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Sony Names Phil Harrison's Successor at SCE WWS

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SCEI Announces New President of SCE Worldwide Studios

TOKYO, May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) today announced the appointment of Shuhei Yoshida, Senior Vice President, US Studios, Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios (SCE WWS), as President of SCE WWS, effective May 16, 2008.

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Yoshida joined SCEI in 1993, and was one of the initial members in establishing the PlayStation(R) business. He was appointed Producer of the Product Development Department in April 1996, and joined Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. as Vice President of Product Development in April 2000, where he held various positions in product development, producing many global best selling franchise titles. In February 2007, Yoshida was promoted to Senior Vice President, US Studios, SCE WWS.

"SCE WWS has been developing global hit titles, sharing resources and know-how within SCE Group since its foundation, and we will reinforce our software business by further enhancing coordination among the studios under a new leader," said Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO, SCEI. "Under the leadership of Yoshida, who has proven track record in managing creative talent, SCE WWS will accelerate the software development for the PLAYSTATION(R)3 and PSP(R) (PlayStation(R) Portable) platforms and vigorously expand the gaming market."

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well, the US devs are putting out the most, so i guess its a good thing it was him instead of another one
 
some background info from playstation website

playstation.com said:
Shuhei Yoshida, a 19-year Sony veteran and renowned software developer, has been with Sony Computer Entertainment America since it’s inception more than twelve years ago. Previous to this, Yoshida’s tenure with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. took him through various high profile positions in product development and third party relations.

In March 2007, Yoshida was appointed senior vice president, product development, Sony Computer Entertainment America and is responsible for all software development activities in North America. Yoshida is among those responsible for the creation of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s 170-person internal product development team. His internal product development operation includes studios in Foster City, Calif., San Diego, Calif., Santa Monica, Calif., Bend, Ore., and Salt Lake City, Utah.

Yoshida joined Sony Corporation in 1986 where he was involved in the corporate strategy group, as well as coordinating the PC business. Additionally, he was one of the initial members of the PlayStation project in February 1993, where as the lead account executive he headed Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s third party licensing program. Yoshida has many best-selling titles under his belt, including SCEA’s premiere online game with voice-enabled headset, SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs, as well as Jak and Daxter™, Twisted Metal: Black® and ATV Offroad Fury™. In the studio, Shu executive produced Gran Turismo™, Ape Escape™ and The Legend of Dragoon®, among other titles. Most recently he led internal development teams in developing the largest launch line-up in videogame history for PlayStation Portable, including titles such as Twisted Metal: Head on™, NBA, MLB® and ATV Offroad Fury: Blazin' Trails.

Yoshida earned his Bachelor of Science degree in economics from Kyoto University, Japan, and his master's degree in business administration from the University of California at Los Angeles.
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so. is he the guy responsible for all psp to ps2 port as well the lack of ps1 games on US psn?
 
Callibretto said:
so. is he the guy responsible for all psp to ps2 port as well the lack of ps1 games on US psn?
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Hopefully he can bring more PSP games out and continue to ignore the PSN.
 
Callibretto said:
some background info from playstation website



so. is he the guy responsible for all psp to ps2 port as well the lack of ps1 games on US psn?
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He's basically at the top of the management chain in charge of all the games being developed in NA, everything from Resistance to Uncharted to Infamous to Syphon Filter to MLB The Show. He's been doing a great job before Phil was even in the picture, a well-deserved promotion.
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Kittonwy said:
He's basically at the top of the management chain in charge of all the games being developed in NA, everything from Resistance to Uncharted to Infamous to Syphon Filter to MLB The Show. He's been doing a great job before Phil was even in the picture, a well-deserved promotion.
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I'm not questioning his promotion btw, reading his info from playstation website show he's been doing a great job. but I still wonder why we have so few ps1 downloadable games on psn. Japan has no problem at all with ps1 download.
 
Callibretto said:
I'm not questioning his promotion btw, reading his info from playstation website show he's been doing a great job. but I still wonder why we have so few ps1 downloadable games on psn. Japan has no problem at all with ps1 download.
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I'm not sure why.
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Callibretto said:
some background info from playstation website



so. is he the guy responsible for all psp to ps2 port as well the lack of ps1 games on US psn?
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:lol i loled -_- i want my damn ps1 game sony doesnt want my money
 
phil

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.

:(
 
methane47 said:
phil :(
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Shu has more to do with game development than Phil did. I don't know how Phil has somehow become the be-all and end-all of all Sony game development all of a sudden, like WTF.
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Kittonwy said:
Shu has more to do with game development than Phil did. I don't know how Phil has somehow become the be-all and end-all of all Sony game development all of a sudden, like WTF.
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I think it's the ducks

killakiz said:
no even better, they cloned
Hiro Nakamura
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lol, all chubby asian guy with glasses looks the same to you right:D
 
Kagari said:
Folklore is out...

but I want White Knight >:|
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Me too, also Sony should expand PD so that they can develop more games more often and let Yamauchi create the RPG that he wants to create. They should also give him Killzone 2 like budget for this title.
 
Kagari said:
Folklore is out...

but I want White Knight >:|
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nah. forklore is action orientated. It just didn't feel like an RPG though.

Oh WK sure isn't going to come out. Level 5 sure has a lot going on and basically put this game to the side.

;(
 
AranhaHunter said:
Me too, also Sony should expand PD so that they can develop more games more often and let Yamauchi create the RPG that he wants to create. They should also give him Killzone 2 like budget for this title.
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As if Polyphony Digital isn't big enough, what do you want like a thousand people at PD?:lol

Yamauchi wants to make an RPG?
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DMPrince said:
nah. forklore is action orientated. It just didn't feel like an RPG though.

Oh WK sure isn't going to come out. Level 5 sure has a lot going on and basically put this game to the side.

;(
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:(
:(
:(

do not want soccer rpg, level 5 :(
 
Kittonwy said:
Dude Shu is not exactly new, he's been with Playstation game development since the beginning.
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But in Phil's old position of 'harm's way'.

Best of luck to Shu in his new role though, really.
 
He's got nothing on Phil... Phil was the only man during the meltdown of the whole afrika, 599 US dollars, giant enemy crab phase, that could hold it together.
 
Kittonwy said:
As if Polyphony Digital isn't big enough, what do you want like a thousand people at PD?:lol

Yamauchi wants to make an RPG?
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How big is PD? And how big is Insomniac, GG and ND for comparisons sake?

And yeah, he said he wants to make an RPG, and seeing how good the GT series are, I'd be at least very interested in seeing what kind of RPG he could make.
 
methane47 said:
phil

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
Thou art more lovely and more temperate.
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
And summer's lease hath all too short a date.
:(
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Couldnt say it better myself. Thought I think this is a great move.
 
AranhaHunter said:
How big is PD? And how big is Insomniac, GG and ND for comparisons sake?

And yeah, he said he wants to make an RPG, and seeing how good the GT series are, I'd be at least very interested in seeing what kind of RPG he could make.
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Isn't PD bigger than Insomniac, GG and ND? ND is really only something like 90 people, Insomniac is 100+, not sure how big GG is though.
 
oh kotaku.. won't you ever learn?

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Phil Harrison was boss of SCE Worldwide Studios. We all loved Phil. But then Phil went and became Directeur Général Délégué at Infogrames, and nobody was boss of SCE Worldwide Studios. So Sony needed a replacement. That replacement is...Shuhei Yoshida! Come on down! Yoshida's current (well...former) job was as senior vice president of product development at SCEA, so this presumably won't be too big a stretch for the man. So, welcome to the big leagues, Shuhei. You may not be a strapping, bald giant with a taste for business casual, but I'm sure we'll find different reasons to love you soon enough.
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Nice, seems pretty solid for the position! Hope we get to see more of him at upcoming events, crossing my fingers that he's a nice guy like Phil as well!
 
Congrats to Shu for stepping up to the plate. He's basically one of the major reasons why SCEA has the highest output of retail software out of all 3 regions. He's also the one who let Jaffe and his team complete dev'ing on God of War when it wasn't look so hot during it's development.
 
Dear Japanese dude in charge of making PS3 games,

Please don't incorporate the new Japanese mindset when making PS3 games. We like intuitive online features and voice chat, we don't like shadow flickering or aliasing. Also please continue to pronounce it "beetah" in order to make the transition easier on us all

Love, me
 
msdstc said:
He's got nothing on Phil... Phil was the only man during the meltdown of the whole afrika, 599 US dollars, giant enemy crab phase, that could hold it together.
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As much as Phill is a great leader, give this guy a chance. We might be surprised someday.
 
So we made this guy into Phil, Hiro, Kutaragi and Patcher. Clearly he's a hybrid and will be better than all.
 
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