I'm not usually this caustic, but Jim Ryan retiring from PlayStation?

Good riddance.

Reminder, he killed the studio that made or helped develop these:

Parappa the Rapper Wild Arms Everybody’s Golf Ape Escae Vib-Ribbon LocoRoco Patapon Astrobot The Last Guardian Gravity Rush ..and a hell of a lot more.

The PS5 under Jim Ryan has been a sales success, but it's also been the death of the very creativity that made PlayStation to begin with.

He murdered creative all smaller development for the sake of "games too big too fail" and promoting games as a service. Those same GAAS titles still haven't arrived.

PS5 has 1 exclusive game this year.... 2 if you count PSVR2.

It's too late the save the PS5 as far s its creative output goes. But with Jim Ryan gone, the eventual PS6 may at least be able to guide PlayStation back to the things that made it so distinctive in the first place.

Embracing risk Promoting personality Encouraging creativity

Starfield set for release on September 6, 2023 on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and Windows PC

The delay has been painful for Xbox fans, Bethesda fans and gamers who love playing role-playing games (RPGs). The pain, however, is easing as the much anticipated Xbox-exclusive sci-fi RPG Starfield is set for a global release on September 6, 2023. You will need an Xbox Series X console, an Xbox Series S console or a capable Windows PC to play the new game from Bethesda. The game will also…

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yikes !

Any last words for Jim Ryan before he leaves the Playstation company?

"You still owe me $10."

Sony anuncia 900 despidos y el cierre de London Studio

Sony Interactive Entertainment, bajo la dirección de Jim Ryan, ha anunciado la reducción de su plantilla en un 8%, afectando a alrededor de 900 empleados en todos los departamentos, incluidos los estudios de desarrollo. Este recorte ha llevado al cierre de London Studio y a la reducción de personal en Guerrilla Games, Insomniac Games y […]

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Sony is laying off 900 people at PlayStation, shutting down London Studio entirely

Jim Ryan, the soon to be former President & CEO of PlayStation, has issued a statement announcing that Sony is sacking some 900 people at PlayStation, accounting for 8% of its overall workforce. “These are incredibly talented people who have been part of our success, and we are very grateful for their contributions.” said Jim Ryan. “However, the industry has changed immensely, and we need to…

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The Gamesline Podcast Ep. 19: A Bag of Meat in a Robot Suit

It's a short week as John and Maverick are here to talk about the week in games. John's been playing more of the Resident Evil 4 Remake's Separate Ways DLC, while Maverick finished off Lies of P. In the news, the WGA strike is over but the SAG/AFTRA still goes strong with games industry VO talent about to join in. SEGA cancelled Hyenas and layoffs are expected at Creative Assembly while Jim Ryan is stepping down from his job at Sony. Epic Games also made some pretty massive layoffs and Hideki Kamiya is leaving Platinum Games. Read the full article

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SELECT/START: CYBERPUNK 2077 - PHANTOM LIBERTY REVIEW

THIS WEEK:

PLAYSTATION Head is set to resign. On top of that Platinum Games top developer also leave the company.

Two huge animated series based on iconic video games is coming to NETFLIX.

Fans are issuing a class action lawsuit against Aspyr over Knight of the Old Republic II on the Switch.

GOTHAM KNIGHTS rumored to come to the Nintendo Switch. Then, in our FINAL STAGE, I reviewed CYBERPUNK 2077: PHANTOM LIBERTYAll this and more in this edition of A.C.M.G. presents TALK TIME LIVE EXTRA: SELECT/START

Jim Ryan stepping down after turning the PlayStation brand into games as a service and allowing customer info to be exposed in a hack I love it. Leave the place on fire

Xbox’s Phil Spencer Comments on Jim Ryan Stepping Down as Sony Interactive CEO

Phil Spencer on X:

Jim Ryan has been a great contributor to our industry and a fierce leader for PlayStation. I wish him the best in what he does next. Thank you for all you’ve done for the community over the last 30 years, Jim.

Classy and gracious reaction from the Xbox leader.

This right here is a classic

Status Post #10939: The "I was your boss once" clip.

Sony Plebs just keep on losing, huh?

If y'all love your console so damn much, you need to march down to Sony's HQ, drag Jim Ryan out of his little safety nest, and send him off on a slow boat to China. A VERY slow boat.

Imagine locking Multiplayer behind a fucking paywall in 2023.

This shit's why I stick to PC for my multiplayer fix.

PlayStation Boss, Jim Ryan, Claims Many Publishers Find Xbox Game Pass to be ‘Value Destructive’

https://games.mxdwn.com/news/playstation-boss-jim-ryan-claims-many-publishers-find-xbox-game-pass-to-be-value-destructive/

767: Randy Wakeman - I've Been Around for a Long, Long Years

Randy Wakeman has been around for many decades and was often seen lecturing and performing at magic conventions. Nonetheless, I have always seen him as an “underground” magician who appeals to the true sleight-of-hand experts. He is one of those guys who has “been there, done that, has the t-shirt” as he was one of the regular performers about the Chicago Bar Magic Scene before the turn of the last century. He has written several books on magic (card magic mostly) and is still relevant in our community as a performer, teacher and author.

While at the recent Senior Tour close-up convention in St. Louis, The Magic Word spoke with Randy as part of the convention report content. He was preparing for a workshop, so we didn’t get a chance to go in-depth as I had wanted. But we agreed to get together at the 4F convention in Buffalo a couple months later. True to his word, we sat down to complete our chat which results in this episode. The content of our chat in both places was a little disjunctive, so the editing required us to put the second conversation first then plug in the chat in St. Louis and finish with our talk while in Buffalo. This sounds more confusing that it actually is, but I know you will understand and enjoy our chat.

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Jim Ryan "...Game Pass because it is value destructive"

The entire statement was weird. Certain other things he said made a lot of sense but this statement just seemed fishy.

Gameplay: Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2

May God bless you all.

IGN articles: https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-boss-jim-ryan-reveals-why-he-turned-on-the-xbox-merger-and-other-key-takeaways https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-boss-jim-ryan-reveals-why-he-turned-on-the-xbox-merger-and-other-key-takeaways

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