JIm Ryan Retiring in March 2024

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twintail said:

zero129 said:

Thats not the reason at all so lets not go there. The reason Phil is Praised is he took a sinking ship and "IS" Bring it back up. Ryan got control of an already successful PS Brand and was starting to steer it in ways Sony fans didnt like. Why do you think even so many Sony fans dont like him while So many xbox fans like Phil??.

I mean, just because Ryan was given a successful business doesn't really amount to much. PS isn't a self-sustaining entity and keeping the PS brand strong and in a position to continue growing is a testament to his time as the CEO. You only have to with Xbox how quickly poor decisions can ruin the brand. 

Spencer has obviously done a lot for Xbox, and so it's easier to root for someone who has taken a brand from a bad position and turned it into at least a good one. But for everything that has been done to improve upon the Xbox image, so has an equal reply taken place to continue pushing the PS brand. 

PS is in one of the best positions it has ever been in. Even right now, the PS5 has done in Japan something neither the PS3 or PS4 could achieve: selling 2 million in a single year (and the year isn't even finished yet).  Ryan has done a good job in areas that matter to PS as a financial stable business. And that has resulted in actions that ppl may not favour (such as Studio Japan being gone). But no one can argue that PS is in some worse position than it was before.

A lot of these sales are just exports to China, but getting sales there ain't bad either