GrayChild
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With all this negativity around Sony and the future of PlayStation, let's have a positive thread for a change.
The first game our boy gave us was the amazing and underappreciated Shellshock: Nam '67 by his newfound studio which you know as Guerilla. But I bet you fucking zoomers never heard of that game. Kids can't appreciate good things anymore.
He stepped up as Managing Director and helped turn the studio into a Sony powerhouse. With the goal of producing the "Halo killer", they started with the Killzone series (which is better than Half-Life, Doom and Quake combined) building the Decima engine in the process. Yeah, that Decima engine which beats everything else out there, which is why Kojimbo begged Hermen on his knees for the chance of using it for Death Stranding.
Not resting on their laurels, Guerilla absolutely nailed the shift from shooter-only studio to the absolutely stellar Horizon franchise with Horizon: Zero Dawn – a massive open-world hit that showed off what they could really do. We woundn't have that without Hermen's genius. Which is also why Microsoft and Nintendo don't have anything that can compare. Unfortunately they had to chicken out and port it for the PC plebs, but Sony's PC strategy is all but dead now. The PCMR cucks don't deserve Aloy's grace anyway.
But making the best franchise in gaming's history wasn't enough for the hero of our story. In 2019, Sony promoted him to Head of PlayStation Studios (formerly Worldwide Studios). Since then, he's been overseeing a huge lineup of talented teams. Under his watch, we've gotten incredible games like The Last of Us Part II, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and the continued Horizon adventures. He's also been involved in the most important studio acquisitions like Bungie and Bluepoint and utilizing 100% their talent to leverage more ground for PlayStation. What stands out is his long track record of backing huge creative risks while keeping that PlayStation polish.
From a small Amsterdam studio to leading one of the biggest first-party lineups in gaming, Hulst has shown real passion for both the tech and the storytelling side of games.
25 years in the industry and still going strong.
The first game our boy gave us was the amazing and underappreciated Shellshock: Nam '67 by his newfound studio which you know as Guerilla. But I bet you fucking zoomers never heard of that game. Kids can't appreciate good things anymore.
He stepped up as Managing Director and helped turn the studio into a Sony powerhouse. With the goal of producing the "Halo killer", they started with the Killzone series (which is better than Half-Life, Doom and Quake combined) building the Decima engine in the process. Yeah, that Decima engine which beats everything else out there, which is why Kojimbo begged Hermen on his knees for the chance of using it for Death Stranding.
Not resting on their laurels, Guerilla absolutely nailed the shift from shooter-only studio to the absolutely stellar Horizon franchise with Horizon: Zero Dawn – a massive open-world hit that showed off what they could really do. We woundn't have that without Hermen's genius. Which is also why Microsoft and Nintendo don't have anything that can compare. Unfortunately they had to chicken out and port it for the PC plebs, but Sony's PC strategy is all but dead now. The PCMR cucks don't deserve Aloy's grace anyway.
But making the best franchise in gaming's history wasn't enough for the hero of our story. In 2019, Sony promoted him to Head of PlayStation Studios (formerly Worldwide Studios). Since then, he's been overseeing a huge lineup of talented teams. Under his watch, we've gotten incredible games like The Last of Us Part II, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and the continued Horizon adventures. He's also been involved in the most important studio acquisitions like Bungie and Bluepoint and utilizing 100% their talent to leverage more ground for PlayStation. What stands out is his long track record of backing huge creative risks while keeping that PlayStation polish.
From a small Amsterdam studio to leading one of the biggest first-party lineups in gaming, Hulst has shown real passion for both the tech and the storytelling side of games.
25 years in the industry and still going strong.
He's taking the piss....right? 
