archangelmorph
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Phil Harrison Resigns?
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http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/080225e.html
That's the official press release.
SO his bitching was true
That's the official press release.
SO his bitching was true
Crap. Didn't see this one coming, though he did seem a little more openly frustrated than usual when he made that comment about the failure of SCEJ (and SCEA) to recognise the importance of couch-gaming, even citing them directly: "noone in Japan plays games on the couch with friends or family". Though he did a similar thing to push SCEJ into recognising the importance of the online space.
A small bit of this I'm wondering which came first - this comment, or him leaving. I assume though that he probably decided he would leave once Home SDK 1.0 was out there for publishers, but I'm still surprised at it - I would have expected more information if this had been better planned.
To me, Phil was Sony's single most important man at this point. What he set in motion with SCE Worldwide Studios was very important to Sony's survival in the game space.
I'll be very interested to hear where he is going. I don't think Kaz will take on all his responsibilities indefinitely, surely that would be too much work?
A small bit of this I'm wondering which came first - this comment, or him leaving. I assume though that he probably decided he would leave once Home SDK 1.0 was out there for publishers, but I'm still surprised at it - I would have expected more information if this had been better planned.
To me, Phil was Sony's single most important man at this point. What he set in motion with SCE Worldwide Studios was very important to Sony's survival in the game space.
I'll be very interested to hear where he is going. I don't think Kaz will take on all his responsibilities indefinitely, surely that would be too much work?
He is going to..Atari?
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=33463
But yes, his slightly uncommon frankness at GDC makes a bit more sense now.
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=33463
But yes, his slightly uncommon frankness at GDC makes a bit more sense now.
Next-Gen has an editorial here:
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9287&Itemid=2
Suggests a divergence in vision to a certain degree. And that the timing may be down to the fact that it's at about this time that he'd start looking at the next Playstation, so it's a good time to hand off to someone else (instead of starting work on that, and then handing off to someone else mid-project).
http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9287&Itemid=2
Suggests a divergence in vision to a certain degree. And that the timing may be down to the fact that it's at about this time that he'd start looking at the next Playstation, so it's a good time to hand off to someone else (instead of starting work on that, and then handing off to someone else mid-project).
RenegadeRocks
Legend
He 'll be missed I was so looking forward to seeing him announce games at E3.....
Goodbye, Phill ! You were the face of playstation for all of us ...
I was so looking forward to seeing him announce games at E3..... Goodbye, Phill !
You were the face of playstation for all of us ...He wasn't a PR guy, though..even if people often think every exec at a company is PR! He was Sony's best face though, I think.
I know he wasn't, what I tried to drive home is his articulate, well thought, eloquent manner of presenting, handling questions...
Big loss to Sony. Phil was sensible and has worthwhile vision. Is Kaz or anyone else going to be the sort of person to invest in the likes of EyeToy and SingStar? Maybe he's started something that they'll continue?
This Atari comment got me -
This Atari comment got me -
They're Atari in name only! It'd like dressing a sheep in wolf's clothing and saying that sheep has the DNA of a wolf! Atari is was has been dead for years. Passing a name around is meaningless. The name is also irrelevant to the current market, and they may as well just start a bnew brand without the legacy of recent years of worthlessness.
heh... Atari eh? The last games I played that were published by them was UT2004, Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes, and Unreal Championship. Maybe he can try and sway Epic back after the weirdness that has befallen Midway. Of course, more realistically, if he's wanting to push into the more casual space, he'll be targeting Wii and possibly XBLA/PSN.
Of course, more realistically, if he's wanting to push into the more casual space, he'll be targeting Wii and possibly XBLA/PSN.inefficient
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I've worked in big companies long enough to know that changing one guy at the top is going to change very little.
Most of the real work is done by guys way way bellow him. Those guys probably don't even get to talk to an executive like Phil on a regular basis. They report to their middle managers who report to their manager and so on.
Where execs do have their impact is when it comes time to rebalance the budgets. But even then, it's not like it comes down wholly to their discretion. There will be a commitee. Managers well bellow him basically have to beg and grovel at his feet and the budget commitee for whatever project or initiative their are pushing. Then well down the line if a project or initiative turns out to be sucessfull, the guys at the top can come out and take all the credit for it.
Not to say Phil won't be missed. There is certainly something to be said for having an excellent public face to represent a brand and the efforts of many large teams of people.
Most of the real work is done by guys way way bellow him. Those guys probably don't even get to talk to an executive like Phil on a regular basis. They report to their middle managers who report to their manager and so on.
Where execs do have their impact is when it comes time to rebalance the budgets. But even then, it's not like it comes down wholly to their discretion. There will be a commitee. Managers well bellow him basically have to beg and grovel at his feet and the budget commitee for whatever project or initiative their are pushing. Then well down the line if a project or initiative turns out to be sucessfull, the guys at the top can come out and take all the credit for it.
Not to say Phil won't be missed. There is certainly something to be said for having an excellent public face to represent a brand and the efforts of many large teams of people.
Fu3lFr3nzy
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Wow, so thats Ken K. and now him leaving Sony
And whats up with Kaz handling all the duties? shouldnt Peter Dille and Jack Tretton get a piece of that pie?
Not to mention Peter Moore jumping ship, hmm seems alot of higher ups these days are making (not so)surprise departures...
I'll miss him as a Sony guy. It was always great watching/reading interviews about him
And whats up with Kaz handling all the duties? shouldnt Peter Dille and Jack Tretton get a piece of that pie?
Not to mention Peter Moore jumping ship, hmm seems alot of higher ups these days are making (not so)surprise departures...
I'll miss him as a Sony guy. It was always great watching/reading interviews about him
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