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[Nankatsu]

What if he sign the plate because he is gonna join team Sony?

Spoiler

 

[T4keD0wN]

Great, theres nowhere to go but up after how aggressively they have exploited their userbase under his leadership.

 

[Draugoth]

COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki will take over temporarily in April 2024

PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan to retire

PlayStation CEO and president Jim Ryan will retire at the end of this year, the company has announced. He will be succe…

www.gamesindustry.biz

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Nightmare fuel

 

[SEGAvangelist]

They're sales are up 200% YoY.

He didn't end the ABK deal.

 

[SNG32]

Good I hope the next one ushers in 1st party releases on PC day and date or maximum 3 months later.

 

[Unknown?]

I mean... he was a honest business man at the very least.
But he almost destroyed playstation too

That would be House and Layden. Layden didn't have the balls to try to buy the Crash IP while it was dead. House closed so many studios while not opening more.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

wow u lied to us, gg u fucked us noob.

But is better than GOLD

 

[bender]

He didn't end the ABK deal.

 

[64bitmodels]

They're sales are up 200% YoY.

 

[DeepEnigma]

He didn't end the ABK deal.

 

[Yoboman]

I wouldn't mind Shawn Layden coming back. I feel like he left just as he was getting momentum. He would fix the marketing issues that's for sure.. not sure I agree with his recent statements on AAA games though

 

[Sleepwalker]

He let the ABK deal pass, raised games to $70, raised the price of subscriptions and PSVR2 flopped

A legacy.

In a thread about Jim Ryan retiring, Sony corporate cheerleaders can't take Phil Spencer's name out of their mouths.

I like you little chicken, your username is fitting since you shit up these boards with your hot takes almost as much as baby chicks poop.

 

[fart town usa]

Not disappointed to learn this.

 

[Msamy]

That's some great news .

 

[Topher]

He didn't end the ABK deal.

 

[JokerMM]

He's retiring and 6 whole months from now. He's just old and wants to enjoy the rest of his life without the weight of being a CEO.

Isn't he only 50yo? Maybe because I'm living in my own peasant fourth world but that's awfully young

 

[ByWatterson]

He didn't end the ABK deal.

Yeah. He couldn't unilaterally change anti-trust laws in every country on Earth. Complete failure.

 

[Del_X]

They're sales are up 200% YoY.

Operating profit is down 40%.

 

[SEGAvangelist]

Dude he tried so hard. I give him credit for helping to stall the deal as long as he did. It was pretty amazing, actually.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Got the perfect two candidates that I'm sure GAF will love

 

[Stare-Bear]

They changed CEO 3 times these past 10 years, pretty standard in business.

You see that Microsoft, it is possible to change CEO’s!

 

[DeepEnigma]

I wouldn't mind Shawn Layden coming back. I feel like he left just as he was getting momentum. He would fix the marketing issues that's for sure.. not sure I agree with his recent statements on AAA games though

Fuck no. Dude is on the extreme edge of ideology.

 

[JokerMM]

The sales are up 200% YoY.

Those 70$ price tags and ps plus played their part I'm sure

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Isn't he only 50yo? Maybe because I'm living in my own peasant fourth world but that's awfully young

He's 55 and that's a lot if you're a CEO of a big corpo. Kaz Hirai left Sony at around the same age IIRC. 1 year at this job counts as 10, especially with Covid.

 

[Banjo64]

He didn't end the ABK deal.

It wasn’t within his power to.


This is what happens when they go off script.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

What a man did a much better job then Phil but let Phil get all the circle jerking. A true businesses man no need to soothe an ego.

When Phil steps down the tributes are going to be pure vomit inducing for that twat

 

[jshackles]

 

[Kenneth Haight]

Goodbye Jimbo. You tried.

The sales are up 200% YoY.

This is failure apparently

 

[64bitmodels]

Those 70$ price tags and ps plus played their part I'm sure

he said sales, not revenue

 

[GHG]

What if he sign the plate because he is gonna join team Sony?

Spoiler

Nah I'd be on the next plane to Japan organising a storm the capitol style raid on Sony HQ.

Not on my fogging watch.

 

[rkofan87]

I hope he retires and hasn't been kicked out or anything, honestly I liked his work

simp lol

 

[bender]

Isn't he only 50yo? Maybe because I'm living in my own peasant fourth world but that's awfully young

~55.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Those 70$ price tags and ps plus played their part I'm sure

Console sales. Units are up 200%

 

[digoutyoursoul]

The position needs someone like Jim Ryan, but it needs a public speaker roll like Kevin Butler, also

It’s best to let the products speak for themselves

 

[GHG]

He didn't end the ABK deal.

Is being a dunce a prerequisite for being affiliated with Xbox or something?

 

[El Muerto]

Glad he's leaving. We saw the worst output of games under Jim than his predecessors.

 

[64bitmodels]

Is being a dunce a prerequisite for being affiliated with Xbox or something?

.... yeah? what, is this surprising to you?

 

[bitbydeath]

Jim did great from a games / studio building perspective. He did lack in marketing though. Hopefully the next person in charge fixes that up.

If anyone deserves a promotion it’s Ted Price. He should oversee all of first party IMO.

 

[harry mason 1989]

He did great job with sony

 

[ByWatterson]

This is failure apparently

This chart is a great illustration of how successful Ryan has been. Never has Microsoft tried harder and achieved less than in Sony's Jim Ryan era.

 

[LordCBH]

Didn’t have that on my bingo card today.

 

[JokerMM]

This one got me

 

[Topher]

If I had a choice....

 

[PSYGN]

Jim Ryan thanks the PlayStation community as he announces his plans to retire from Sony Interactive Entertainment in March 2024: http://play.st/3PSpsYu

Sony: But not us.

 

[ReBurn]

JR finally won

 

[bender]

If I had a choice....

That is everyone's choice. 2nd place would be Kaz.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Jim did great from a games / studio building perspective. He did lack in marketing though. Hopefully the next person in charge fixes that up.

If anyone deserves a promotion it’s Ted Price. He should oversee all of first party IMO.

That’s a great idea. I wish Xbox had someone like that, Cerny too.

 

[Yoboman]

Fuck no. Dude is on the extreme edge of ideology.

What?

 

[saintjules]

Definitely did not expect that. Funny it's happening after the whole Activision acquisition. Jim couldn't stop it from happening.

Now you RETIRE FOR GOOD!