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Sony With Big Changes. We Know the Names of Two CEOs Who Will Replace Jim Ryan
Not one, but two people will replace Jim Ryan as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment. The fate of the PlayStation brand will rest in the hands of Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino.
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Jacob Blazewicz
May 14, 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment Has Some Bad News for Us. Layoffs Include Major Studios
Sony is another video game giant that has carried out massive layoffs. The reduction included the company's largest studios, Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games.
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Marcin Przała
February 28, 2024
Shocking News From Sony, Jim Ryan Quits After 30 Years
Big changes at Sony Interactive Entertainment. The company has announced that Jim Ryan will soon step down as head of the corporation.
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Kamil Kleszyk
September 28, 2023
Story-driven Single Player Games to Remain a Cornerstone for Sony, Says Jim Ryan
During last year's undisclosed investor call, PlayStation's chief executive Jim Ryan was said to have admitted that exclusive games with an emphasis on story remain a priority for Sony, despite its heavily developed live-service game segment.
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Marcin Przała
September 25, 2023
Jim Ryan: 'I've Talked to All Publishers, None of Them Like Game Pass'
Sony's chief executive Jim Ryan testified that he had spoken with a number of publishers, who were said to have given him information about the negative impact of Game Pass on the value of games.
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Marcin Przała
June 29, 2023
Jim Ryan on Starfield's Exclusivity: 'I Don't Like It, but have No Quarrel With It'
Sony CEO Jim Ryan „has no quarrel” with Starfield's console exclusivity. What's more, he doesn't see it as anti-competitive.
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Hubert Sledziewski
June 27, 2023
Jim Ryan's Private Email Suggests Sony is Not Worried About Losing Call of Duty
A very interesting thread has emerged in the hearing on Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Jim Ryan's disclosed private correspondence suggests that Sony isn't afraid of losing Call of Duty at all.
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Agnes Adamus
June 25, 2023
Microsoft Tries to Placate Sony; Jim Ryan Makes Things Clear
To reassure regulators, Microsoft is ready to guarantee that Call of Duty games on PlayStation consoles will not be in any way inferior to releases on other platforms.
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Adrian Werner
March 9, 2023
Sony Not Letting Microsoft Off the Hook; PlayStation Chief Lobbied Politicians?
According to the latest reports, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan was scheduled to go to the European Parliament to express his concerns about Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
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Kamil Kleszyk
October 3, 2022
Sony Will Acquire More Developers - Bungie is Not the End
PlayStation is going on a shopping spree - possibly preparing another big acquisition comparable to Bungie. According to the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment, acquisitions are the wheel that drives success.
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Krzysztof Kaluzinski
April 3, 2022
PlayStation Boss Criticises Activision's Response to Sexual Harassment Scandal
In a letter to employees, Jim Ryan, the head of PlayStation, criticized the way Activision Blizzard responded to the sexual harassment scandal.
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Adrian Werner
November 18, 2021
Jim Ryan Confirms: Nixxes Will Help Port PlayStation IPs to PC
The debut of the next PlayStation exclusive brands on PC needs to be considered a foregone conclusion. This is confirmed by the words of Jim Ryan from Sony Interactive Entertainment, according to whom the company's initiative is still at an early stage.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 28, 2021
PlayStation IPs on Smartphones? Sony Wants Mobile Games
Sony is seriously considering the debut of PlayStation game franchises not only on PCs, but also on mobile devices. SIE director Jim Ryan spoke about the company's plans.
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Jacob Blazewicz
July 19, 2021
Sony Wants More Games With Cross-play
Jim Ryan, CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, wants cross-play features in more games released on PlayStation consoles.
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Hubert Sledziewski
June 21, 2021
Sony Caves In - PlayStation Store Will Remain on PS3 and PSV
Sony backpedaled on its plans to close the PS Store on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita consoles. CEO Jim Ryan confirmed that the decision was based on player feedback.
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Jacob Blazewicz
April 19, 2021
No PS5 for Christmas, Stock Shortages to Last Until 2022
Problems with the purchase of PS5 may continue for several more months - until the beginning of 2022. The head of PlayStation, Jim Ryan, promises to improve this aspect, but is unable to promise that all willing to buy the console under the Christmas tree this year will be able to do so.
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Paul Musiolik
February 24, 2021
It'll be Long Time Before Games Will Show the Full Potential of PS5
Jim Ryan, the CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, says that we will have to wait quite some time for games that will show us the full potential of the PS5 console. The developers need time to harness the new platform, and over a hundred million PS4 owners cannot be left hanging.
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Christian Pieniazek
November 20, 2020
Head of PlayStation: PS4 Will Remain the Dominant Console in 2022
The head of Sony Interactive Entertaiment emphasized how important for the company are the users of PlayStation 4, which is expected to remain the dominant console across 2022. He also suggested that exclusives could appear on the PS4 for several years.
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Bart Woldanski
November 2, 2020
Sony Considered Making a Weaker Version of PS5
Sony's CEO, Jim Ryan, revealed in an interview that a weaker counterpart to PlayStation 5 was being considered, but the company felt that this could prove problematic in the long run.
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Paul Wozniak
September 18, 2020
Sony Plans to Support PS4 for 3-4 More Years
Sony Interactive Entertainment's CEO said in an interview that the community around PlayStation 4 will remain important to his company for the next three to four years. Plans related to the price and launch date of PlayStation 5 were formulated early this year.
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Bart Swiatek
September 17, 2020