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Forums - Sony Discussion - JIm Ryan Retiring in March 2024

RolStoppable on 02 October 2023
chakkra said:
RolStoppable said:

If you want me to factor in Sony's down year, it's only going to look even worse for Microsoft because they aren't able to capitalize on it. Much of this has to do with the tone that has been set during the first two years of the PS5 and Xbox Series, so finally having something to show with Starfield is too late. It also doesn't help that it's a Bethesda game which is best played on a PC. The Sony list you posted is very short for 2023, but in terms of hardware selling power it still trumps Microsoft's 2023.

As for your second statement, it's a stretch. I don't think that the PS gamers who don't like Ryan view MLB on the subscription service as something of importance. But Xbox gamers certainly do care a lot about Gamepass, so I concede that this example makes Spencer more likeable; the question is if such a little thing can offset the shortcomings of his leadership.

Oh, so it is not about games, it is about sales. This mentality of "hey! we may not have much to play, but at least our console is selling great! HAHA, losers" is a bit bizarre to me, as if something called Brand Power doesn't exist. I mean, if Playstation players are willing to go a year with only two 1st party games (one of which Xbox players are able to play for free) as long as they can keep gloating on those shiny sales charts, then good for them. I'll take the games any day, thank you very much.

As per Jim Ryan (which is supposedly the object of this thread) notice how neither you, nor anyone here, has said anything that actually benefits YOU as a consumer.

Let's recap some of Jim Ryan's accomplishments:

1 - Pioneered the new era of $70 games
2 - Responsible for the slow down of 1st party single-player games output.
3 - Announced (and greenlit) 10 GAAS games to be released in a span of less than three years (which remains to be seen if they will be able to even meet that deadline).
4 - Ushered a new era of consoles having price increases instead of price cuts.
5 - Kept the microtransactions for GT7 hidden until after reviews (has EA and Activision ever done that? I'm not even sure).

You know what? I'm actually a little bit sad to see Jim Ryan go. I really wanted to see how far he could push their customers brand loyalty, and I TRULY hope that whoever replaces him shares his same philosphy and continues his vision.

Of course it's about sales. That's what I was responded to before you joined in:

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9473168

Regarding Jim Ryan, I did comment on him and how it benefits me as a customer:

https://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/post.php?id=9472839

Yes, it benefits me precisely because I am not a PS customer.



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