's sales were lackluster they were on board, but then refuse to believe when Square says the the opposite of FFXVI!
LolLet them be my friend they are clearly running on a specific type of hardware.
With that track record it's a diservice to say it's just luck and I would add that it isn't just Jim Ryan's work but the result of many teams under him
Right now I do not see a world were he is fired, I think he will left his possition only if he is promoted or if his retiring.
High level corporate strategy can be attributed to Jim, but yes, if you are praising or blaming the CEO for every little thing you like or dislike about the brand you are probably not directing your comments at the person who was actually responsible for those decisions.
Like GAAS push, PS Productions, 1st party PC ports, acquisitions, etc. are initiatives that I'd assume Jim had a role in spinning up, but if there's a particular game, movie, accessory, marketing event, etc. that you liked or disliked there's little chance he had a direct hand in it.
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Oh my bad...
Now I feel dumb, in my defense I would say that I have seen many doubtful takes from console warriors over twitter that it starts getting harder to identify who is joking and who truly believes it
Let them be my friend they are clearly running on a specific type of hardware.
Before there was Apple with their fancy chip names, Sony was the pioneer for me. Emotion Engine, CELL, etc. All legendary before the iPhone and Apple marketing names.
Angie as you said Herman's life just looks like so much fun haha
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvdZx43I5Xd/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
View: https://www.instagram.com/p/CvdZx43I5Xd/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
He should post a photo playing Spider-Man 2 on the Project Q from one of his travel destinations. Build the hype for the reveal, Sony!
Just got out of the Gran Turismo movie. It's incredible. I do not care about cars, racing or racing games but I and the 2 friends (who don't care either) I was with absolutely loved it.
After the movie you have to throw your ticket into one of three buckets, one for liked it, one for whatever and one for disliked it. Before the movie started, the owner of the theatre already said "I think we only need the green/liked it bucket" and boy was he right. The tickets were almost spilling over by the time I left. Good shit. Very, very good shit.
Now let me watch Twisted Metal, PlayStation Productions:(
After the movie you have to throw your ticket into one of three buckets, one for liked it, one for whatever and one for disliked it. Before the movie started, the owner of the theatre already said "I think we only need the green/liked it bucket" and boy was he right. The tickets were almost spilling over by the time I left. Good shit. Very, very good shit.
Now let me watch Twisted Metal, PlayStation Productions:(
Have you heard anything about the existence of the game from your own sources or was the first time you heard about it via that forum?
It would have been really interesting to see how the system would have sold if supply wasn't an issue. Demand is still very strong but the thirst for PS5 around launch time was crazy.
One thing Sony has going for them is the name of the actual system. PlayStation is just a great name for a product and really hard to beat.
I find it mildly interesting that ND gives different looking anniversary trophies than the rest of the 1st party studios which have a generic PS themed design.
Its funny because the name got dunked on back in the PS1 days. People thought it sounded too much like PlaySkool or something? But yeah I'd agree that it is a great name and the classic PS logo is a thing of beauty.
Its funny because the name got dunked on back in the PS1 days. People thought it sounded too much like PlaySkool or something? But yeah I'd agree that it is a great name and the classic PS logo is a thing of beauty.
It really is. A big part of why the brand is so powerful and synonymous with gaming.
I see so many people wear shirts with the OG PlayStation logo, practically every week I see someone wear it. I'm trying to think of other brand logos that have that kind of shirt rep. Obviously the Nike swoosh is very prevalent but PlayStation is surprisingly up there. It's just a damn good logoIts funny because the name got dunked on back in the PS1 days. People thought it sounded too much like PlaySkool or something? But yeah I'd agree that it is a great name and the classic PS logo is a thing of beauty.
I assume Jim is involved with assigning Asad Qizilbash to PS Production and looks like he's been doing a great job at it.
I have a sweatshirt with the logo and its the only garment I wear that random people will comment on; it happens more often than I would have expected. Like I was walking down the sidewalk with it on a couple of months ago and a random lady driving past rolled down her window and yelled "nice shirt!" lol.
PS really does have alot of brand power.
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Asad got this postion before Jim took over as CEO
PlayStation sets up new film and TV division
Sony Interactive’s new PlayStation Productions unit will produce movies and television series based on PlayStation video games. It will be led by Azad Qizilbash and Shawn Layden.
www.polygon.com
Edit: Now that I think about it Jim did become CEO like a month or two before this so maybe yea he did have hand in it
I did the math and it turns out I have 791 hours in the recent Hitman trilogy. For Hitman 2016 alone, I put in 590 hours.
Overblood confirmed for ps classics
Overblood confirmed for ps classics
I think I put in 100 hours for each of them. I love them and hope we get another one in the same vain.
Tren is such a relaxing and beautiful game to play. Very happy to see it releases in Dreams.
Know its bundles but yeah Spider-Man 2 is going to do very well.
www.gamesindustry.biz
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The old Playstation logo always reminds me the old Apple Logo.
Makes sense why both of these brands are so well known and entrenched in their respective industry. It all starts with a beautiful logo and a catchy name.
Makes sense why both of these brands are so well known and entrenched in their respective industry. It all starts with a beautiful logo and a catchy name.
Probably the NASA logo or the Batman Logo
some others too but usually it isn't every brand or company or institute or school
you don't see for example MS window shirts or Apple hoodies or Google Ts
Yeah I see the NASA one a lot...to be fair I also see movies at the Air & Space Museum so a lot of people buy them there lol
The DualSense Edge topping the Circana charts is making me more and more confident in the Q Lite being a monstrous success. I think they'll aim to price it roughly in line with the Edge (at most $50 more). I'm putting in a pre-order as soon as I can.
I think it's gonna be quite the battle between the Q Lite and the Edge each month to see which tops the Circana charts.
I think it's gonna be quite the battle between the Q Lite and the Edge each month to see which tops the Circana charts.
Tren is awesome and it proves Media Molecule still has it. I really hope their next project is a more traditional game, because I want more games like Tren and LBP. Dreams was great for what it is and the community built some amazing things, but I feel it required a lot of maintenance from MM's side and so they had less time to build their own original content. I was also hoping other PS Studios would jump in and build things like Tren but that never came to be.
I've said this elsewhere, but I think they should make a sandbox survival adventure game. Make a AAA Minecraft like experience with a focus on exploration and adventure that is playable in coop.
This would still be a creative venture for them while still allowing players to create which is a backbone of their games. They know how to make the creation tools accessible so they just need to put those into a game that's playable without needing to spend hours learning how to create.
The great thing about sandbox games is that it doesn't need high budget cinematics and the narrative is player driven. They can make a rough outline for players to strive towards kind of like Valheim but let players decide how to play through it.
I think an innovative system for sandbox games is to have a hub world where players from all kinds of servers they've set up can interact with each other. Imagine if the creative tools were deep enough that players can create objects with specific logic unique to them and be able to show them off in the hub world for other players to use in their own worlds.
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Ah, now that you mention it feels like the perfect setup for them to have contributed small projects which would otherwise have no chance of getting greenlit under PS Studios banner.
I sometimes wonder, with all those talent at the studios and only able to release a game every 4-5 years, how much potential stuff is getting lost.
Anyways, as you say, MM still got it. Which is great news as they, alongside ND, SMS, Housemarque and Team Asobi are the studios I am excited about.
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