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[Draugoth]

 

[Zheph]

The takes on here lmao... dude looks older than the shit you see in a museum, let him rest

 

[Elder Legend]

GOD EXISTS!!!!!

WOW!!!!! THEY MADE ME VERY HAPPY DAY!!!!!!

LET'S CELEBRATE IT!!!!!






I'll give you lots of Soda for all the NEOGAF guys!!

Karma finally did justice to Jim Ryan!

Can i has gold pls instead of soda? kekw.

 

[AGRacing]

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Sad that this legendary gif will be retired

 

[Loxus]

Not good reference. Phil is the bottom model of this industry

What do you mean?
Jim has been with PlayStation since 1994.
I don't know why he gets all the hate he gets, especially since he helped get PlayStation to be this dominant.

 

[SlimySnake]

Jason schrier finally with good news for once.

Bye Jimbo, will never forgive you for
- trying to pass off Horizon, miles and gt7 as next Gen.
- making horizon, miles, gt7 and gow last Gen
- turning god tier Sony first party into a gaas machine
- raising ps+ prices
- $70 games
- ps5 price increases
- horizon next Gen upgrade scam
- ps vita and ps3 store closings

The last three you walked back because they blew up in your face. Good to see Sony still has some accountability.

 

[Little Mac]

This year has been fucking exhausting.

 

[Sleepwalker]

It's time to bring Playstation's Papa back

First order of the day: turn the portal into an actual PSP.

 

[Yoboman]

Sony does seem to churn through CEOs must be a stressful role

 

[64bitmodels]

I just hope the new CEO keeps the PC games coming

 

[GHG]

Literally the opitomy of inheriting greatness.

Glad there's a Japanese person taking over.

I don't think Jim did anything. Have we even seen any games he signed off?

Well we know he didn't sign off on Days Gone 2.

That's a war crime.

Sony does seem to churn through CEOs must be a stressful role

The fanbase is demanding, unlike certain other ones.

 

[Elder Legend]

Depends on who’s replacing him, I always thought Shawn Layden was decent for PlayStation, someone like that would be nice.

I had hoped Xbox brought some new faces in to replace Spencer and co but chances are they would just promote one of his lackeys and the same shite persists.

I miss Shawn Layden and Andrew House. Those were legends along with Jack Tretton. Kaz had his time too.

 

[DeepEnigma]

apparently Destin doesn’t have access to press releases, or just wants to insinuate to the Xbox fanbase that follows him that they’ve defeated the big bad Jim Ryan?

What a dumbass.

 

[Fake]

 

[Fbh]

Watch the next guy be way worse and make you all miss Jim

 

[LiquidMetal14]

I think this is a good thing. They will get the right person knowing them.

 

[Punished Miku]

PS has a chance at actually getting me to buy a PS6. I havent used my PS5 for a lot more than Demon's Souls. Guess we'll see what this new guy's vision is in 4-5 years.

I wonder what the fruits of Ryan will actually look like until then. Might be fine? Might be rough? I have no idea.

 

[Putonahappyface]

Wow, that's surprising. I wonder who will replace him?

 

[bender]

I am obsessed with growth.

 

[ElCasual]

So long Jim "lie criying' Ryan, you never will be missed. Why take so long??

 

[Thief1987]

Honestly, I think this is just him retiring of his age. His been at Sony forever. But I am happy that his stepping down, its good that a Japanese company will now have a Japanese leader/CEO here is a picture of the new individual taking over.

It's CFO of Sony Group, he won't be CEO of PS. Just a temporal appointment until they decide new person on this role.

 

[Tal Shiar Agent]

Wow! Wonder who will take his place. Hermen?

It does feel like Hulst has been groomed to be CEO, I think it would work well.

 

[DryvBy]

30 years with the company but he doesn't know what he's doing. Award that to the real idiot in gaming management: Phil "I signed a PS5" Spencer

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Most annoying fanboy account on X/Twitter gaming

 

[AGRacing]

Don't know what you've been smoking. Ryan's taken Xbox to down and plastered them.

I'm not here to win. I'm here to have fun enjoying the hobby. I haven't had much since he was in charge. They don't try to get me interested anymore. State of Play has more in common with watching an HR presentation at work than it does with an E3 stage show.

 

[DenchDeckard]

That is fucking disturbing. These guys are unhinged.

 

[Tams]

The takes on here lmao... dude looks older than the shit you see in a museum, let him rest

This.

He's been at Sony for 28 years. Older than half the people here, FFS.

I'd want to retire too after that long. Enjoy my family and nestegg full time.

 

[graywolf323]

What do you mean?
Jim has been with PlayStation since 1994.
I don't know why he gets all the hate he gets, especially since he helped get PlayStation to be this dominant.

yeah the hatred for he gets has always seemed rather irrational to me, especially because he played a large part in helping make Europe into PlayStation’s most dominant region

 

[JokerMM]

Had to double check the title, this shit is massive, and it tells me there's a shit storm going on inside Sony headquarters

 

[Stafford]

I highly doubt that the GaaS projects they've announced so far will be canceled or anything, those will come out. I do wonder if they might shift that focus though, but don't get your hopes up too much.

 

[Melfice7]

Good riddance, i didnt liked playstation under him but i also know the next guy can be worse

 

[Z O N E]

Hope this means we'll get less 3rd person cinematic games because I'm fucking tired of them and maybe cancel like half of those 10+ GAAS games they have in development because what the actual hell.

 

[Faust]

Good riddance. I just hope the next guy is better.

 

[64bitmodels]

Every single frame of this video is ironic PFP material. Unfortunately, It's almost October so I'm keeping this cigar pumpkin guy for a bit longer

 

[GHG]

apparently Destin doesn’t have access to press releases, or just wants to insinuate to the Xbox fanbase that follows him that they’ve defeated the big bad Jim Ryan?

The poor guy is so desperate to make it about Xbox.

What he fails to realise is the fact that Xbox are in a worse place now than they were in when Jimbo took over the reigns. That takes some doing.

 

[majorgamer10]

End of an Era

 

[Saber]

New CEO is Japanese, hopefully it's good sign.

Is this true? If so, thats excellent news in my book.

 

[Luipadre]

Best news of 2023. So long jimbo, you wont be missed

 

[Slothbeing1209]

Honestly, I think this is just him retiring of his age. His been at Sony forever. But I am happy that his stepping down, its good that a Japanese company will now have a Japanese leader/CEO here is a picture of the new individual taking over.

New meme material. Can't wait to see him on new weird gif.

 

[farmerboy]

Absolute giant of the industry whose work in Europe was probably the defining reason Playstation became a global success.

He leaves PS in rude health, say what you want about his decisions since taking the helm.

I do hope that someone from Japan keeps the job. A little Japanese quirkiness would benefit the brand.

Congrats Jimbo

 

[graywolf323]

I'm not here to win. I'm here to have fun enjoying the hobby. I haven't had much since he was in charge. They don't try to get me interested anymore. State of Play has more in common with watching an HR presentation at work than it does with an E3 stage show.

you clearly don’t remember all the charts and statistics that used to be part of E3 presentations

 

[Punished Miku]

I'm not here to win. I'm here to have fun enjoying the hobby. I haven't had much since he was in charge. They don't try to get me interested anymore. State of Play has more in common with watching an HR presentation at work than it does with an E3 stage show.

It would be wild to see PS fans go back to discussing games and fun instead of just sales numbers. I think a tiny part of that is from the culture at the top.

 

[Represent.]

Finally, hopefully Herman Hulsts useless ass is next.

- Too much focus on PC gaming. Cut that shit out.
- Way too secretive.
- Too much GAAS trash.
- No appearances at ANY major gaming shows.
- No PlayStation Showcases.

How do I apply for the job?

 

[SlimySnake]

Well we know he didn't sign off on Days Gone 2.

That's a war crime.



The fanbase is demanding, unlike certain other ones.

Actually, Sony bend leadership never pitched it to Sony. Dg director pitched it to bend leadership who turned it down.

But jimbo and Herman didn’t ask for dg2 either.

 

[Banjo64]

BryanK ^

 

[jm89]

Is this true? If so, thats excellent news in my book.

It's interim until they can find someone.

 

[Bo_Hazem]

Retires as a champ. Well deserved, dear Jim.

 

[GHound]

Hearing this made my awful ass week a bit better. Hope this means some games I'll actually want to play get the greenlight in the future.