Message from Hideaki & Hermen - An Exciting Future at Sony Interactive Entertainment
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"best place to play"
I hope it can be again but I'm not convinced it is right now.
There's a lot to correct, the live big service push was a huge move in the wrong direction and some of the acquisitions were a true waste.
"Exciting time"... Not if you were to judge by the reception of the state of play.
There's lots of work to do.
I hope it can be again but I'm not convinced it is right now.
There's a lot to correct, the live big service push was a huge move in the wrong direction and some of the acquisitions were a true waste.
"Exciting time"... Not if you were to judge by the reception of the state of play.
There's lots of work to do.
what i personally want them to do:
- bring PlayStation Experience back with presential crowd, orchestra and etc (have a fixed month for it every year, if it's June, it's June every year, if it's September, it's September every year)
- stop releasing games on Steam, EGS, GOG, invest heavly on a PlayStation PC Launcher, make the games be EXCLUSIVE to the PlayStation PC launcher, bringing Only On PlayStation back in a certain way (block games from running on Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go, Rog Ally and other portable handhelds)
- only port games to PC after 2 years, if possible, after 4 years when a sequel is coming out on the console
- make these live service games be avaliable on mobile, games like Helldivers 2 or Concord, make them playble on high end smartphones like iPhone 15 Pro (or higher) for additional revenue and profit
- acquire more studios like Ballistic Moon and Arrowhead
- invest in partner publishers to keep excluvity deals/marketing deals happening, (Square, Capcom, FromSoftware, Rockstar, WB)
- bring PlayStation Experience back with presential crowd, orchestra and etc (have a fixed month for it every year, if it's June, it's June every year, if it's September, it's September every year)
- stop releasing games on Steam, EGS, GOG, invest heavly on a PlayStation PC Launcher, make the games be EXCLUSIVE to the PlayStation PC launcher, bringing Only On PlayStation back in a certain way (block games from running on Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion Go, Rog Ally and other portable handhelds)
- only port games to PC after 2 years, if possible, after 4 years when a sequel is coming out on the console
- make these live service games be avaliable on mobile, games like Helldivers 2 or Concord, make them playble on high end smartphones like iPhone 15 Pro (or higher) for additional revenue and profit
- acquire more studios like Ballistic Moon and Arrowhead
- invest in partner publishers to keep excluvity deals/marketing deals happening, (Square, Capcom, FromSoftware, Rockstar, WB)
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currently they're making PC the best place to play, Helldivers 2 doesn't require any subscription on PC, God Of War Ragnarok and other singleplayer titles run way better on the PC platform, and they even offer mobility with Rog Ally, Steam Deck, Lenovo Legion GO
I truly hope this PC thing ends up swiftly biting them in the ass and they correct course before it's too late for the brand to recover from their mistakes. Would be nice if PC ends up making them get rid of the requirement to have PS+ to play online, but that'll probably never happen
Let's see what communication means for them. I don't really see anything changing much. This is obvious damage control because they definitely have seen the disgruntled PS5 base and the growing disdain towards the brand from their core audience.
I don't trust Hermen, so all of this is just PR nonsense.
I don't trust Hermen, so all of this is just PR nonsense.
The source with the full message:
https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-exciting-future-at-sony-interactive-entertainment/
The message is ok, but other than saying that they'll comunicate more regularly with their workers I don't see anything new or special in the message that is worth to be shared with the public.
Seems the typical mail from the CEO to motivate the workers, remind the high level mission and mentioning them that they'll have an internal A.M.A. where workers can ask them (them in this case) any doubt about the company's high level strategy. And well, in this case also to say hi after being promoted and mention they'll continue doing basically the same.
https://sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog/an-exciting-future-at-sony-interactive-entertainment/
The message is ok, but other than saying that they'll comunicate more regularly with their workers I don't see anything new or special in the message that is worth to be shared with the public.
Seems the typical mail from the CEO to motivate the workers, remind the high level mission and mentioning them that they'll have an internal A.M.A. where workers can ask them (them in this case) any doubt about the company's high level strategy. And well, in this case also to say hi after being promoted and mention they'll continue doing basically the same.
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Yes, damage control with the user base that's made this their most profitable gen ever by promising better communication and transparency with... staff.
Makes sense.
They won't correct course anytime soon, all the people in charge are the ones that thought this was a great idea, even if it was obvious they have no incentive to admit it.
I love for it to end like you suggest, with them having to stop charging for online and cloud saves. It's what they deserve.
You forgot about adding Denuvo to all single player games, at least force PC players to actually pay for it like we do instead of them being able to play PlayStation games for free.
What does their revenue has to do with my comment? And no I'm not asking a literal question as your answer will simply not make any sense even if you attempted to justify it.
Yes, damage control because exactly what I said in my previous comment. As I said, let's see what better communication means for them... As Hermen is nothing but a snake oil sales man.
Strong leadership with good track record and gaming legacy. Playsation's future looks quite strong.
Cool, but where are the gameplay trailers for your banger exclusive games?
All those fancy words are nice but when are we going to get new game announcements and see what's coming in 2025 and 2026? The sop was mediocore
OK compared to Xbox, PlayStation is much better.
& it ends there for me personally since I just enjoy gaming on console more than PC... I feel like I end up spending so much time tweaking when I play on PC. So console getting more powerful is such a positive thing for me.
You can Play Shadow of the Collosus, Bloodborne, Nioh 1& 2, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Stellar Blade Rise of the Ronin, God of War, God of War: Ragnarök, Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbbiden West, both the DLCs are amazing, Spiderman, Spiderman Miles Morales, Spiderman 2, Infamous, Infamous Second Son, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, The Last of Us, The Last of Us part 2, Uncharted 1, 2, & 3 (the remasters are great), Uncharted 4 + multiplayer DLC, Demon Souls remake, GranBlue Fantasy Relink, Final Fantasy XVI, Rachet & Clank, Rachet and Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal, Gran Turismo 7, The Last Gaurdian, Until Dawn, Detroit Become Human, Helldivers 2, Gravity Rush, Gravity Rush 2, Knack 1 & 2.
You could also try older titles like Resistance, Resistance Retribution, The order 1886, Jak & Daxter, Midevil 1&2, etc.
There's also just games that take longer or dont release on Xbox like granblue fantasy relink, etc.
& it ends there for me personally since I just enjoy gaming on console more than PC... I feel like I end up spending so much time tweaking when I play on PC. So console getting more powerful is such a positive thing for me.
You can Play Shadow of the Collosus, Bloodborne, Nioh 1& 2, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Stellar Blade Rise of the Ronin, God of War, God of War: Ragnarök, Horizon Zero Dawn, Horizon Forbbiden West, both the DLCs are amazing, Spiderman, Spiderman Miles Morales, Spiderman 2, Infamous, Infamous Second Son, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, The Last of Us, The Last of Us part 2, Uncharted 1, 2, & 3 (the remasters are great), Uncharted 4 + multiplayer DLC, Demon Souls remake, GranBlue Fantasy Relink, Final Fantasy XVI, Rachet & Clank, Rachet and Clank: Rift Apart, Returnal, Gran Turismo 7, The Last Gaurdian, Until Dawn, Detroit Become Human, Helldivers 2, Gravity Rush, Gravity Rush 2, Knack 1 & 2.
You could also try older titles like Resistance, Resistance Retribution, The order 1886, Jak & Daxter, Midevil 1&2, etc.
There's also just games that take longer or dont release on Xbox like granblue fantasy relink, etc.
People are like... Where are the games Sony?... I'm like, where are the games.... entire industry?
Their next showcase/PS5Pro reveal is their ultimatum. if they don't have a proper showing of games (Uninterrumped gameplay from first party) then ok. it's time to riot.
Their next showcase/PS5Pro reveal is their ultimatum. if they don't have a proper showing of games (Uninterrumped gameplay from first party) then ok. it's time to riot.
They are in the store, you can go and buy them.
Other than some stuff they may show in the Doritos Summer Show, they always have a September TGS State of Play. But nowadays they focus on marketing stuff that is close to be released. Rarely they show stuff that is 2 or more years away.
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