Seriously is that what you believe when you read this:

"The list of PSP related Sony Europe orders reads like the who's who of the videogames industry, and includes Ray Maguire (Managing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Alan Duncan (UK Marketing Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Chris Sorrell (Creative Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd), Rob Parkin (Development Director, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited), just to name a few."
http://www.news4gamers.com/...
I mean come on, bro you can't be that naive....do you seriously believe that senior members of a major company like Sony would have their UK Marketing Director also double as a investigator for crimes against Sony. lol -damm, I laughed so hard when you said that.....then I started thinking that you weren't being sarcastic...I think you actually do believe that the guys named above were actually ordering this stuff for "investigative" purposes.....nah, it couldn't have been because they probably were getting a bargain through Lik Sang so that they could give a bunch of stuff to their relatives or friends....nah, thats impossible because if you work for a company you get ALL their products and as many as you want for FREE.

Now I'm not saying Sony didn't have legal bases to sue them.....obviously they won a "judgement" against Lik Sang, so that says something....but it looks really bad to have senior members of your company exposed for contributing to the very company you sued out of the business....I guess Lik Sang was doing something right. Call it whatever you want Sony just didn't want to lose sales to Lik Sang because they sell products to Europe at premium prices...thats the truth, but of course they won't admit that... instead the reason is just for "investigating" purposes, lol.
-oh BTW, Europe gets charged premium prices by many other companies besides Sony, thats just how the market is...my point is don't buy the good deals from that company and then when you're sick of them...turn around and sue them...thats called being a hypocrite.

Why can't Sony investigate a company selling Sony products? If someone steals my car, your saying I can't legally go and investigate who did it if I choose to? That ridiculous! Its my right to investigate on MY stolen property as long as I'm not doing something crazy like shooting the person! After I gather enough evidence to ensure an arrest I can easily hand what I found over to the proper athorities.

Any account is Sony is not a US based company so our/your rules may and probably DO NOT apply to them!

I swear some people will use any logic to make Sony sound like they are out of line put YOURSELF in a similar circumstance and then see what extent you go to to ensure YOUR making MONEY off YOUR product!

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.