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Adam Boyes is Leaving Playstation - Returning to Game Dev
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InsaneTiger
Member
Good luck to Adam and look forward to what he does next. Interested in finding out who replaces him.
Lapidus' Beard
Member
He always came across as genuinely excited for the news you brought us on stage. That made the announcements he made believable and exciting at the same time.
Good luck Adam, you will be missed!
Good luck Adam, you will be missed!
Hibiki Kurosawa
Member
Cool, good luck in your creative ventures, Adam.
The Dutch Slayer
Member
Dude WTF :O
Seriously you had an amazing run and PS is foolish to let you go.
Don't really understand because at Sony he prop head more of a future then game dev witch is more unstable..
And if its an SF thing I understand that city is just insane to life with.
But if he stays in SF that seems crazy to me.
Anyway good luck I was lucky enough to have met you twice (not that your dead or anything) but at Playstation events.
Seriously you had an amazing run and PS is foolish to let you go.
Don't really understand because at Sony he prop head more of a future then game dev witch is more unstable..
And if its an SF thing I understand that city is just insane to life with.
But if he stays in SF that seems crazy to me.
Anyway good luck I was lucky enough to have met you twice (not that your dead or anything) but at Playstation events.
Nightengale
Member
Nick and Gio were never on an E3 stage, and Adam left after E3.
I don't see how this explains anything. -_-
Gio announced Shenmue at E3 last year. I forgot that Nick did his thing at PSX, but he did have a big hand in all the indie presentations in recent years, which were conspicuously absent on stage this year. Adam has recently been announcing third party stuff so I was a little surprised not to see him on stage with, like, Kojima or something.
It's all speculation obviously, but it might indicate some sort of internal shake-up in the Developer Relations/Third Party Productions divisions.
Nightengale
Member
No, Gio did not. It was Adam.
Everything to do with Kojima had been handled by Andrew House directly. Not Shu , not Shawn , but Andrew.
Napalm_Frank
Member
Gio will merge Adam's position with his, resulting in a new golden age of Vita.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Adam Boyes has been a great contribution to PlayStation. Since he unvieled Grim Fandango Remaster he's had a special place in my heart. It's a great loss for PlayStation. I do however think that all people need to change jobs. On average most people change their job every five years so I'm guessing his time has come to do something else. Great luck to that. Will love to see what it is he got planning.
Oh, you're right. I'm remembering the Yu Suzuki interview with him afterwards.
Just thought all these changes with these dudes might indicate some change in direction in dev relations. We'll see!
Solaire of Astora
Death by black JPN
Pretty much this.
Adam will be missed. I always looked forward to seeing him onstage during Sony'a conferences, and Grim Fandango is such a special game for me. The remaster just came out of nowhere. It was almost as big a deal for me as bloodborne being announced earlier during the same conference. Will keep an eye on whatever he is working on. Hope when it's eventually ready to show to the public, they get him up on a Sony stage to do the presentation.
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Crazy stuff.
Can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve!
Can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve!
Nightengale
Member
Not saying there definitively isn't, but I'd sooner assume this to be your average "looking for new opportunities" job change /upgrade/different challenge/etc.
Besides, it's not as if Adam is the big boss man of Dev Relations. Phil Rosenberg is still there.
Bioshocker
Member
What? No!
cripterion
Member
Good luck Adam!
Yabberwocky
Member
Nooooo, Adam! Damn. It was always so great to see him announce things at E3. All the best to him making games, and thanks for all the awesome at Sony over the years.
Sad to see him go. I think a huge part of PS4's success can be attributed to Adam considering he was instrumental in getting huge third party partnerships. And he had the best announcements I've ever seen at E3 with (closer to my heart) Kingdom Hearts III/Final Fantasy XV and Final Fantasy VII Remake/Shenmue III. I wish him the best with game development and he will be missed at PS. I hope PS have an amazing replacement.
TatteredHat
Member
Damn, one of the most likable console space personalities there is, that's a big blow to Sony.
Best of luck Adam, hoping to hear from you again soon.
Best of luck Adam, hoping to hear from you again soon.
Son Of Sparda
Member
That's a real bummer. He always seemed genuinely excited about the stuff that he talked about and that made the announcements a lot more fun to watch. Also, he seemed to be the bridge between Capcom and Sony, two companies that I have fond memories of.
Best of luck to you Adam. I hope you have a joyful future ahead of you.
Best of luck to you Adam. I hope you have a joyful future ahead of you.
katsubento
Member
He is a great guy. Sorry to see him leave PlayStation. But wish him the best in whatever he chooses to do.
DarkLordMalik
Member
Adam was the guy behind a lot of the PS4/PC announcements. It is sad to see him go.
I will always remember him for announcing the FFVII: Remake. Best of luck to him.
I will always remember him for announcing the FFVII: Remake. Best of luck to him.
Big blow to Sony and Playstation. Good luck to you Adam in the future of game dev and remember Johnny V still needs a job or a travelling companion in his Winnebago.
Nah, he'll be there. Have to get old Midway gang back together and then everyone instantly regrets it. The worst part is if John Drake is filling that role. I mean...nightmares.
Fuck, no more GiantBomb E3 funny.
Nah, he'll be there. Have to get old Midway gang back together and then everyone instantly regrets it. The worst part is if John Drake is filling that role. I mean...nightmares.
Isn't that weird? It's funny that we know to expect suits telling us to buy things at E3, but somebody like him or the triple O.G. , Jack, Who came before him m, made it at least feel somewhat charismatic. Wonder who'll they have becoming the next pretty face on the stage.
JetBlackPanda
Member
Ouch. That's gonna hurt PlayStation. Adam is incredible. What is going on around there at Sony? They seem to be losing people that helped push the PS4 to greatness.
Sad days
Sad days
Ninja Scooter
Member
John Drake putting in work.
People leave in business. Happens more often than you think. Especially when someone leaves for a completely different sector. It doesn't neccesarily mean anything is wrong or anyone is fucking up.
People leave in business. Happens more often than you think. Especially when someone leaves for a completely different sector. It doesn't neccesarily mean anything is wrong or anyone is fucking up.
AcademicSaucer
Member
That guy seemed genuine when on stage, hope they find someone like that , right now there is only Yoshida
Nightengale
Member
Sony pressers have always been hosted by the division presidents.
Bear Force One
Banned
Finally the next glorious Method Man collab we've been waiting years for.
Art Vandilay
Member
What does he have to do with Destiny?
GinoFelino
Member
Best of luck to you, Adam!