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[Confirmed] Sony confirms the exit of longtime head of internal production Connie Booth
FatallyYours
Member
3 threads in as many days covering this "news". It's obviously very sad, frustrating and very disrespectful for you to make this without searching for the other 2 threads with 100's of replies
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Sony having some internal issues it seems
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Topher
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Sony having some internal issues it seems
I'm betting Herman Hulst is the new PlayStation boss and he isn't waiting on Jim Ryan's retirement to make his moves.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
head of internal production?
Damn, this is massive. Sony should've pretty fucking pissed then, their internal roadmap has to be a mess.
Damn, this is massive. Sony should've pretty fucking pissed then, their internal roadmap has to be a mess.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Head of Internal Production? That's massive
But at the same time, her replacement has a lot of experience as well. So i am not "concerned"
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Unknown Soldier
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People at a company for 30 years eventually want to retire and not die at work, news on X formerly Twitter
Strange how this is some weird manufactured scandal when the departure of Jim Ryan after 30+ years also wasn't. Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes to manufacture scandals at Sony?
Strange how this is some weird manufactured scandal when the departure of Jim Ryan after 30+ years also wasn't. Who's pulling the strings behind the scenes to manufacture scandals at Sony?
SEGAvangelist
Member
So Jaffe's sources are probably right in that she was fired.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Loved her work on Fawlty Towers. Didn't know she'd gone into video games in later life.
elcapitano
Member
Of course it is. There is next to no first party games announced for the future.
Not a chance that was the plan.
Syphon Filter
Member
Big loss since she was involved in a lot of titles that made PS. Now we are stuck with movies games and nothing else from Sony.
ElCasual
Member
bender
What time is it?
To be fair, people assumed the worst in the Jim Ryan thread as well.
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
Jaffe's sources were obviously correct, but the biggest issue I have with his 'reporting' is the nightcrawler, ambulance chasing vibe of it all.
For the last 3 days she has had to endure embarrassing speculation about her job. She could have gone into her next job interviews saying "After over 30 years at Playstation, I decided it was time for change". Now she has to explain why she was fired.
This news should have been Sony's to report (and hers if she wanted to).
There's a reason actual journalists didn't actually confirm or report on the rumours of an executive being fired.
For the last 3 days she has had to endure embarrassing speculation about her job. She could have gone into her next job interviews saying "After over 30 years at Playstation, I decided it was time for change". Now she has to explain why she was fired.
This news should have been Sony's to report (and hers if she wanted to).
There's a reason actual journalists didn't actually confirm or report on the rumours of an executive being fired.
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March Climber
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I see why this would be upsetting news for some, especially the person being let go. If it were me, I'd be reenacting a classic scene:
TerribleAtThisGame
Member
Just don't fuck with Housemarque please, thx!
ChorizoPicozo
Member
You will regret your words and deeds towards Herman.
He is the Alpha Male this industry and PlayStation needs......hopefully.
He is the Alpha Male this industry and PlayStation needs......hopefully.
Lupin25
Member
There’s been some delays.
Notably ND who should have released their MP project by now. Who knows how much resources they’ve wasted turning it into live-service.
Naughty Dog is their premier studio, because the TLOU & Uncharted IP were homegrown and some of Sony’s Crown Jewels for what they generate out of gaming.
I’m not going to say the GaaS initiative will fail, but if ND is in fact having issues, I dont know what that spells for the rest of their 1st party studios (who also tend to dedicate most resources to SP games).
To clarify, I’m not concerned about SP production or their studios, but clearly GaaS titles can sink a budget pretty fast. They’re too hit & miss, even for the greatest of devs.
Notably ND who should have released their MP project by now. Who knows how much resources they’ve wasted turning it into live-service.
Naughty Dog is their premier studio, because the TLOU & Uncharted IP were homegrown and some of Sony’s Crown Jewels for what they generate out of gaming.
I’m not going to say the GaaS initiative will fail, but if ND is in fact having issues, I dont know what that spells for the rest of their 1st party studios (who also tend to dedicate most resources to SP games).
To clarify, I’m not concerned about SP production or their studios, but clearly GaaS titles can sink a budget pretty fast. They’re too hit & miss, even for the greatest of devs.
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Taur007
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Because everytime someone departs from MS/Xbox, it's seen as "leaving the sinking ship" and there's doom and gloom surrounding it but apparently your supposed to work at companies til you die
Loomy
Thinks Microaggressions are Real
I'm fully supportive of Sony and their GaaS adventures. It's their money to spend, and I'll buy their games as long as they're good.
The issue I have is making studios with no experience in MP games, let alone GaaS games, spend their time on these. Sony is more than capable of spinning up a studio to focus on literally any facet of this industry. There's no reason Naughty Dog should be working on an MP game. Give it to someone else, with Neil Druckman or someone else from ND overseeing it to make sure it aligns with the brand.
vaibhavpisal
Member
How important are producers? I dunno.
But if PS was well oiled machinery to produce SP blockbuster titles, they certainly must be responsible.
I predict: multiple Redfall situations incoming.
But if PS was well oiled machinery to produce SP blockbuster titles, they certainly must be responsible.
I predict: multiple Redfall situations incoming.
phaedrus
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LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I'll miss him.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Game making is never a "well oiled" machinery.
BUT I think there are some aspects of game-making (Pipeline, Production design, Infrastructure, play/focus testing...) that elevate the odds for success.
Redfall was such a catastrophic failure. The closest thing sony had to that level of failure was Driveclub
Things like Halo Infinite, Sea of Thives or Anthem are a better representation of what sony could deliver.
FF:Enhanced_Reality
Member
And people thought I was crazy when I said I thought Jim Ryan was fired.
I don't think Sony execs are happy with the changes in PlayStation's operations. From communication to a huge focus on games as a service. I can believe Jaffe when he says that devs are angry at that change. I think Naughty Dog are probably fuming about Bungie coming in and negatively impacting the production of their game though that's probably not done with malice.
But seriously she is a massive loss. Huge changes to come within PlayStation. The old blood are gone. Is this new yharnam blood were seeing??
I don't think Sony execs are happy with the changes in PlayStation's operations. From communication to a huge focus on games as a service. I can believe Jaffe when he says that devs are angry at that change. I think Naughty Dog are probably fuming about Bungie coming in and negatively impacting the production of their game though that's probably not done with malice.
But seriously she is a massive loss. Huge changes to come within PlayStation. The old blood are gone. Is this new yharnam blood were seeing??
HeisenbergFX4
Gold Member
Andrew Evenstar
Member
i find this as an absolute win for gamers worldwide
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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How you read that from Jaffe is beyond me. Jaffe was potentially standing up for her and calling out Sony firing her/team. He obviously worked with her personally and gets her value, sounds like an internal shift/power/vision struggle over at Sony.
Let Connie be the one to say something not Jaffe.
Got to say that's a bizarre take considering that's what she was doing and according to Jaffe (?) the studios and her were allegedly against/unhappy doing something different.
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freefornow
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Lupin25
Member
This seems like the underlying issue.
These devs are in uncharted territory. Even Epic with all their live-service technical expertise, still managed to drop a dud like Rumbleverse.
With that said, I think even Sony realizes how risky these projects are now. There’s a growing distain for them, because consumers are starting to realize this as well. People hate Jim Ryan at this point, solely for this initiative. Sony knows that not all 10-12 of these LS games will be hits, but the fact they felt the need to fund this much, could suggest a general low probability of success here.
I’m like you, I’m just hope there’s a few I’d actually like to play. A game like The Finals could be the refreshment the GaaS genre desperately needs for example.
Edit: Even though it’s not Sony’s that’s the kind of innovation I’m talking about.
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Killjoy-NL
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The drama. Lol
Sony has been killing it since PS4, PS5 even seems to follow the trajectory of PS2.
The only game we know is a mess is Factions 2.
There's only reason for concern if people step down or get fired when a company is on a downward spiral.
For Playstation, the exact opposite is the case.
Smh.
Sony has been killing it since PS4, PS5 even seems to follow the trajectory of PS2.
The only game we know is a mess is Factions 2.
There's only reason for concern if people step down or get fired when a company is on a downward spiral.
For Playstation, the exact opposite is the case.
Smh.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Agree, so far from what we have seen, nothing will be like Redfall. It all looks so uninspired and generic, even internet will not be about to come up with enough energy to mock it.
