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[LectureMaster]

After 31 Years, the Legendary Shuhei Yoshida Bids Farewell to PlayStation

Big Shus to fill

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Shuhei Yoshida, a beloved PlayStation figurehead, has now concluded his time with the company.

After a run of 31 years, he's been a part of Sony's video game brand since its very inception, climbing the ladder to become one of the most important and recognisable people in the business.

He announced he would be leaving PlayStation back in November, but won't be retiring completely, saying he wants to "stay in the industry".

His public resignation spawned a massive outpouring of love and appreciation, with many praising his sincere passion for games and optimistic, cheerful nature.

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[Fake]

He could easily be a great Playstation CEO. What a shame.

 

[IFireflyl]

Pour one out to one of the OGs.

 

[yogaflame]

That is sad. He is credited with many good decisions especially for the support of development of Bloodborne and Stellar blade.

 

[LectureMaster]

At least we got a great parting gift.

 

[saintjules]

He could easily be a great Playstation CEO. What a shame.

I think he's tired. I'd let him rest.

 

[Gaiff]

At least we got a great parting gift.

Indeed.

 

[Cert.in.Death]

 

[Saber]

He is the only good thing about Sony for me nowadays.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

 

[rkofan87]

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sob sob the the old jp era is dead sob sob

 

[rkofan87]

He is the only good thing about Sony for me nowadays.

same all the rest -astro is woke trash.

 

[nial]

same all the rest -astro is woke trash.

I wonder what your opinion on TLOU2, a 100% Shuhei Yoshida-supervised game, is.

 

[LectureMaster]

Indeed.

Lord Herman: Now that the house has been cleaned, we are fully entering the Horizon Era!!!

 

[ReBurn]

Where's the cookie?

 

[rkofan87]

I wonder what your opinion on TLOU2, a 100% Shuhei Yoshida-supervised game, is.

they ruined ellie and no its not because she is gay.

 

[CLW]

 

[nial]

One of the OGs at SCEI, among the most notable things he did was pushing for internal development and getting stuff like Gran Turismo, Ape Escape, The Legend of Dragoon and Fantavision, and heck, I do believe that SCEI started to lose its focus once Yoshida moved to product development at SCEA.
Speaking of SCEA, I never cared that much for what he did there. I know people love Jak, Ratchet & Clank and SOCOM, but I never got the appeal.
That said, getting him on board to WWS in 2008 was a good move. I found Phil Harrison to be too hated on for no reason (kinda like Hermen Hulst, lol), but Shu still managed to prove himself, and in terms of commercial success from 2013 onwards, he has made himself a big part of SIE history.

That is sad. He is credited with many good decisions especially for the support of development of Bloodborne and Stellar blade.

I know people hate to hear this, but Stellar Blade is way past his era and came during Hermen's tenure. Much better examples; Tokyo Jungle, God of War (2018), The Last of Us, Horizon Zero Dawn, Death Stranding and Astro Bot Rescue Mission

 

[rkofan87]

Tokyo Jungle

that games needs a remaster or a port

 

[nial]

that games needs a remaster or a port

Sadly, Crispy's is dead.

 

[Rentahamster]

Legend. He and Adam should be in charge.

 

[K' Dash]

It's funny that I thought this guy was crazy around the PS3 era, now that other people are in charge and PS brand is going to shit, I understand how important his presence and decision making was.

 

[nial]

It's funny that I thought this guy was crazy around the PS3 era, now that other people are in charge and PS brand is going to shit, I understand how important his presence and decision making was.

That explains a lot.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

The Last Samurai.

Im concerned for the future of Play Station games and exclusivity.

 

[rkofan87]

Sadly, Crispy's is dead.

some other dev then.

 

[nial]

some other dev then.

You need people to be interested first. I'm personally waiting for Sony to introduce PS3 emulation in the future and re-release it one day. 2030 for sure!

 

[loktaiextatus]

same all the rest -astro is woke trash.

..... LOL

 

[nial]

The Last Samurai.

In terms of what? Kaz Yamauchi has been there for three decades and other people like Hideaki Nishino (the fucking co-CEO) close to two decades.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

In terms of what? Kaz Yamauchi has been there for three decades and other people like Hideaki Nishino (the fucking co-CEO) close to two decades.

They have not held remotely close positions

 

[nial]

They have not held remotely close positions

Nishino certainly did. He was the head of the platform division (which isn't more or less important than the WWS division), and do I have to repeat that he's a co-CEO now?
You really show to be more and more clueless each time.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Nishino certainly did. He was the head of the platform division (which isn't more or less important than the WWS division), and do I have to repeat that he's a co-CEO now?
You really show to be more and more clueless each time.

Yoshida had to convince Sony executives to double down on first-party development during the PS3 era

 

[Bernardougf]

Its ok we have Hulst....

 

[nial]

Yoshida had to convince Sony executives to double down on first-party development during the PS3 era

Moving the goalposts, but okay, now what are you even talking about?
Sony produced big budget games before Shu, Sony produced MORE games before Shu (compare their 2007 output versus 2009), Sony created and acquired studios before Shu. Who did he have to convince here?

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Moving the goalposts, but okay, now what are you even talking about?
Sony produced big budget games before Shu, Sony produced MORE games before Shu (compare their 2007 output versus 2009), Sony acquired studios BEFORE Shu. Who did he have to convince here?

It's the same goal post. What I am talking about is flying above your head; it is not my fault.

The Last Samurai.

Im concerned for the future of Play Station games and exclusivity.

 

[SHA]

Lord Herman: Now that the house has been cleaned, we are fully entering the Horizon Era!!!

These thighs could go wild, they're dangerous.

 

[nial]

It's the same goal post. What I am talking about is flying above your head; it is not my fault.

That's why I asked in what terms because just saying games and exclusivity (?) is as much as saying nothing.
But anyway, the guy stopped having a say in game production since late 2019 and pretty much everyone from the early days of upper management at SCEI left in the 2000s. Not sure why you would suddenly be concerned about this stuff right now (I actually know, but heh).
Also, key staff fron the current PSS management has been working at SIE since the mid 2000s.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

That's why I asked in what terms because just saying games and exclusivity (?) is as much as saying nothing.

Knowing Yoshida´s career should've given you the context of my comment.

But anyway, the guy stopped having a say in game production since late 2019

and it shows.

and pretty much everyone from the early days of upper management at SCEI left in the 2000s.

Shawn Layden left in 2019.

Shuei is the last of that "classic" PlayStation

Not sure why you would suddenly be concerned about this stuff right now (I actually know, but heh).

You think you know, but I think I know what you're thinking, which is what you believe I'm thinking

Also, key staff fron the current PSS management has been working at SIE since the mid 2000s.

not in the same position as Shuei.

Hermen, who was the closest, has done a piss poor job

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

 

[nial]

and it shows.

How so? Pretty much everything up to early 2024 came from his tenure (or even Concord if you're one of those who believe that Sony started to work on it since 2018).

Shawn Layden left in 2019.

Shuei is the last of that "classic" PlayStation

Layden was never part of upper SCEI management before 2016, dawg (outside of he being head of the Japan sales division in 2007-2010, which is obviously unrelated to game production).
Define ""classic PlayStation"".

not in the same position as Shuei.

Hermen, who was the closest, has done a piss poor job

You will mention the GAAS initiative (that started under Shu and had separate, additional resources, which was JUST confirmed by Shu) and will not elaborate.

 

[FeralEcho]

The greatest!!! The man got us Bloodborne,because of his Demon's Souls fuck up and has been the greatest advocate within the company for souls games since.I also won't forget that he never gave up on The Last Guardian which is not something the current management would do.

Tretton,House,Kaz,Shu,Shawn - They were PlayStation for me,now with Shu completely gone, it's hard to care about any of the faces remaining there,especially with the direction PS is going in under the new management which I personally don't like.

Pour one out for the all time greats!!! Thank You Shu for your contributions in this industry

 

[nial]

because of his Demon's Souls fuck up

Literally WHAT fuck up.

I also won't forget that he never gave up on The Last Guardian which is not something the current management would do.

Much probably he wouldn't either considering that Ueda left SCE in that time. But I can't honestly blame a company for not wanting to support development of such product for over a decade.

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

the last great one

 

[FeralEcho]

Literally WHAT fuck up.

He didn't believe Demon's Souls was gonna be a great game with the public in the west and passed on the publishing rights which is why DS released in the west due to Atlus.

He has since apologised and said it was a mistake.

 

[saintjules]

 

[solecon64]

He liked my reply yesterday

 

[Hawking Radiation]

Lord Herman: Now that the house has been cleaned, we are fully entering the Horizon Era!!!

 

[Pop]

Lord Herman: Now that the house has been cleaned, we are fully entering the Horizon Era!!!

YOu know wha...

Imma miss Yoshida

 

[nial]

He didn't believe Demon's Souls was gonna be a great game with the public in the west and passed on the publishing rights which is why DS released in the west due to Atlus.

He has since apologised and said it was a mistake.

WWS America and WWS Europe were the ones that passed on bringing Demon's Souls to their respective regions due to the (seemed) lack of appeal outside of Asia. Shu didn't really force them to do so (because he never worked that way), so stuff remained like that. But it's not like he was actively stopping them from localizing Demon's Souls.
The hate Shu got from this was insane and it shows how PlayStation discourse was always on the other, hyperbolic extreme, something that still happens today.

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[FeralEcho]

WWS America and WWS Europe were the ones that passed on bringing Demon's Souls to their respective regions due to the (seemed) lack of appeal outside of Asia. Shu didn't really force them to do so (because he never worked that way), so stuff remained like that. But it's not like he was actively stopping them from localizing Demon's Souls.
The hate Shu got from this was insane and it shows how PlayStation discourse was always on the other, hyperbolic extreme, something that still happens today.

Maybe so,but he said he felt responsible about it and decided to take responsibility and what we got in the end because of it was a Sony with a tighter relatiinship with From Software so it ended well in the end.

I do agree Playstation discourse is on the hyperbolic extreme alot of times but so is the Playstation ass kissing with no criticism allowed as seen with some users on GAF alot of times.