Never have I see such chaos and such madness i.e. shooting etc for a games console. I bet Sony are really happy with themselves *rolls eyes*

Remember:
"We could probably sell our first 5 million consoles without games."
-Sony

Yeah ofcourse they are

Would they state that they wouldn't be happy with their launch???

Still it's dissapointing if you see the numbers:

"28.4%
pick Xbox 360 consoles sold

7,281,218

17.6%
pick PS3 consoles sold

274,666"

And they and all the Freaking Fony Fanboys laughed at the 360 launch? At least they sold a lot more @ launch PLUS they launched in Europe also. Sony stinks. Europe and Europeans should boycot all their stuff.

Your so sad, you are obviously just some nerd who has little else do than sit at a computer and bad mouth PS3, why the fuk would you care if they didin't meet demand your not buying one are you, PGR series is really bad btw, all those games you mentioned are not even out yet apart from GOW, which is a matter of tatse you either like the gamesplay or not, i mean since you like talking about future releases i could name a few, but i wont waste my time because your no right in the head by the sounds of it, some of us love PS3 and wont be told otherwise, i am gonna buy 1 of ebay and if u all wanna watch me do it online then i will give yous a link to drooll over it, i'm not some daft ignorant rich kid as well Martys, i worked to pay for that $1000+ PS3! And it's worth every penny, holla holla holla come on PS3 the chang is here!

Damage Control

What are you people fighting about Sony had the worst launch in history!. How these people are making good out of this i don't know.

What about the old lady who was followed home and mugged in her driveway for her 360, or the bunch of lame losers that paid 3,000 for a picture of an Xbox 360 cuz they had no idea what they were buying, last time i checked MS didn't give these people anything for their hardship in trying to be the first with their system. S**t like this happens for one reason.
Hot in demand product but not enough consoles or not enough people with the money to buy said product who think it's better to kill for a f***en toy.

500,000 units was /is a lie. There was aprox. 80,000 units for Japan and that's the entire nation of Japan and less than 170,000 units for the USA. Total around 250,000. So umm with that it does not equal 500,000 units. I've yet to even see (1) demo unit ata retail store showing anything ps3. So should sony be proud that this few units sold out, lol, no.

They must be easily amused, then.

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.