I have been gaming well before the Playstation was even a consideration, and I can't recall when a person...a single person has recieved the bile and hatred as much as Jim Ryan the current head of playstation, and yes that includes Mattrick and his silliness.
Ryan is being blamed for everything as if he's a madman pulling switches on his office wall like "kill Japanese support" and " make every PS title PC too", but people seem to either forget or ignore many a thing when it comes to this guy, so I thought maybe a thread that clears up some of the BS regarding Ryan's policies might be due if only to counter the fifty saying how he is gaming Hitler 2.0.
Let me be frank, I am currently VERY pissed with Sony due to the store closures, shutting down the webstore FORCING me to use the PS3 and Vita stores to purchase my games, so much in fact I am genuinely considering hacking both systems as a way to ensure my data is safe and get around Sony's shitty OS (seriously how many times do I need to RE-register my systems so I can use PSN Sony?!? That and the catering to the woke crap and the BS censorship has me leaning Anti-Sony as of late and don't even get me started on the 80 DOLLAR HIKE#@%$#%$@, but the hyperbole man OY it's bad,
#1 RYAN NEVER SAID THERE WOULDN'T BE CROSS-GEN GAMES
Ryan stated the following,
“We have always said that we believe in generations. We believe that when you go to all the trouble of creating a next-gen console, that it should include features and benefits that the previous generation does not include. And that, in our view, people should make games that can make the most of those features.”
"We do believe in generations, and whether it's the DualSense controller, whether it's the 3D audio, whether it's the multiple ways that the SSD can be used... we are thinking that it is time to give the PlayStation community something new, something different, that can really only be enjoyed on PS5."
That having been said, it was followed up by this
"We have always felt that we had a responsibility to serve that [PS4] community for several years after the launch of PS5 and that it represented a huge business opportunity for us," Ryan said. "The numbers are quite straightforward. If you say in broad brush figures that we have a community of 100 million PS4 owners right now, and in the first couple of years... I don't know, somewhere between 15 and 25 million might migrate to PS5, that still leaves a huge number of people with PS4s."
While potentially disingenuous, at no point did Ryan state the PS4 was to be forgotten (the opposite in fact) and we're ignoring the actual PS5 exclusives both here and coming soon
#2 JAPAN STUDIOS WAS STARTING TO DOWNSIZE BEFORE THE PS5 AND RYAN'S CONTROL BEGAN
Look, I'll be the first to admit that the recent news from Japan studios is disheartening, but the writings been on the wall for a while, after the Last guardian this has sadly become a trend and not only for Sony...
traditional gaming is dying in japan and mobile markets are king, Nintendo has proven that it can still hang in their homeland sales wise, but lets not pretend this isn't due to the Switches mobile capability. Japan studio's games simply aren't selling at home or abroad at necessary levels and those leaving are doing so by choice, it's not lay offs or firings its leaving to explore new options.
#3 JAPAN STUDIO'S IS NOT CLOSING, BUT RESTRUCTURING
Okay so the option is stay on with the team you know so well, but potentially work on something you're not feeling at all (let's be honest Astro Bots is great, but could you see some of these creative directors working on it?) Sounds like Sony is leaning into Astrobot hard and focusing less on the niche market, not saying there won't still be creative games, but that's news only the future will tell.
#4 THE PC SHIFT WAS STARTING WHEN HOUSE WAS STILL IN CHARGE
While it's true that hose stated that the PC and not the Xbox was Playstations greatest competition, it's also true that numerous games started to launch with PC cross-play and Exclusives such as street fighter were also released on the PC. Ryan may have accelerated the movement, but it was still underway before he took over.
#5 THE GAMES BEING ON PC DOESN"T HURT THE PSV EXPERIENCE IN ANYWAY! (JUST DICKHAT BRAGGING RIGHTS)
this is by far the most annoying point, if the PC see's these games how is the playstation experience hurt? Thus far the games have come out well after their original release... (whiny voice)
"but the PC version comes with extra graphical features and modes" No shit sherlock, they're trying to get another sale out of it (PS IS a business after all) just like a deluxe edition the point is to make it desirable, and those with NICE PC's want to squeeze all the graphical juice they can from their beasts.
#6 THE SHOW GOING TO THE BOX IS PROOF THAT RYAN IS A SHITHEAD AND TERRIBLE PRESIDENT (Sign my petition)
No, it's proof the MLB (Major League Baseball) screwed Sony's studio and basically forced them to go Multi-plat, it's not even published by Sony on the Box, but the MLB. MS was brilliant to put it on Gamepass though lol
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#7 RYAN IS A CENSOR NAZI, CENSORING EVERYTHING AND IT STARTED WITH HIM!!!
Nope, well sort of anyway (a partial truth I guess) I despise censorship and while it's continued under him, that shit started in 2016-2017 with Japanese niche games, and it's only gotten worse, blame the woke "save the children" REEE crowd, but only partly blame Ryan if you must. (like I said that shits still going strong sadly)
and lastly a bonus one
#80085 
IF YOU GIVE RYAN CREDIT FOR THE ALL THE SHIT, THEN YOU HAVE TO GIVE HIM CREDIT FOR ALL THE AWESOME! (it's only fair)
let's be honest here, Ryan likely isn't responsible for half of the shit that he gets blamed for, a President and CEO is dealing with a lot of shit and thus hires trustworthy people under them to make decisions, the same applies here, but hey...it's only fair
DEMON'S SOULS REMAKE - (cue Fry meme) So generous J.R
FINALLY BEING ABLE TO BUY OUR PLUS GAMES - Thanks Ryan
PS PLUS COLLECTION - Jim, you so nice to us
PLAY AT HOME INITIATIVE (Many free games) - Ryan san how did you know?
ASTROBOT ON EVERY V - A marketing ploy for the DualSense, a great game? Jim Ryan says "why not both"
THE DUALSENSE - Master Ryan
feels your satisfaction
TWO DIFFERENT SKUS...SAME POWER - Ryan says no to a SERIESuS predicament (get it)
PS4 BC IS PRETTY MUCH FLAWLESS - Jim knows about great BC afterall (
and shut up Box fans, nobody asked you)
Okay, now that we've gotten that stupidity out of the way can we go back to arguing about which system has a minor resolution lead or a few frames advantage...you know like the civil forum we are
