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Hermen Hulst appreciation thread.

Lmao, well done OP. This is how you troll the sentiments of raging ex PS fans. Most of them are still taking it seriously 🤣🤣🤣.

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yea the European Phil Spencer...

look at the state of SONY and they first party. Not a single good thing to say about this guy. Its clueless people like him who are burning the industry. Waste millions ... 200+ on Concord....

People like him should be fired first ... to save countless others.
 
I read about Guerilla back in 2004 in a video game magazine and i quite enjoyed Shellshock Nam 67 and Killzone.
Absolutely nobody could have anticipated what a nightmare this all would become.
 
The guy is an absolute legend. He saw the Star Wars-like potential of Concord before anyone else. He had the foresight to buy Firewalk Studios, spending $250 million to build them a new headquarters + fund the game for several years until the triumphant release.

Imagine where the gaming world would be without him.
 
This thread reminds me that he actually did some great things, once. Seems like one of many talented individuals who have been promoted into positions they aren't suited to.
 
He is a good person, but it severely lacks courage and he is like a "yes to all" politician. So he both lacks the courage to dare something radically new, and he is maybe also too weak when there is the need to speak his mind. The result are sequels and chasing trends, which are good in some measure, but when they take the most of the development space, the result is stagnation.
 
He is a good person, but it severely lacks courage and he is like a "yes to all" politician. So he both lacks the courage to dare something radically new, and he is maybe also too weak when there is the need to speak his mind. The result are sequels and chasing trends, which are good in some measure, but when they take the most of the development space, the result is stagnation.
That's the problem with gaming. Trend chasing and fads.

Twofold problems. One, it takes a lot of time and money to make a game. Two, by the time the game comes out the fad might be over.

The point of trend chasing or copycatting in the marketplace is supposed to be quick and fast sales. Get in and get out quick. Similar to buying stocks. You ride the momentum of some crazy stock or sector but got to know when to get out. You dont lock and load riding a stock for 5 years and $100M. You got to be nimble. The momentum run might only be 2 months! Or similar to Rainbow Loom knock offs which came fast and furious. No idiot is going to take 5 years to make a knock off.
 
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