Guerrilla’s Hermen Hulst Named Head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios; Yoshida to Support Indie Devs

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twintail said:

Decker said:
I didn't love Horizon and I'm not into Killzone but I've always thought Herman Hulst was a cool guy, my only issue is that this makes me a bit worried for how Japan Studios will be treated now without Yoshida being in charge of all that.

I don't know if sceja was treated exceptionally well with Shu. Ithink many of their games needed a bigger budget, or just more ambition. 

I do think it's an opportunity to let Decima be used as an engine for their realistic games.  But not necessary. 

think-man said:
Does Hermen Hulst like Legend of Dragoon? I hope so xD

Does Sceja even like LoD???

Haha, hopefully. 

Hiku said:
Well he seems like a cool guy, and I guess he played a prominent part in deciding to give Kojima the Decima engine, which sped up the production time of the game significantly.

I hope Shuhei wasn't forced to leave his position, but that he chose to take that role since it's better if everyone is passionate about their position.

I recall reading that Shu wanted to retire but then VR came along.  He seemed to love the tech. As long as he enjoys the new position. 

Mospeada21CA said:
Congrats!!

I am already imagining the next Marvel's Spider-Man game running on the Decima engine.

Oh. So good.

I think Insomniac are fine with their current engine, and that SM2 will look incredible alongside Horizon 2. 

If Shu wanted to retire but found new passion on VR and steering Indies (possibly to improve VR more and more) then it is even more positive new.