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PlayStation boss Jim Ryan is retiring March 2024

Heisenberg007 said:
When 2-3 of those GaaS become hit -- and a 20% to 30% success rate is highly likely with PlayStation's current strategy -- people will remember Jim Ryan fondly.

It'll help them rely less on third-party for high-revenue items, and that will be extremely important for PlayStation.
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Who cares about profits we must defend good single player games not GaaS crud my friends
 
Lokaum D+ said:
Fuck Yeah,

Now bring someone that believes on te current gen and fuck ps4, also end all gaas projects, invest the money elsewhere and finally fire Neil Drukmamn
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So fire one of the best creatives in the industry? WTF are you smoking?

SHA said:
It's time to retire the usual "third person stealth with cutscenes" style of gameplay and start from square one.
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So don't make video games? We got a smart one over here.
rolleyes
 
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Jim Ryan is a competent CEO, and was a catalyst in current gen PS5 dominance with major assistance from Phil Spencer. I would be more sad to see Phil retire unless Aaron Greenberg is his successor then we're good.
 
GigaBowser said:
Yes but whart games GAAS? I hope new Playstation boss likes new IP single player games like Returnal they must do this bring back Warhawk it is your density even if it is online
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I agree. I'm also not a fan of the GAAS direction he was steering the brand towards. So I'd like to see them return to being more focused on singleplayer games (and more of them) and being more open to new IP (and giving new IP more of a chance when promise is shown).

But for someone to turn around and question what he's done, from a factual perspective that's misguided. He's grown the brand, increased their market share, strengthened their position over their direct competitors, increased revenue (and improved strengthened their financial position overall), and the quality (not quantity) of the games that have been released under his tenure can't be questioned.

From a business and bean counter perspective he's an A* CEO. For the gaming consumer however, not so much. The biggest positive out of all of this is the fact that he will be passing on a brand that's in the strongest position that it's ever been in along with it being in great financial shape.

Bo_Hazem said:
Jim Ryan is a competent CEO, and was a catalyst in current gen PS5 dominance with major assistance from Phil Spencer. I would be more sad to see Phil retire unless Aaron Greenberg is his successor then we're good.
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I'm not joking when I say this, Phil retiring or stepping down would be the worst thing that's ever happened to Playstation.
 
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StealthGoblin said:
And by the traditional metrics he's basically ran them out of town. Xbox has had to go crying to daddy for tens of billions and completely upheave their business model just to even gave a hint of parity of revenue with PlayStation.

Do you think Xbox would be still in the game if it weren't for the tens of billions and gamepass?
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Yet ms are making more profit than ever on xbox.....?
 
Thanks, Jim it's been a successful ride! I have been there since 1994, I wish you all the best!

Btw; Hiroki Totoki is so far from the gaming (PlayStation) community, I have my doubts.
 
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I very much dislike playstation as a brand (well, the games at least) but he's a Chad who delivered the PlayStation fanbase with exactly what they wanted, and with a consistent quality. Playstation is very successful and that's well deserved. It just isn't for me.
 
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GHG said:
Via creative accounting.

When we can get a financial report on Xbox that mirrors what Nintendo and Sony (for PlayStation specifically) are willing to produce then we can talk.
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Every time they release a financial report we need three detectives, a statistician, and a fucking ouija board to try and figure out what they're refusing to straight up tell us.
 
Boy bawang said:
I very much dislike playstation as a brand (well, the games at least) but he's a Chad who delivered the PlayStation fanbase with exactly what they wanted, and with a consistent quality.
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That was Shawn Layden, the underrated head of PS from the PS4 generation. His decision making made waves all the way until a few years into PS5 gen.

Jim's choices haven't had an effect yet because we only recently saw announcements of what he was proposing and not results(not yet).
 
Salty Popsicle said:
Seems the approval of the Activision merger for Microsoft was too much for Jimbo to handle. In all seriousness though, hopefully the next person in charge on PlayStation actually knows how to hold a controller and enjoys video games for more than just the money they bring in. Also, please do away with the GAAS initiative for the next 10 years.


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That right there looks like someone that's holding a controller for the first time in his life.
I really hate how he has managed Playstation, I hope the next one is actually someone with love for this industry.
 
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GigaBowser said:
Who cares about profits we must defend good single player games not GaaS crud my friends
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These are all intertwined, my friend. You won't get high-risk blockbuster $200 million AAA games unless there are huge profits for the company.

Santa Monica, which gave us the brilliant God of War 2018 and God of War Ragnarok, was almost shut down after Ascension. Only if they had recurring revenue coming from a GaaS, it would have allowed them to be more secure and experiment with other games without risks of downsizing. We'd have also gotten Stig's Internal 7 if they had a recurring revenue stream. Profits are important.

Respawn is a good example of that. They made it big with Titanfall 2 and then, especially, with Apex Legends. Now they are a huge studio, making multiple single-player games. They even managed to release Jedi Survivor in 4 years, while supporting Apex Legends as well as making multiple other single-player games.

It's a two-way lane and closely intertwined.
 
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thicc_girls_are_teh_best said:
Fair point. I just figured he'd stay as CEO a bit longer. Like so many others say, PS5 has been their most successful generation so far money-wise, why wouldn't you want to keep someone leading that around?

Even if you have to bump up their retirement package a bit for a few more years, wouldn't that be worth it?
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His age doesn't seem to be on the Internet anywhere, but going by him graduating university in 1982, I reckon he'll be 64 by 2024.

Maybe he just wants to retire. He looks quite old for a 63 year old, so the job has probably aged him. I don't think there's anything more to it mate.
 
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Not been keen on his leadership at all, so this is potentially a good thing. Let's hope his successor isn't quite as obsessed with pushing GAAS, and anything else that can rinse the player as much as possible.
 
Watch them triple down on GaaS now, hey I don't hope it, a good balance is way better but I'm not getting my hopes up on a drastic shift away from it either by them.

And perhaps they make their exclusives day one PC releases, certainly a possibility.
 
ElCasual said:
I dont see him like a CEO but as head of PS Studios? YES PLEASE.
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I don't see how having someone who blocks everyone who disagrees with them on twitter and only love niche games with no commercial appeal can be a good choice.

I love Kamiya games, but he is a creative guy, everytime he talks about business or the industry he sounds like a teenager.
 
Jim ryan has been at sony since 1994? I didn't know that. He's been with the PS brand since the start. I know he was head of PS Europe and he did a damn good job there. Last few years have been mixed though. I'm not liking the live service focus. Always stick to what your good at.
 
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JaksGhost said:
He sold them console sales and record profits. All of what you wrote is pure fanfic.
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You see, the thing with running a successful company that's already making good money is that you never see the big picture. It should be capable of making money with minimal guidance and PlayStation is the sum of more than just Jim Ryan. You have no idea who might have made decisions or done work he's taken credit for.

If a lower league manager was to take over Manchester city, you'd expect that to still win points by doing the same thing they've always done. Why? Because they're their players are the best and nothing on the pitch changed. Jim may have had some very successful teams who helped him do well in his job. Ultimately the way he handled the ABK situation was very poor and I don't think that Sony are very happy with how much further ahead they could have been. Just because there was success, doesn't mean there was no opportunity to be even more successful.
 
TheGodfather07 said:
Jim ryan has been at sony since 1994? I didn't know that. He's been with the PS brand since the start. I know he was head of PS Europe and he did a damn good job there. Last few years have been mixed though. I'm not liking the live service focus. Always stick to what your good at.
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its surprising we dont have any pics of young jim ryan , he is a playstation icon

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Bo_Hazem said:
Jim Ryan is a competent CEO, and was a catalyst in current gen PS5 dominance with major assistance from Phil Spencer. I would be more sad to see Phil retire unless Aaron Greenberg is his successor then we're good.
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Maybe Jim know's Phil is leaving too and wants to leave before he has compete against someone that can outwit him (and not just outspend him).
 
Hudo said:
He's better then fucking Hermen Hulst. Dude should be fired.
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Again I ask, why do people hate Hermen so much? They seemed pretty excited when he got the position back then? I don't follow this stuff that much, so genuine question.
 
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He will retire after one of the greatest quarters in Playstation and videogames history...

Can't choose a better moment
 
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Not saying he would be good as a businessperson, but I'd be interested to see where SIE goes (specifically what happens with PS6 and first party priorities) if Mark Cerny were the head honcho. No reason why he couldn't be CEO and chief techno wizard a-la Elon Musk.

You never know... he might have a..... knack for it.

dust off ice hockey GIF by NHL
 
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I've never been less excited for PlayStation first party output. Hopefully whoever replaces him understands why GaaS shooters aren't like Pokemon and you don't need to catch them all.
 
FF:Enhanced_Reality said:
You see, the thing with running a successful company that's already making good money is that you never see the big picture. It should be capable of making money with minimal guidance and PlayStation is the sum of more than just Jim Ryan. You have no idea who might have made decisions or done work he's taken credit for.

If a lower league manager was to take over Manchester city, you'd expect that to still win points by doing the same thing they've always done. Why? Because they're their players are the best and nothing on the pitch changed. Jim may have had some very successful teams who helped him do well in his job. Ultimately the way he handled the ABK situation was very poor and I don't think that Sony are very happy with how much further ahead they could have been. Just because there was success, doesn't mean there was no opportunity to be even more successful.
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So your response to being accused of writing fan fiction, was to write more fan fiction...
 
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