A New High-End Console Company: Pick Your Dream Team

Heisenberg007

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PLAYER 3 HAS ENTERED! 🎮💥

You're about to introduce a new high-end gaming console to the market. Pick your A-team based on the following. Apart from personnel, you can also pick 3 studios and 2 established IPs to start things.

Rule: Only one pick per row is allowed.

Note: Studios and IPs should be picked based on their current state or future potential, not former glory or missteps.

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As some of these logos may not be visible, here is a text version of the above image. I'm highlighting the ones that I think might be difficult to identify:
  • CEO = Phil Spencer | Jim Ryan | Peter Moore | Reggie Fils-Aimé | Don Mattrick
  • Head of Game Studios = Hermen Hulst | Matt Booty | Pete Hines | Shuhei Yoshida | Phil Spencer
  • One Studio Head to Pick = Cory Barlog | Feargus (Obsidian) | Hideo Kojima | Neil Druckmann | Todd Howard
  • Studio #1 = Naughty Dog | The Coalition | Playground Games | Sona Santa Monica | Bethesda Softworks | Insomniac Games
  • Studio #2 = Obsidian | Sucker Punch | Arkane Studios | Bungie | Guerrilla
  • Studio #3 = HouseMarque | Team Asobi | Ninja Theory | Double Fine
  • IP #1 = Elder Scrolls | Halo | The Last of Us | God of War
  • IP #2 = Ghost of Tsushima | Gears of War | Forza Horizon
  • Subscription Service = PS Plus | Game Pass
Note: Bethesda Software refers to the single Bethesda studio, not the publisher Bethesda.

Have fun!
 

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  • CEO = Peter Moore
  • Head of Game Studios = Shuhei Yoshida
  • One Studio Head to Pick = Cory Barlog
  • Studio #1 = Sony Santa Monica
  • Studio #2 = Bungie
  • Studio #3 = Team Asobi
  • IP #1 = God of War
  • IP #2 = Forza Horizon
  • Subscription Service = PS Plus
 
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Heisenberg007

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  • CEO = Peter Moore
  • Head of Game Studios = Shuhei Yoshida
  • One Studio Head to Pick = Cory Barlog
  • Studio #1 = Sony Santa Monica
  • Studio #2 = Bungie
  • Studio #3 = Team Asobi
  • IP #1 = God of War
  • IP #2 = Forza Horizon
  • Subscription Service = PS Plus
Nice list.

Now, would you say if you make "great games" you will sell your console? 😛
 

Gediminas

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  • CEO = Reggie Fils-Aimé
  • Head of Game Studios = Shuhei Yoshida
  • One Studio Head to Pick = Cory Barlog
  • Studio #1 = Sona Santa Monica
  • Studio #2 = Sucker Punch
  • Studio #3 = HouseMarque
  • IP #1 = God of War
  • IP #2 = Ghost of Tsushima
  • Subscription Service = PS Plus
 

Yurinka

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Easy:

CEO = Jim Ryan
Head of Game Studios = Hermen Hulst
One Studio Head to Pick = Cory Barlog
Studio #1 = Sona Santa Monica
Studio #2 = Sucker Punch
Studio #3 = Team Asobi
IP #1 = God of War
IP #2 = Ghost of Tsushima
Subscription Service = PS Plus

P.S.: Reggie wasn't the CEO of Nintendo, he only was in charge of their American subsidiary.
 

Satoru

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Dream Team
  • CEO: Jim Ryan [Just because the others suck]
  • Head of Game Studios: Shuhei Yoshida
  • One Studio Head to Pick: Hideo Kojima
  • Studio #1: Naughty Dog
  • Studio #2: Guerrilla
  • Studio #3: Ninja Theory
  • IP #1: The Last of Us
  • IP #2: Ghost of Tsushima
  • Subscription Service: PS Plus
Nightmare Team
  • CEO: Phil Spencer
  • Head of Game Studios: Matt Booty
  • One Studio Head to Pick: Todd Howard
  • Studio #1: The Coalition
  • Studio #2: Arkane Studios
  • Studio #3: Double Fine
  • IP #1: Halo
  • IP #2: Gears of War
  • Subscription Service: Gamepass
 

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  • CEO = Peter Moore
  • Head of Game Studios = Shuhei Yoshida
  • One Studio Head to Pick = Hideo Kojima
  • Studio #1 = Naughty Dog
  • Studio #2 = Sucker Punch
  • Studio #3 = Team Asobi
  • IP #1 = The Last of Us
  • IP #2 = Ghost of Tsushima
  • Subscription Service = PS Plus
 
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Satoru

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Now, if I could structure my own company the way I see fit:
  • [CEO] Mark Cerny
    • [Global Head of Game Studios] Cory Balrog
      • [AMER Head of Game Studios] Neil Druckmann
        • Bungie
        • id Software
        • Insomniac Games
        • Naughty Dog
        • Obsidian Entertainment
        • Santa Monica Studio
      • [EMEA Head of Game Studios] Hermen Hulst
        • Guerrilla Games
        • Housemarque
        • MachineGames
        • Paradox Interactive
        • Remedy Entertainment
      • [APAC Head of Game Studios] Shuhei Yoshida
        • Capcom
        • Bandai Namco
        • FromSoftware
        • Kojima Productions
        • Polyphony Digital
5 major studios per region, with each of them having a varying amount of smaller studios for multiple project development, targetting at the very least 30 AAA releases per 7 year generation, or ~ 4 per year. Not including support studios, which would report to Cory Balrog.
 
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Dream Team
  • CEO: Jim Ryan [Just because the others suck]
  • Head of Game Studios: Shuhei Yoshida
  • One Studio Head to Pick: Hideo Kojima
  • Studio #1: Naughty Dog
  • Studio #2: Guerrilla
  • Studio #3: Ninja Theory
  • IP #1: The Last of Us
  • IP #2: Ghost of Tsushima
  • Subscription Service: PS Plus
Nightmare Team
  • CEO: Phil Spencer
  • Head of Game Studios: Matt Booty
  • One Studio Head to Pick: Todd Howard
  • Studio #1: The Coalition
  • Studio #2: Arkane Studios
  • Studio #3: Double Fine
  • IP #1: Halo
  • IP #2: Gears of War
  • Subscription Service: Gamepass
The nightmare team looks eerily similar to the current Xbox setup 😄
 
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ksdixon

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CEO - Tom Kalinski
System Architect - Mark Cerny
Marketing Campsign - Kevin Butler
 
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  • CEO = J Allard
  • Head of Game Studios = Shuhei Yoshida
  • One Studio Head to Pick = Feargus
  • Studio #1 = Bethesda
  • Studio #2 = Obsidian
  • Studio #3 = Housemarque
  • IP #1 = TES
  • IP #2 = Ghost of Tsushima
  • Subscription Service = Gamepass (no day one exclusives)
 
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  • CEO = Jim Ryan
  • Head of Game Studios = Shuhei Yoshida
  • One Studio Head to Pick = Hideo Kojima
  • Studio #1 = Insomniac Games
  • Studio #2 = Guerrilla
  • Studio #3 = Team Asobi
  • IP #1 = Elder Scrolls x God of War (A TES style game with GOW settings and characters, and GOW-style combat)
  • IP #2 = Ghost of Tsushima x Forza Horizon (Feudal Japan meets Fast & Furious x3)
  • Subscription Service = PS Plus