Sleight of Jam
Banned
Ah damn 
Best of luck to him for the future.
What an awesome dude.
Best of luck to him for the future.What an awesome dude.
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Adam Boyes is Leaving Playstation - Returning to Game Dev
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coughlanio
Member
What are the chances he's doing something with Johnny V?
Calm waterfall
Banned
Best of luck Adam.
piccio_ssl
Member
best of luck to a true legend
IgotElbows
Member
Do you think he will be in a 1st party Sony studio?
I could only imagine the crazy storm if he was 1st party for Microsoft or Nintendo.
I could only imagine the crazy storm if he was 1st party for Microsoft or Nintendo.
Maroon Gamer
Member
Adam is a good guy, good luck in future projects.
Nightengale
Member
Indie.
Obscuritas
Member
All things considered this means that there will be more Booya for everyone and that we should see him here more often. As long as he's happy with his choice, that sounds good to me.
Best luck!
Best luck!
snoopeasystreet
Member
Age of Booty 2
justsomeguy
Member
Come back agent Phil!
It wasn't very visible to gamers but he had a huge hand in streamlining and simplifying the development process from concept submission through to gold master and beyond.
That alone has had a massive impact, not to mention his content deals and platform advocacy.
Nightengale
Member
He was a Vice President. He did a whole lot more than what people assume he does.
- Oversees Publisher Relations, Developer Relations, Portfolio Strategy, Financial Strategy, Partner Alliance, and 3rd Party Production team, driving them to record revenue and profitability numbers consistently year over year
- Transformed SCEA's approach to publisher & developer outreach, support, and marketing to ensure that we embrace a "partner first"​ mentality, which resulted in record developer and publisher partnerships
- Built strong strategic relationships with key Publishers including Electronic Arts, Activision,
Ubisoft, Take Two, Warner Bros, Disney Interactive, Square Enix, Capcom, Namco Bandai, Konami, and many more
- Spearheaded industry changing 3rd party partnerships with best-in-class IPs like Destiny, Call of Duty, Batman, Assassin's Creed, Star Wars: Battlefront, Street Fighter, Disney Infinity, Final Fantasy, and many more
- Doubled revenue in less than three years by focusing on content and partnerships that drove both hardware purchase and software attach rate
- Built a reinforced process that added rigorous forecasting, metrics, analytics, and measurable deliverables to executing on successful partnerships
Gipsy Danger
Member
Pretty great news. He's a super talented and funny guy and it'll be great to see him return to game dev.
CortexVortex
Banned
Noooooo.
TheBooya was always the best part about recent Sony conferences (not including this year's E3).
But I wish him all the best for the future. Keep rockin'.
TheBooya was always the best part about recent Sony conferences (not including this year's E3).
But I wish him all the best for the future. Keep rockin'.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Will he most likely end up in a 1st party studio though?
In which case I'm sure he'll still "consult".
In which case I'm sure he'll still "consult".
Big losses for Sony Indie department
7DollarHagane
Banned
Probably not a lot of upward possibilities from his role that didn't get into executive level politics and crap. Seems like he loves game development but wanted new opportunities.
Sony is a game-friendly company but still a large company with a big executive and management structure. That was probably the only way for him to go or increase his role there.
they should be moving in together again!
Primethius
Banned
This is great news. Adam is really passionate and it'll be great to see what he comes up with.
He was great at Sony as well, and his presence will be missed, especially on stage.
He was great at Sony as well, and his presence will be missed, especially on stage.
Probably.
Honestly I also assume in his role he already had to deal with a bunch of that stuff.
figadapaura
Member
He was one of the good ones. Hope it goes well for him.
SeriuzBiznus
Member
Huge loss for Sony, but exciting news for the Boyes. Can't wait to see what he does next!
GIANKRATOS
Member
Well, that was unexpected. Wish you the best Adam 
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Goddamnit NO :'(
Even while drunk I know this is bad
Even while drunk I know this is bad
Thornton Reed
Member
This is brilliant new i really can't wait to see what he does. Maybe he can give john vignocchi a job.
big loss to the sony family though
big loss to the sony family though
OnimaruXLR
Member
If the games he end up working for are anything near to the level of the Sony announcements he was present for then that'll be some hot shit
Bits N Pieces
Member
He was certainly one of the cool guys.
Good luck on whatever you decide to do next, Adam. Just make sure to end the E3 Bombcast as normal
Good luck on whatever you decide to do next, Adam. Just make sure to end the E3 Bombcast as normal
Sidewinder
Member
That's a shame, hope they find a worthy replacement.
Hey Adam, you wanna develop Colony Wars for me, please??
Hey Adam, you wanna develop Colony Wars for me, please??