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Where did all the fake hate for Herman Hulst come from?
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RCU005
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Fake?
To be honest, he has been the worst head of PlayStation Studios. As a CEO is very worrying that he wants to push GaaS games as priority.
New IPs this generation has been abysmal. Most of them are GaaS!
He seems “fine” because he was riding PS4 success wave, but once people realize that’s gone, the brand is going to decline big time.
And even his push to GaaS has been a failure.
To be honest, he has been the worst head of PlayStation Studios. As a CEO is very worrying that he wants to push GaaS games as priority.
New IPs this generation has been abysmal. Most of them are GaaS!
He seems “fine” because he was riding PS4 success wave, but once people realize that’s gone, the brand is going to decline big time.
And even his push to GaaS has been a failure.
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Radical_3d
Member
Fake?
Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
I only got love for Heman
ChorizoPicozo
Member
i will join the Hulst Hate train wagon if he doesn't deliver a proper showcase or similar by the end of the year
Crispy Gamer
Member
Playstation Ceo's always get hate
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Senua
Member
Mr.Phoenix
Member
Beats me... I just accepted that people get bored and look for things to hate.
It's apparently a great way to channel one's frustrations.
It's apparently a great way to channel one's frustrations.
squidilix
Member
Dude buying Firewalk after playing some alpha shit of Concord. And maybe convinced Jim Ryan for buying Bungie, Haven Studio.
Also, he push hard the Horizon IP.
Not big hate, but truly not a good "playstation spirit" or some good eye to detect a good game.
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bender
What time is it?
Yeah but it used to be funny memes & stuff this one seems strange like they haven't found an actual angle yet but just spamming his name.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
The work kinda speaks for itself, I guess. He has more personality than most Playstation US heads (read: empty suits), so I'll give him that. But I can't say he's done anything that feels especially encouraging for the future of Playstation in his tenure as co-CEO or at Guerilla in recent years.
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Crispy Gamer
Member
Nah Jim Ryan was hated more but before that Kaz was hated because of the PS3 I think the only CEO that everyone universally liked was Jack Tretton.
But these people started doing this soon as he became CEO
Radical_3d
Member
Brain pygmies like Ryan and Hulst get the hate. Hirai was one of the most beloved CEOs and even today Kutaragi is remembered as the founding father. Making excuses for your incompetent managers is what brought Xbox to its sorry state of today. Be a good fanboy: be critical out of love.
Thick Thighs Save Lives
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Zacfoldor
Member
Was that Herman or Jim?
Has Jim been retired long enough for the stuff Herman put in place to actually have an impact yet?
Perhaps gaas is all Jim, Herman had to tow the line, but immediately swapped directions once he got in, and we just have not seen the fruits yet.
Next year will be telling.
I always thought of the gaas initiate as Jim's baby. It was always a dumb move.
I'm of the mind to give Herman more time before I decide on how I feel about him.
Everybody at Sony knows gaas was a dumb move now, no matter how they try to salvage it, so an overcorrection is coming. Whoever is in charge during that is gonna get a lot of credit.
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Crispy Gamer
Member
Yeah "remembered" fondly but they got tons of hate at the time because of the PS3 in fact they received more hate than any of PlayStation's leaders so this Hulst hatred isn't anything new it comes with the job
But it takes a few years before you see the actual results of new leadership.
You still mentioning my name when it always end bad for your team lol
Killjoy-NL
Member
I only see it on Gaf. It's a bubble, mostly.
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Firstly he’s not Japanese, so he can get fucked for all I care.
Whenever he opens his mouth he’s talking shit and he looks like an absolute fucken idiot. He seems to think he looks hard but he’s a fucken doosh diggler. But that’s enough about O onQ123 , I also think Hermong Hulst is a twat.
Herman Munster would be better in charge for fuck sake.
Whenever he opens his mouth he’s talking shit and he looks like an absolute fucken idiot. He seems to think he looks hard but he’s a fucken doosh diggler. But that’s enough about O onQ123 , I also think Hermong Hulst is a twat.
Herman Munster would be better in charge for fuck sake.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Moriarty1889
Member
Nothing fake about the hate towards him. He is a twat.
ReBurn
Gold Member
He was heading the studios 4 years ago after he took over for Yoshida. People blame him for what happened because he was influential in what happened.
Radical_3d
Member
I don’t think Sony can afford more years of this guy’s leadership. It’s not like he’s been the coffee guy until now. He’s on board with the idiotic strategy that it has until now. Including closing studios and buying GaaS shite.
bender
What time is it?
diffusionx
Gold Member
It's not fake.
We haven't even seen whatever it is that Jade Raymond is doing at Haven yetI don’t think Sony can afford more years of this guy’s leadership. It’s not like he’s been the coffee guy until now. He’s on board with the idiotic strategy that it has until now. Including closing studios and buying GaaS shite.
Mibu no ookami
Demoted Member® Pro™
Short of becoming a complete weeb and giving away shit for free, you're going to get hate as a CEO of SIE. Nishino largely escapes this and you still see people angry at Hulst for things that clearly fall under the platform business group.
I don't even know yet
nowhat
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ExtendEmbraceExtinguish
Member
Don’t think it’s fake hate. A percentage of the older ps crowd are used to AAA sp ps games that wow them. It’s the reason they invested in the console and still fund the ecosystem.
Now if they get limited amt of sp AAA games by the end of ps5 gen (release yr of ps6); will they stay with ps considering it all goes to pc ?
Now if they get limited amt of sp AAA games by the end of ps5 gen (release yr of ps6); will they stay with ps considering it all goes to pc ?
I was born & raised in Tokyo Japan
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Represent.
Represent(ative) of bad opinions
he's been absolutely awful
Not sure you can say that on today of all days, it's setting Steam alight right now
Gaiff
SBI’s Resident Gaslighter
Could be, but he wasn’t running the show. Gaf can hate him and Ryan as much as they want, but the CEO’s job is to make money for the company and Ryan at least was largely successful in that role.
Remains to be seen what Hulst will do.
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