I couldn't care for Multiplayer, I'm a campaign mode sort of guy when it comes to shooters and action-RPGs.

I say focus entirely on the SP,if there´s time then experiment MP.

Who is Kevin Levine? ;)

thats the best news all week.

Screw MP. Just make the SP as amazing as that of the original Bioshock, and you've got a day one purchase from me, Irrational.

Co op wave defense in Bioshock would be amazing.

especially if that multiplayer is inferior to other games. Sure people will play it for the first few months when It comes out, and if their is achievements for it their will be the odd team boosting for them down the line, but just because the top selling games are ones that have multiplayer doesn't mean your game is going to be a top seller if it has it or not, even if it will marginally help your sales, Co op I have no problem with as long as it is implemented properly, IE the co op player isn't playing a clone of you or a faceless face card. Just focus on the Single player of the game, make it as fun and unique as possible, try to make it challenging so that you can't beat the game with one or two plasmids, and actually limit the amount of abilities that your character has so that your much vaunted Choice is an actually either or.

We already got other games for our multiplayer needs, no reason to just add a multi player mode that no one is going to really play. However a well crafted Co-Op might be nice.

I love kinect.

I'm sick of bolted on MP campaigns, some of my favourite games this generation (Dead Space, Fallout 3, Bioshock, Mass Effect 1 and 2, Batman; AA) were single player games and at no point did I think to myself that they lacked anything because of it.

WHO CARES!! JUST MAKE A GOOD GAME!! EVERY GAME DOESN'T NEED MULTIPLAYER!!

Fuck it, I want Multiplayer ICO. You can play as the dumbshit girl I carry around all game. Sounds fun, doesn't it!?

I actually agree with the majority for once. Multi-Player would just be a waste of space in the Bioshock world. Bioshock is about story, not social gaming.

And while we are at it, Ken.... Lets not tack on the obligatoy Boss Battle at the end just to appease what you thought the console gamers were expecting. You even admitted it was a mistake on the first one. I love your games and stories. Don't make them for people that have not even played them yet. Make them for yourself and we will love it.

its not like theres a shortage of multiplayer games is it. you have cod, halo, mag, ect. plenty to keep people going let these guys make an amazing single-player experience.

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.