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So what happens to big announcements? Do they just happen on YouTube? What does this perfect Shawn Layden future look like? In a perfect Shawn Layden future, I'm living in Tahiti. Q&A with ...
Shawn Layden supports Nintendo Switch 2 game price hikes, stating prices should have increased with each new console generation. Layden points out games are still relatively cheap when adjusting ...
Shawn Layden knows Sony is probably doing market research. He thinks there might be a point where Sony could decide it’s okay to lose some customers. But because Sony sells so many PlayStations ...
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden doesn't think Sony "can get away with" a disc-less PS6 Layden thinks Xbox has had more success following the all-digital strategy He explains that making a ...
Former PlayStation CEO Shawn Layden believes that Xbox’s shift to a multiplatform strategy could succeed despite potential challenges. Layden explained that the rising costs of game development ...
TL;DR: Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden suggests gaming consoles may have reached their peak in performance, with future advancements unlikely to match past leaps like PS1 to PS2. He notes ...
Although the Tomb Raider franchise was once tied closely to the PlayStation brand, in Japan it actually debuted on Sega Saturn, a fact that still sticks in former Sony boss Shawn Layden’s craw.
Layden was president of PlayStation from 2014 to 2019 (Michael Nelson/EPA/REX/Shutterstock) Former PlayStation president Shawn Layden has said consoles have ...
Shawn Layden, who served for decades in executive roles at PlayStation, culminating in his tenure as chairman for SIE Worldwide Studios from 2014 through 2019, says that game development costs are ...
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden in an interview with Eurogamer stated the cost of AAA games in recent years is not sustainable. "We need to address two or three things specifically," said Layden.
Few saw more of PlayStation's last 30 years than Shawn Layden, who was already at Sony when the company's console ambitions were first forming. Over more than three decades, Layden became a ...
Former SIE Worldwide Studios Chairman Shawn Layden says that mismatch can’t be fixed just by churning out endless big-budget sequels and more powerful hardware. “If we’re just going to rely ...