Phil Harrison quits Sony.

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by MCV

President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios Phil Harrison will resign as of February 29, 2008.

Kazuo Hirai, President and Group CEO of SCEI, will immediately assume responsibilities as president of SCE WWS, in addition to his current duties.

“As one of the founding members of SCE, Phil played a key role in the development and growth of the PlayStation business and our industry,” said Kazuo Hirai. “It is sad to see him departing from SCE, but I wish to express my gratitude for his many invaluable contributions and also wish Phil the very best of luck in his future endeavors.”

“The past 15 years at Sony Computer Entertainment has been the defining journey of my life so far,” said Phil Harrison. “I am grateful to all the PlayStation family for their incredible support, guidance and friendship. It has been a privilege to serve as part of the team and be inspired by them on a daily basis.

Originally Posted by Phil Harrison - Last Week

"And our Japanese colleagues said that there is no such thing as social gaming in Japan – people do not play games on the same sofa together in each other's homes. It will never happen. And then out comes the Wii."

Discuss?!

[conquerall691]

Either he's waving the white flag or he's one of the first few rats jumping ship.

[Phil]

lol. the wii rules all

[Exodus]

He probably was just offered a better CEO position in another company. CEOs move here and there all the time.

"And our Japanese colleagues said that there is no such thing as social gaming in Japan – people do not play games on the same sofa together in each other's homes.

They don't? What the hell? I guess that's why RPGs are so popular...

[skoreanime]

Also probably why MMORPGs are big there too .

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by Exodus

He probably was just offered a better CEO position in another company. CEOs move here and there all the time.

He is going to Atari... I don't call it a "better position".
Ask if he wants to work for Nintendo.

Originally Posted by conquerall691

Either he's waving the white flag or he's one of the first few rats jumping ship.

Either way, this is a bad new for Sony.

[PCXL-Fan]

Don't you find it strange Sandy ?..... Its funny, because Sony seems in alot better position then they were 8 months ago before the price drop of the ps3 and the death of HD-DVD.

Maybe Phil Harrison is like the husky on the tv show " The Littlest Hobo " where he wanders around from city to city (or in this case company to company) and helps them out of dire straits before moving on to help someone else. YouTube - "Littlest Hobo" The ultimate TV show!


I fully expect the Atari Jaguar 2 to become the dominant console in the next console generation.

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by PCXL-Fan

Don't you find it strange Sandy?..... Its funny, because Sony seems in alot better position then they were 8 months ago before the price drop of the ps3 and the death of HD-DVD.

Maybe Phil Harrison is like the husky on the tv show " The Littlest Hobo " where he wanders around from city to city (or in this case company to company) and helps them out of dire straits before moving on to help someone else. YouTube - "Littlest Hobo" The ultimate TV show!


I fully expect the Atari Jaguar 2 to become the dominant console in the next console generation.

No, I don't. He was working for Sony for 15 YEARS. I mean, he didn't start there yesterday. He helped to create Playstation, he was president there. He doesn't need money either, so I doubt he left Sony because ATARI will pay more...
My point is: he wasn't happy with the way Sony is going and quitted it before it was too late. Blue-ray won! Big deal, nobody buys a PS3 ONLY to watch movies, ppl buy consoles to play games. Like he said:

Originally Posted by GDC

Sony's Phil Harrison, head of worldwide studios for Sony, has expressed his frustration that the company's Japanese division was too slow at accepting the ideas of social gaming - a market now dominated by rival manufacturer Nintendo and its Wii console.

"It's a very interesting and frustrating thing for me to experience because I have been banging the drum about social gaming for a long time, with SingStar, EyeToy and Buzz," he said during a private lunch taking place during GDC week.

"And our Japanese colleagues said that there is no such thing as social gaming in Japan - people do not play games on the same sofa together in each other's homes. It will never happen. And then out comes the Wii."

He was frustrated. This is what everybody is saying:

Originally Posted by CNET

The face of the PlayStation is leaving Sony, perhaps as a result of the PS3's poor performance.

Now, I ask you. Why would he drop HIS project? A successful project that made Sony beat Nintendo on "Nintendo's field" for 2 generations. He wanted to bring this idea of "fun" to Sony and Sony didn't listen to him. Now he is seeing that he was right and the other company is back to the top, while "his" project (Playstation) is "falling". How would you feel about this?

Stop calling me Sandy.

[Thanakil]

Originally Posted by skoreanime

Also probably why MMORPGs are big there too .

He said "playing on the same sofa", that's not really what MMOs do naw?

(it would take one HELLA BIG sofa to have everybody on the server play together )

[Paratech]

Originally Posted by Gladiator@

No, I don't. He was working for Sony for 15 YEARS. I mean, he didn't start there yesterday. He helped to create Playstation, he was president there. He doesn't need money either, so I doubt he left Sony because ATARI will pay more...
My point is: he wasn't happy with the way Sony is going and quitted it before it was too late. Blue-ray won! Big deal, nobody buys a PS3 ONLY to watch movies, ppl play consoles to play games. Like he said:



He was frustrated. This is what everybody is saying:



Now, I ask you. Why would he drop HIS project? A successful project that made Sony beat Nintendo on "Nintendo's field" for 2 generations. He wanted to bring this idea of "fun" to Sony and Sony didn't listen to him. Now he is seeing that he was right and the other company is back to the top, while "his" project (Playstation) is "falling". How would you feel about this?

Stop calling me Sandy.

I can't blame him if that's the reason he left. I think it'll be a while before Blu Ray becomes mainstream. I received a DVD player as a Christmas gift from my mother BEFORE I purchased a PS2. I was impressed with DVD over VHS, but like many, I don't have HDTV, and I could easily settle for SDTV, which really doesn't make heavy use of Blu Ray.

Maybe in a number of years when HDTVs become more common, and analogue TVs are no longer made or supported, the majority of people will want Blu Ray, but I think that will take a number of years.

I have to admit, I want a gaming machine for fun games and so far the PS3 just doesn't do it except for Ratchet and Clank, and that doesn't make me want to go out and spend $400+...

[Gladiator@]

Originally Posted by Paratech

I can't blame him if that's the reason he left. I think it'll be a while before Blu Ray becomes mainstream. I received a DVD player as a Christmas gift from my mother BEFORE I purchased a PS2. I was impressed with DVD over VHS, but like many, I don't have HDTV, and I could easily settle for SDTV, which really doesn't make heavy use of Blu Ray.

Maybe in a number of years when HDTVs become more common, and analogue TVs are no longer made or supported, the majority of people will want Blu Ray, but I think that will take a number of years.

I have to admit, I want a gaming machine for fun games and so far the PS3 just doesn't do it except for Ratchet and Clank, and that doesn't make me want to go out and spend $400+...

Yeah, that's what everybody wants. Who buys a console to watch movies? Nobody. We buy consoles to play games. If the console has a movie (DVD/Blue-Ray) player, awesome, we have a new add-on. But it's not a new motive to buy it.
"Oh, I'll buy a PS3 because Blue-Ray won the war against HD-DVD." This war will not (are not) affect(ing) the gaming industry.
Who buys a PS3 nowadays, buys it to play FF, MG, GT.... not to watch Hulk in Blue-Ray.