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Is Hermen Hulst OUR guy again after Ghost of Yotei's announcement, Sonybros?
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DeepSpace5D
Member
I guess I have an unpopular opinion even amongst many PlayStation users. But I’ve always thought Hermen does a good job overall.
He doesn’t always get it right with his ideas, clearly if he was so high on a game like Concord, but he does seem to be a hard worker. He’s constantly traveling to all the studios and it seems like he listens to the teams and gives them the resources they need to achieve their vision. I admire someone that works hard despite the end result. But the end results have been pretty good for the most part as well I think.
His obsession with all the Horizon projects is pretty funny though.
He doesn’t always get it right with his ideas, clearly if he was so high on a game like Concord, but he does seem to be a hard worker. He’s constantly traveling to all the studios and it seems like he listens to the teams and gives them the resources they need to achieve their vision. I admire someone that works hard despite the end result. But the end results have been pretty good for the most part as well I think.
His obsession with all the Horizon projects is pretty funny though.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Is this supposed to be a meme
Both Concord and Ghost of Yotei started development before Hulst took the co-CEO job LMAO
You want to blame/credit anyone, go find Jim on his yacht
Both Concord and Ghost of Yotei started development before Hulst took the co-CEO job LMAO
You want to blame/credit anyone, go find Jim on his yacht
James Sawyer Ford
Gold Member
The guy is a scapegoat for every misstep that happens, yet never gets credit for when things go right (Helldivers 2, AstroBot, etc). It's unfortunate.
The decisions to allocate more to Live Service are even made collaboratively above his paygrade when they talk about which areas to invest in. This was shown years ago in their financial reports and have been in discussion for ages.
The decisions to allocate more to Live Service are even made collaboratively above his paygrade when they talk about which areas to invest in. This was shown years ago in their financial reports and have been in discussion for ages.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Hermen Hulst Fanclub's #1 Member
Fuck him
GnomeChimpsky
Member
They're doing their best to shove modern politics garbage into the game, so no.
Fabieter
Member
Why does he get credit for helldivers 2 and Rise when those were in development under yoshida? Astro Bot is also kinda weird since he probably pushed for Japan Studio to be closed so no i think he deserves the boot and that's like yesterday.
Sintoid
Member
Is there any official documentation about Hermen Hulst's projects involvement?
Something like:
He decided to do this game
He decided to stop the other one
He infuenced another game developement
I've seen nothing like that
Since I haven't this kind of information i can't blame him for things like Concord or praise him for other games
Maybe this Ghost game is one of the few that he "influenced" because it's the latest announcement but I think that when he got his position most of the games now releasing were deeply in production so he could'nt do too much to drive them else than to the release...
Something like:
He decided to do this game
He decided to stop the other one
He infuenced another game developement
I've seen nothing like that
Since I haven't this kind of information i can't blame him for things like Concord or praise him for other games
Maybe this Ghost game is one of the few that he "influenced" because it's the latest announcement but I think that when he got his position most of the games now releasing were deeply in production so he could'nt do too much to drive them else than to the release...
Honestly the only things I've seen him actively involved in are Killzone, Horizon, and Death Stranding and I wouldn't call that a bad resume. I guess I'm also curious about Physint and his involvement in that.
RetroGamingUK
Member
Sony have moved to announcing games much closer to release than they did last gen.
Unfortunately this coupled with the pandemic created a bit of a gap in exciting announcements.
Unfortunately this coupled with the pandemic created a bit of a gap in exciting announcements.
RetroGamingUK
Member
The move to focus more on GAAS was Jim Ryan’s decision.
But Herman still shares a lot of responsibility, especially the execution.
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nial
Gold Member
Because they were in development for a long time under his tenure, and he could have easily decided to not support the projects and scrap them. Plus, Rise of the Ronin most likely started full production once Nioh 2 was released in 2020.
No, it's not "kinda weird" if you don't spin it in that way. It's not like he didn't establish Team Asobi or Astro Bot got that budget out of nowhere.
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Lucifers Beard
Member
No, not even close.
fart town usa
Member
Dude is out of his league.
The "Welcome to the family" photo is a meme. When I see the PlayStation Studios logo, there's a 99% chance I will actively avoid the game.
The "Welcome to the family" photo is a meme. When I see the PlayStation Studios logo, there's a 99% chance I will actively avoid the game.
PeteBull
Member
I want this woke clown gone, yesterday, he fucked up so many times and keeps fucking up again and again, shuhei, jack trenton or/and shawn layden were true visionaries, hell i would gladly take ken kutaragi instead, his ps3 was 600$ but at least played ps1/2games and had a disc/blu-ray drive, not to mention sony was selling it at over 200usd loss.
Compared to today's prices, both of base/slim ps5 and the upcoming pr0- ps3 was crazy good deal and a bargain, not to mention so many exclusives instead of useless remasters.
Compared to today's prices, both of base/slim ps5 and the upcoming pr0- ps3 was crazy good deal and a bargain, not to mention so many exclusives instead of useless remasters.
Onironauta
Member
Hell no, I wish Shuhei Yoshida was in charge
ElFenomeno
Member
Because of Ghost? No, everybody knew this is coming.
Lers wait till after the December showcase.
Lers wait till after the December showcase.
Bradamante3D
Member
The decision to invest into GaaS games is probably a highest degrees of management decision, that Hulst has little input on. And on that highest level, decisions are often made to appease shareholders. They all would have been skinned alive if they resisted the GaaS trend, even if they would have been right to do so.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
An absolute useless cunt.
P:axMagellanic
Member
'Oi, Bloodborne you cunt!'
genesisblock
Member
Killzone 2: Remaster with PC version and BRING BACK THE MULTIPLAYER. Then, and only then, will he redeem himself.
StueyDuck
Member
I've said it before, but we haven't really seen much of Hulsts portfolio since he has been put in place, yes concord was a fuckup. but games take long and we'll only truly start seeing fruits of his initiatives in the next few years.
the test will be how good they are and how he is able to pivot, otherwise i see him being demoted or ousted before ps6
the test will be how good they are and how he is able to pivot, otherwise i see him being demoted or ousted before ps6
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
No.....protag is female, so woke Sony is still business as usual.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Actually true. Damn, not interested in Bloodborne either, so I forgot. But should've at least joked about it.
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