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Is Jim Ryan the new Don Mattrick?

Jim Ryan is a very likable guy and he's doing a fantastic job. Sure he's tripped here and there, but who hasn't?

Love what he's doing and the path he's taking PlayStation. I cant wait what else he has in store. It's going to be amaze-balls!
 

onQ123

Member
I just said it yesterday in a thread that you people was on a campaign to make Jim seem like the new Don. It seems that everything is planned & some try too hard to push whatever is planned at the trolling headquarters

Why do I keep seeing people saying Jim Ryan name so much lately Is this y'all attempt to make him into the new Don Maverick or something? lol
 
I honestly think Jim Ryan could of said the worst of the worst and Sony fans would still bend the knee. Sony is more popular because of last gen. Plain n simple. I could careless for it and am a Xbot. But since I’m a xbot i can save boat loads of money on real life things because Xbox is so consumer friendly.
 

Ten_Fold

Member
Jim sucks, he keeps making bad decisions and giving bad PR. Not sure if he is worse than Don at all though. That guy fucked up the Xbox brand by forcing that Kinect shit. Jim just bad at messaging and reading the room.
 

ElCasual

Member
I don't like him, but many things you are talking about is the Sony route marked from several years, not from him. Besides, if EU market is currently a Sony market is part thanks to him
Maybe , but Europe is a "Playstation land" because the games was for the people of that side. I saw many games that don't come to america.
 

ElCasual

Member
Preorders sold out, and interest in the system appears to be high. This coming off a generation they dominated. I hope OP is not responsible for conducting any employee performance reviews, because he doesn't understand metrics of success.
But the preorders were for a sistem that nobody knows the UI, the price for a new SSD, even how BC with PS4 works. Was just hype and desesperation of the fan base.
 

yurinka

Member
"Playstation believes in generatios" but Spider-Man MM y Horizon FW coming to PS4.
In the interview where he said to believe in generations he never said they weren't going to avoid crossgen games. He said they were going to support PS4 for years because there's a huge active userbase there and most people won't jump to PS5 in the first year or so. He also said that wanted next gen consoles to have meaningful new features and to see the next gen games taking advantage of them (super fast SSD, 3D audio and DualSense).

What he said is totally compatible with crossgen games and featuring in the PS5 version almost no loading times, 3D audio, DualSense features, RT and so on. It's the interviewer who understood they weren't going to make crossgen games.

"The Xbox series S will be a failure".
He didn't say that.
"I dont care the olders games, they look outdated".
He didn't say that.
Premium games will be $70.
Some PS5 will cost this, not all. Same goes with Series X. Look at NBA2K21.

What a mess with Spider between PS4 and PS5.
What's wrong with allowing PS4 players to play the new game and to give them a PS5 version free update? Or allowing the owners of the PS4 original game to play it for free with BC boost mode improvements? Or to include an optional extra of $20 to the new game for a full remaster of the previous game, its 3 DLCs, 3 new costumes and extra photo mode features?

More PS games coming to PC ( what is the point to buy a $500 dls console if they games are not console exclusive anymore?)
Which one? Demon's Souls was confirmed to be a mistake. It's a full PS5 exclusive.
 

Bryank75

Banned
Jim Ryan seems to not have a clue.... he is softening on exclusives going to PC... foolish and annoys hardcore.
He raised prices, staggered launch putting Europe second.
Cross gen launch games.
Mixed messaging on BC, exclusives and almost anything else.
No acquisitions, no major moves to secure the future.

It''s time to do something. Or else get someone who can do something.
 

Dr.Morris79

Member
Seventy quid a fucking game?? Do what?

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ElCasual

Member
He didn't say that.
Here’s what Ryan said, courtesy of Time: “ That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PSone, PS2, PS3, and PS4 games, and the PSone and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?.
And I dont say that Spider MM and Horizon comming to PS4 is a bad thing. I say is that him like CEO must watch the words knowing that those games are comming in PS4 to. One day say " Believe in generations" and the next day says "Ps4 is important to us". He have no clue
 

yurinka

Member
Here’s what Ryan said, courtesy of Time: “ That, and I was at a Gran Turismo event recently where they had PSone, PS2, PS3, and PS4 games, and the PSone and the PS2 games, they looked ancient, like why would anybody play this?.
And I dont say that Spider MM and Horizon comming to PS4 is a bad thing. I say is that him like CEO must watch the words knowing that those games are comming in PS4 to. One day say " Believe in generations" and the next day says "Ps4 is important to us". He have no clue
In the same interview he says they believe in generations he also said PS4 is important to them and that will continue supporting it for years.
 

ksdixon

Member
There was a rumor, it didn't turn out that way but there was one. rumors of Warner bros game studios, people knew microsoft was desperate and there was rumblings of a huge acquisition. nobody could of predicted it was gonna be Bethesda.

most people predicted SEGA. actually, many still do, given Tokyo Game Show on the 24th Sept.
 

Mobilemofo

Member
Pre orders was a mess. ( I know maybe it was not him fault).
"Playstation believes in generatios" but Spider-Man MM y Horizon FW coming to PS4.
"The Xbox series S will be a failure".
"I dont care the olders games, they look outdated".
Premium games will be $70.
What a mess with Spider between PS4 and PS5.
More PS games coming to PC ( what is the point to buy a $500 dls console if they games are not console exclusive anymore?)
Its like a Microsoft insider in PlayStation.
He must GO ASAP.

**Edit**I know that PS cant leave all the millions of PS4 base with Spider-Man MM and Horizon FW, but if you KNOW that, you CANT say: "In Playstation belive in generations" you just keep your mouth shout and say another thing in the best polite way possible.
Ps4 is still a valid console despite the ps5 being introduced. Millions of subscribers, a huge install base, some won't or cannot afford to upgrade to a new console. The ps5 only games, the ones the Ps4 just couldn't do, are probably already in the pipeline. Another couple of years of ps4 before it declines proper.. At least here.
 

ElCasual

Member
Ps4 is still a valid console despite the ps5 being introduced. Millions of subscribers, a huge install base, some won't or cannot afford to upgrade to a new console. The ps5 only games, the ones the Ps4 just couldn't do, are probably already in the pipeline. Another couple of years of ps4 before it declines proper.. At least here.
I agree, and for that point you can't say "We believe in generations" instead say " Don't worry some of the hits of PS still coming for PS4 like MM and Horizon". Like a CEO you have to be clear and not say one thing and the other day say other thing about the same theme.
 

Arkam

Member
Too early to give a rating on Jim in my book. This time next year is when we will see if his launch strategy was good or not. That's the make or break for him in my book.
 

ElCasual

Member
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In the same interview he says they believe in generations he also said PS4 is important to them and that will continue supporting it for years.
Like I said, he is a CEO and like one he must watch his words and be polite. No say that tipe of things. IMO
 
Jim Ryan is like Don Mattrick's slightly more competent brother. He's no disaster for Playstation, but he doesn't help either. The fact is SIE has enough momentum to sell bazillions of PS5s in 2020-2021 no matter what.
 
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ZywyPL

Banned
Mattrick was better for 360 than Spencer is to One!

There's a lot of truth in this - X360 was HUGE, an amazing success from day one, despite even RROD fiasco. XB1 on the other hand feels like a lost, empty generation, with absolutely awful launch (although the first few years' lineup was so good despite popular belief due to TV! TV! TV!), while Spencer was basically setting up for the upcoming generation the whole time since he became the head of XB division, he did some really good turnarounds, but I sell it was all testing the grounds before this gen.
 

Reallink

Member
10 million consoles sold out worldwide 50 days before launch. Remind me how long it took Xbox One to reach that number?

LOL no they didn't. That's 10-11 million consoles planned to shipped through March 2021, not upfront presells. Shipments and sales will be staggered over 4+ months. They've only presold around 500K PS5's in the US based on documented presell allocation numbers compared to past console launches.
 
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MrS

Banned
LOL no they didn't. That's 10-11 million consoles planned to shipped through March 2021, not upfront presells. Shipments and sales will be staggered over 4+ months. They've only presold around 500K PS5's in the US, based on documented presell allocation numbers compared to prior console launches of known launch quantities.
You say potato, I say tomato. Fact is Jim Ryan is a Prince and will never be as bad as Mattrick and Phil “The Lying King” Spencer. PS5 about to make phat stacks for Sony and everybody knows this.
 
He's Kaz, Jack, and Phil from the PS3 interviews before and during E3.

$500 USD $399 entry option compared to cheaper competitor. $70 games, anti-consumer policies, you'll work 2 jobs.

"If you can find a PS5 anywhere in North America that's been on shelves for more than five minutes, I'll give you $1,200 stimulus check for it " -Jim Ryan.
 

Keihart

Member
**Edit**I know that PS cant leave all the millions of PS4 base with Spider-Man MM and Horizon FW, but if you KNOW that, you CANT say: "In Playstation belive in generations" you just keep your mouth shout and say another thing in the best polite way possible.
They actually can and have done so every generation. It usually helps drive sales of the new system so third parties start doing next gen games too.

Edit: I want Shuhei Yoshida back as head and face of WWS, i am somehow not convinced about Hermen Hulst, the current wave of first party games will be the first one under his management and it's not looking too hot. Hope am wrong.
 
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chasimus

Member
They need to get Hermen Hulst in front of the camera more. He's got ten times the charisma of Jim. I'm not really a hater of Jim since I think people are blowing all of this stuff WAY out of proportion just to be offended by something, but Hermen would do a better job of getting Sony's points out there. He reminds me the most of Jack Tretton, which is a good thing.
 

The Alien

Banned
Im not a huge Jim Ryan fan, but I think he's doing a fine job.. he hasn't even been in the role a year...lets chill..

He's a numbers guy. He's low energy and doesn't have a lot of flash.....which is kinda meh for an exciting, consumer-facing medium like gaming.

That being said, he hasn't done much wrong that I see. He's been pretty inconsistent lately and frankly a little arrogant. Regardless though, everyone gets a pass at the start of this gen due to Covid.

This type of stuff tends to pop up when the competition does something big....fans want knee jerk reactions. MS was likely working on Betheada for many months...and it still hasn't months to go before final.

...and if you think Ryan is comparable to Mattrick? Ummm, no. Not even close.
 

Redlancet

Banned
I honestly think Jim Ryan could of said the worst of the worst and Sony fans would still bend the knee. Sony is more popular because of last gen. Plain n simple. I could careless for it and am a Xbot. But since I’m a xbot i can save boat loads of money on real life things because Xbox is so consumer friendly.
dont get me wrong my gears of war avatar friend,but i dont see a thread of how good and mesianic jim ryan is every day,its the xbox fan base who is in some sort or cultist love with phil spencer
 

Redlancet

Banned
I agree, and for that point you can't say "We believe in generations" instead say " Don't worry some of the hits of PS still coming for PS4 like MM and Horizon". Like a CEO you have to be clear and not say one thing and the other day say other thing about the same theme.
you forgot that spencer have a record of saying similar things ,and do the contrary? like "we believe on no exclusivity for next gen"
 

Yoda

Member
I think the jury is still out on Jim Ryan, but what is the equivalent for the kinect WRT playstation?
 

Heimdall_Xtreme

Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
Pre orders was a mess. ( I know maybe it was not him fault).
"Playstation believes in generatios" but Spider-Man MM y Horizon FW coming to PS4.
"The Xbox series S will be a failure".
"I dont care the olders games, they look outdated".
Premium games will be $70.
What a mess with Spider between PS4 and PS5.
More PS games coming to PC ( what is the point to buy a $500 dls console if they games are not console exclusive anymore?)
Its like a Microsoft insider in PlayStation.
He must GO ASAP.

**Edit**I know that PS cant leave all the millions of PS4 base with Spider-Man MM and Horizon FW, but if you KNOW that, you CANT say: "In Playstation belive in generations" you just keep your mouth shout and say another thing in the best polite way possible.
Jim Ryan is a disaster...

I have afraid when he was become be part of the división OF Playstation.

And soon will be more problems with Ps5 and the Brand.

Worst mistake ever is not put a Japanese person and put a inept like Jim Ryan.
 
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It would be unfair to make that comparison today. In time, however, maybe. Ryan is no good for PlayStation. Many of us thought so before he was given the position he’s in now, and he has only validated those opinions since. He is no good and shouldn’t be in charge.
 
you forgot that spencer have a record of saying similar things ,and do the contrary? like "we believe on no exclusivity for next gen"

But Microsoft is absolutely the least exclusive publisher with a platform of their own. They don't even lock their PC games to their own store and seem fine giving Steam a cut to have their games on there.

Microsoft publishes titles on the Switch, Steam, iOS, Android, and Playstation platforms though, all are competitors, but all have an install base to sell games to. They don't care where you play their games because they make money on the games regardless of where you buy them.

Xbox Studios games are released on platforms on a by-case basis. Ori was a great fit for the Switch, Ori was a great fit, and they ported it perfectly. They didn't have to keep Minecraft on the Playstation platform, but it wouldn't be fair to those players so the Playstation platform gets a version to keep them playing. Seeing as there are Minecraft fans on the PS5, it wouldn't be fair not to release Minecraft Dungeons on the platform they use, so Playstation gets a version of that too. Studios that Microsoft buys continue to work on and finish games they had obligations to finish like The Outer Worlds, Ghostline: Tokyo and Deathloop.

Name one Sony studios game that has been released on an Xbox or a Nintendo platform. They released PC versions of two titles, and one was a terrible cash-grab port.
 
dont get me wrong my gears of war avatar friend,but i dont see a thread of how good and mesianic jim ryan is every day,its the xbox fan base who is in some sort or cultist love with phil spencer
Your definitely not wrong about my boy Phil, we go way back. What I should of said was Sony in general then. Phil a good looking guy who doesn’t wanna see him everyday. Jim Ryan is a goofy looking dude, no one has time for that.
 
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