Xbox At A Sega-Like Fork In The Road And May Stop Making Consoles, Ex-PlayStation Boss Says
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has said he believes Microsoft is at a "fork in the road" and is questioning whether the company will keep releasing consoles.Speaking to GI.biz, Layden…
Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive Games ‘Mitigates the Sticker Shock… Because You Want That Content So Bad,’ Ex-PlayStation Boss Says
The former boss of Sony Interactive Entertainment America has commented on the backlash to Nintendo’s Switch 2 pricing, saying the desire for exclusive Nintendo games “mitigates the sticker shock.”
Ex-PlayStation Exec Says NieR: Automata Revived the Japanese Games Industry, Convinced It To Stop Chasing Overseas Trend
NieR:Automata brought a lot of attention to the series and its creators, but it may have also had some greater ramifications for the industry. In a new interview, former PlayStation…
Japan Studio Closed Because The “Double-A” Market Has Disappeared, Ex-Playstation Boss Says
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment president Shuhei Yoshida has been speaking out about his time at PlayStation on podcasts, and he recently commented about the closure of PlayStation's Japan Studio. Specifically,…
The Last of Us Online ‘Was Great,’ but Naughty Dog Canceled It After ‘Bungie Explained What It Takes to Make Live Service Games,’ Ex-PlayStation Exec Says
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment executive Shuhei Yoshida has commented on Naughty Dog’s canceled The Last of Us Online, saying that he played it and thought it was “great.”
Ex-PlayStation Exec Says He Would Have “Resisted” Sony’s Live-Service Push
Former 31-year PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida, who just left the company on January 15, sat down for an in-depth interview about his career. One of the most notable topics that…
Ex-PlayStation Boss Talks About Why He Thinks the Japan Studio Closure ‘Wasn’t Necessarily a Surprise’
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden reflected on the 2021 reorganization and subsequent mass exodus of talent from Sony Japan Studio, giving a bit of context as to why he thinks…
Ex-PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says ‘Exclusivity Is Your Achilles’ Heel’ if Game Costs Exceed $200 Million
Former president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, Shawn Layden, has said that when a video game’s costs exceed $200 million, “exclusivity is your Achilles’ heel.”