Except I have voice my own issues with Layden and indeed blamed him for the PC Initiative which he even gloated about last year on a podcast. I was never a fan of his approach with wanting to scale back WWS output. He wanted to cut out 3rd party deals as well, which is probably what did him in the end. I'll never forget how horrible his last E3 was. He's the reason alot of the AA games left the platform in the end.Its always convenient when people want to blame jim ryan for things and when they want to take credit away from him for things. Much of the PC initiative that you all bemoan everyday was also Laydens idea but you all blame Jimbo for it non-stop.
And yes, the PS3 era existed and then it went away for 10 years, well before online console gaming reached the apex of what it is today.
I give Jim credit for rectifying the situation by consulting with Shu and giving him his own department to nurture back that aspect of Playstation.
I'm just saying was Shawn's idea to spearhead Playstation Productions, that's his creation and now Asad is doing a bang up job with his quality control. Jim doesn't deserve this credit.
The GaaS approach is mostly Jim and his Lackey Hermen's credit tho.