Former PlayStation CEO Speaks Out Against Sony’s Move Away From Physical Games
Even though PlayStation is expected to stop producing game discs starting in 2028, not everyone agrees with the decision. In fact, ...
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Former PlayStation CEO: Risk Tolerance Has Disappeared Due to Ballooning Development Budgets
While games these days look and sound a lot better than what we had decades ago, it’s hard to ...
Former Xbox Studios VP and PlayStation Exec Criticize Game Pass
Microsoft has been pushing Game Pass as its main growth strategy, making it a big part of its revenue. However, ...
Former PlayStation CEO Says Companies Should Have “Baked In” $5 Price Hike in Every Generation to Acclimate Gamers
[summaraize] One of the biggest takeaways from Nintendo’s Switch 2 reveal was that some of the company’s games will ...
Former PlayStation CEO Says PS6 Won’t Be Completely Discless
[summaraize] Former PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden recently discussed the possibility of the PS6 launching without a disc drive during an ...
Former PlayStation Boss: Developing AAA Games Has Become Unsustainable; Games Are Becoming Too Long and a Mismatch to the Market
[summaraize] The high costs of making AAA games are nothing new. Big titles like Starfield, Spider-Man 2, God of War Ragnarok, ...
Former PlayStation Boss: Japan Development Struggles Began During PS3 Era
Back during the PS1 and PS2 days, Japanese game studios like Capcom, Sega, and Square Enix were leaders in the ...
Former PlayStation CEO Says AA Is Gone and That’s a Threat to the Ecosystem Going Forward
Former PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden believes that the video game industry is losing its balance. Layden, who once led Sony ...
It Looks Like Former PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden Was Baited to Mock Xbox Boss Phil Spencer
Former PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden mocked Xbox Chief Phil Spencer over his comments in a recent interview on Twitter, though ...
Days Gone 2 ‘Dead’ After Shawn Layden’s Departure, According to Director
Days Gone Game Director Jeff Ross went over on Twitter a couple of days ago to vent his frustration on ...
Next-Gen Game Prices Possibly Rising: How It Might Affect You and the Industry
On the cusp of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, there’s been endless debate on what’s most important ...
Shawn Layden Sony PlayStation Game Studios Boss Departing Company
Sony has announced that Shawn Layden, the chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios, will be departing the company for ...
PlayStation Experience 2018 Not Happening According to Sony
For those wondering why we still haven’t heard anything about this year’s PlayStation Experience, there’s a simple ...
Sony’s Shawn Layden Heavily Hints at PSN ID Change Coming Next Year
At yesterday’s Sony PlayStation Experience informal meet and greet, Sony Interactive Entertainment President and CEO Shawn Layden kind of ...