Well that's sucks, but maybe this time with new staff members will be getting a patch for Bloodborne for 60 fps in the PS5 or finally some new information for a sequel.
Yeah @Sunny_D made a mistake. But maybe his question stands... he meant, of course how would this affect a possible sequel when the main producer left? Well I'm not sure. Because I don't really know how important or instrumental to the FromSoft/Sony deal this guy was. The whole bloodborne business was kind of weird... FromSoft made Demon Souls exclusively for the PS3. Then achieved a MASSIVE success with Dark Souls and DKS2, and then went back to create an exclusive game for the PS4... Which made me buy a PS4 at the time, so I think it was very beneficial for Sony, but not as much for the game, has not sold as well as any of the multiplatform Dark Souls... and even Sekiro sold twice as much... So if this guy was the one responsible for the FS/Sony Bloodborne he did something great there, and sony will miss him
Jim Ryan doesn't give a fuck about playstation in asia in general, Just look at the ps5 launch in those regions...some countries "launched" with no ps5 stock for people to buy on launch day!! ps5 in still yet to launch in some countries in that region, so yeah... not surprised with the Japan Studio guys leaving. Playstation asia is a low tier market as far as jim ryan is concerned.
Japan certainly got shafted for the PS5 launch - only 250K units allocated to Japan to date judging by the sales figures so far. The odds of winning a lottery are ridiculous.
Still, in a way Japan sealed their own fate with that because the PS4 didn't sell well compared to other regions.
Just anecdotal but Australia seemed to do OK. I know 2 Australians on my friend list and they both have PS5s. Of course they may have bought them from scalpers.
This IS news. When people responsible for the success of whatever studio or product leaves, it's a sign of changing quality for better or worse. Look at what has happened to Bioware and Blizzard for example.
Then, the headline should be, "Why is Japan Studio losing so many people".
Then, list the people leaving, and show how that is a higher percentage then any normal studio. If there are 300 people at the studio you can expect a turnover of 2-3% per year.
Well that's sucks, but maybe this time with new staff members will be getting a patch for Bloodborne for 60 fps in the PS5 or finally some new information for a sequel.
A lot of top developer are leaving Japan Studio and I am so what worry since SIE is mostly focus on western.
Hmm a few people have left Sony Japan. Maybe because of Jim Ryan direction. Oh wait what is his direction?
Can people please stop posting these as news?
This stuff happens all the time in the industry. Move along people, move along.
And join Microsoft