PlayStation rebrands Savage Game Studios as Neon Koi following exec departures

[Gamernyc78]

PlayStation rebrands Savage Game Studios as Neon Koi following exec departures - Mobilegamer.biz

The console maker’s first mobile game studio acquisition says it is making “action games with epic stories”.

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PlayStation’s first big mobile acquisition, Savage Game Studios, has been rebranded as Neon Koi. The new look comes not long after the departure of several top execs within PlayStation’s mobile arm.

Savage Game Studios was acquired by PlayStation in August 2022 to join a newly-formed PlayStation Mobile Studios division. At the time of the announcement, Savage said it was making “a new unannounced AAA mobile live service action game”.

Shortly before that, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan told investors that 10% of its first party releases would be on mobile by March 2023, a plan that has not materialised. Since then Ryan has announced he is retiring and PlayStation is on the lookout for his successor, with Hiroki Totoki currently in place as interim CEO.

It’s been a turbulent few months for Savage and PlayStation Mobile after the departure of three key figures. PlayStation’s mobile boss Nicola Sebastiani left in June and is now working at The Sandbox, having built much of the PlayStation Mobile team we profiled in December 2022.

 

[historia]

Sony's board desire for mobile gaming has never been more concerning.

Like did you got a whole division doing good job at that, why don't leave PS alone.

 

[MiyazakiLovesKojima]

Sony's board desire for mobile gaming has never been more concerning.

Concern Troll: The Post

 

[Loy310]

BoD took the bag and dipped

 

[ksdixon]

Fucks sake. Should have just bought Western SE/IOI and their GO mobile series development prior experiences, and IP ownership and talent seeding/developer manpower which is needed.

Should have transported whichever grand/fate gatcha the music arm of Sony has, and make one big development "not PS5" studio whom can port games from mobile/console/handheld/TV/bring BC forward. "One Sony", right? I sorta hoped BluePoint and Nixxess were to port/remaster things around to each PS/Sony device, but it's just all been for the losing PC strategy.

 

[nongkris]

Shortly before that, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan told investors that 10% of its first party releases would be on mobile by March 2023, a plan that has not materialised.

So not only more of Jim Ryan's lies along with the mystical PC money and GAAS games, even more execs are leaving from their acquired studios.

I can't think of a worse CEO than one who can't even keep the teams he spent millions on acquiring intact. Queue Jim Ryan defenders in 3..2...1

Jim's strategy of acquiring studios with no games out like haven and firesprite instead of just acquiring an already functioning studio with market share is idiotic, and we are seeing the consequences of that.

 

[Kokoloko]

I can't think of a worse CEO than one who can't even keep the teams he spent millions on acquiring intact. Queue Jim Ryan defenders in 3..2...1

Yep.
Queue “But PS5 has sold record breaking numbers.”
Acting like Jim went and sold those consoles himself to the stores and not the PS brand power from last gen.

Some fans will defend all the shit decisions made because of sales


But at the same time, Sony needs to invest a bit mobile and make some Gaas attempts, it makes alot of money. But they also need to invest in there big studios to produce games at the rate Insomniac does

 

[flaccidsnake]

what's going on at playstation everyone is leaving i knew it i knew this is because of jim ryan and his cursed policies when i go to amazon dot come to by my games i dont want to se computer versions of playstatoin games i am sick of being treated like a a loser i my own house i pay to live here for fucks sake i have a tv and a playstation and now sony thinks spiderman is a computer game you morons COMPUTERS ARE FOR WORK