Dammnnn ole Bill and Pete really got a Hard on for Sony now dont they.

Whats gonna suck is if/when the tides turn. I can see sony sending them a

"Thanks for the beer" Drink B3yond !!! lol

that's just friendly

Thas pretty clever if u ask me. I think if Sony was in dat position, they wud send a $146 dolla cryin baby doll w/ tha PS3. :-)

"Hey, Bill does Rupert Murdoch own CVG too?"

"No.....just send em a bunch of beer"

"Okie Dokie"

i would love to receieve that at work, oh and the reason for Fosters would be its pretty much the cheapest brand name in the UK therefore more beer per pound :)

Jack Thompson sues microsoft for supplying beer to adults! GOD told him to do it!

i think that is what they've been doing "buying beers". it seem like MS is having a good time, but that's ok, at the of the year SONY will send MS a picture of SONY's big FIESTA.

MS is having a FIESTA!

hmmm that actually might have pesuaded me.. thats a heckuva lot of beer... but i got my ps3 for 450 dollars not 600, o i might have only gotten a couple of 12 packs, but still.....mmmmmmmmmm beer

Microsoft should of make a comercial like this for the super ball.

“MS Sends CVG” beer to help with the ugly reality of the PS3.

What are they doing with a PS3 in there office? I bet they play Motorstorm for hours and love it! lets be real all game systems are fun. If I had a Wii laying around in my office I sure would play a lil golf from time to time.

Hey! great idea!

What a bunch of crock. In 2 years EVERY 360 owner will have paid more then the Ps3 owner for there system FACT!

Why pull of something like this mere hours before the ps3's launch when they had plenty of time to do this in between. maybe they already have with other gaming websites and CVG is just the first to address it out into the open. Mindboggling

whats next? Green blimps and airplanes flying thorought europe with the words "Jump in?"

everyone would be saying "lighten up, they're just having some fun." like this is really going to affect anything. now they'll just be drunk when they give their reviews.

HEY MICROSOFT! I do not know the difference between PS3 and 360...could you clear up the diffrence with me too :) anybody else thirsty?

Cheers

SAMUEL JACKSONS instead, B!tches.

I wonder where the lonely Heineken by the PS3 came from. Office fridge?

when i read it i started laughing haha!

pretty sweet to be at work and having this delivered lol

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.