Jason Schreier/Bloomberg: PlayStation boss Jim Ryan is stepping down
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COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki will take over temporarily in April 2024
They were possessed by Microsoft’s management demon and forced him to retire for kicking too much ass.
Or he's almost 60, has money and can retire a little early. Plus the next PlayStation will be starting its ramp up so the best time to finish would be before that happens
I wonder if Sony Japan is unhappy with Jim letting the relationships with Sega and Square slip and is taking back the reins.
Those relationships haven't slipped though that is a made up story.
Lmao you think they know or care?
To the management of Sony, Jim Ryan has had record breaking years and made PlayStation the undisputed biggest sector of the company
The only mark on his record is the ABK deal on his watch but realistically nothing Ryan could have done about it
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Casually optimistic. The PC push believers are many, and it's a philosophical cancer fueled by greed foremost... the drive to make money at all cost regardless of any other consideration. It infects the brain and is pushed in many ways strongly by "investors", many of those in cahoots with Sony's competitors seeking to steer PlayStation in a particular way - detrimental to itself long term - see ValueAct for Nintendo's example. It takes big balls, and a bigger brain not to succumb to that pressure, to be able to understand the source and read it and not just be a follower of the manufactured tide. A policy must serve a long strategic aim - a sound one at that.
Jim was a slightly better Phil Spencer in many ways. PlayStation can not run on that. His retirement is welcomed. His work as as workhorse during the PS3 days in Europe will always be appreciated - that is his shine. His tenure at the head was a mixed bag - from a perfect made PS5 launch to detrimental policies and weak long term strategy.
Jim was a slightly better Phil Spencer in many ways. PlayStation can not run on that. His retirement is welcomed. His work as as workhorse during the PS3 days in Europe will always be appreciated - that is his shine. His tenure at the head was a mixed bag - from a perfect made PS5 launch to detrimental policies and weak long term strategy.
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Please please please get someone good to replace him who actually cares about the industry
Totoki is okay in a temporary capacity. But we need Shu in there or someone like him.
I'm so fucking hyped, I really hope we get someone good.
I have been saying it since the beginning. That Jim Ryan’s future hangs on the line with the outcome of ABK process. But nobody wanted to believe it. 
You can bet your arse after years of criticizing him because he was CEO of playstation they'll now be acting like him leaving is a bad thing doing those mental gymnastics as always
Where are all the new gemes. Feels like Sony would not make new ip like uncharted nowadays
