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Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden agrees some games are just too long: "I don't need you to spend 100 hours on my game"
Ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says that time is a more important factor than cost in the modern day when it comes to games. A lot of major releases these days end up trying to be massive ...
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10 Announced Video Games That Are NEVER Coming Out
The last major update was in 2019 when producer Yoshinori Ono confirmed that Deep Down wasn't scrapped, but by 2020 Ono had ...
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Ex-Sony boss Shawn Layden advises Readygg as it raises $4M for Web3 gaming
Readygg has appointed gaming leader Shawn Layden as an adviser and raised $4 million in funding for its Web3 gaming business. It’s a big move for Layden, as he has been a Web3 skeptic in many ...
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An all-digital PS6 doesn't seem possible, according to ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden: 'I think it would be hard for them to go fully disc-less'
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 ...
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Ex-PlayStation Boss Has Mixed Feelings About Console Exclusives
And now, former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden, who ran Sony’s gaming division from 2014 to 2019, has shared some ambivalent opinions on the nature of console exclusives. In an interview with ...
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Shawn Layden on $80 Switch 2 Games: 'If It's the Only Place You Can Play Mario, You Get Your Wallet Out'
by William D'Angelo, posted on 11 April 2025 / 5,240 Views Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden in an interview on the PlayerDriven podcast discussed the Nintendo Switch 2 and the higher price of ...
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"There comes a time when we all declare the war is over": Former PlayStation Studios boss Shawn Layden on the future of video game consoles
Eurogamer's week-long coverage of PlayStation's 30th anniversary continues today with the concluding half of our special Shawn Layden interview, this time discussing the future of PlayStation and ...
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Sony's Shawn Layden wants fewer, bigger PlayStation games
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 ...
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Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says 100-hour games are a "mismatch" to today's reality: "I haven't even opened Red Dead Redemption 2, because I don't have 90 hours"
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 ...
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Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden Says Sony Can't Get Away With Making PS6 Disc-less
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden has said Sony can't get away with launching the PlayStation 6 console as an all digital, disc-less console. Layden told ...
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Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden: Disappearance of AA Games is a Threat to the Industry - News
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden speaking at Gamescom Asia with Raw Fury co-founder and chief publishing officer Gordon Van Dyke, Layden and reported by GamesIndsutry discussed the ...