Breaking news: Phil Harrison has resigned!

And that's about all we know for now - I'm going to miss him

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I sure hope he didn't have to leave because of his comments on Sony Japan last week (about them being slow to get the social aspect of gaming)

Edit:

Eurogamer has more:

Phil Harrison will resign as president of SCE Worldwide Studios on 29th February 2008, Sony has just announced.

SCEI president and CEO Kaz Hirai will assume his responsibilities in addition to his current duties.

No reason has been given for Harrison's departure, and Sony has said it will make no further statements.

Harrison, one of the most recognisable faces in the games industry, has "made a tremendous contribution" to Sony since joining in 1992, the company said.

"As one of the founding members of SCE, Phil played a key role in the development and growth of the PlayStation business and our industry," Kaz Hirai said.

"It is sad to see him departing from SCE, but I wish to express my gratitude for his many invaluable contributions and also wish Phil the very best of luck in his future endeavours."

Harrison himself said: "The past 15 years at Sony Computer Entertainment has been the defining journey of my life so far. I am grateful to all the PlayStation family for their incredible support, guidance and friendship.

"It has been a privilege to serve as part of the team and be inspired by them on a daily basis. I am so proud of everything PlayStation has achieved and will continue to support its future in every way I can."

No word yet on where Harrison is going, or whether Sony plans to replace him or if Hirai will continue doing both jobs indefinitely.

that sux

noooo this is shocking! He was the only rep out of all the companies i actually could listen to without falling asleep. :(

I'll miss you Phil!

Editor Colin Campbell's view: Harrison's Playstation legacy

Colin Campbell looks at the legacy of Phil Harrison's 15-years with Sony; what his departure means for the company and his likely next move.

I guess sony's push backs finally got to him or the yakuza decided to put one of their own in his place.MusashiSensi

ROFL......YAKUZA!!!!!!!!!111!!1!111!!!11!!11111111!!.....:lol:

Losing Harrison is the same thing as Microsoft losing Peter Moore. Just a figurehead. The beat goes on and sometimes a new face is good for a company.

I'm pretty shocked at this sudden news. I wonder why he resigned:? He did a good job working there none the less.Dan_Lero

Agreed. He did a very good job, but you know something happened behind the curtains that caused this.

I'm pretty shocked at this sudden news. I wonder why he resigned:? He did a good job working there none the less.Dan_Lero

Maybe he is not happy of what his Japanese colleagues in Japan about Social gaming, He wanted them to apply it there but they said their people won't get into it and he was right look at Nintendo, or maybe he just wanted to move to other things.

hhmmm the PATRIOTS!! :lol:

who will be taking his place?aka_aj03

Peter Moore or Bill Gates

dude am so devastated that I call my job to say am sick this is really sad manalberto2045

your not serious are you?

hhmmm the PATRIOTS!! :lol:

tagzskie

That reminds me, what if God forbid Hideo Kojima resigns? What do you think MGS fans responses would be? That would be worse. :cry:

http://kotaku.com/360263/phil-harrison-is-joining-atari

well sourced rumor says he's moving to ATARI.

no joke.

reflects poorly on Sony though, him not saying it was personal reasons.

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hhmmm the PATRIOTS!! :lol:

AgentH

That reminds me, what if God forbid Hideo Kojima resigns? What do you think MGS fans responses would be? That would be worse. :cry:

before or after mgs4 is out?

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hhmmm the PATRIOTS!! :lol:

gwf123

That reminds me, what if God forbid Hideo Kojima resigns? What do you think MGS fans responses would be? That would be worse. :cry:

before or after mgs4 is out?

Before for some unknown reasons or gets killed by an agent sent by Microsoft or something I don't know man :P and I would be crushed to know he won't be doing Metal Gear games anymore!

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hhmmm the PATRIOTS!! :lol:

AgentH

That reminds me, what if God forbid Hideo Kojima resigns? What do you think MGS fans responses would be? That would be worse. :cry:

before or after mgs4 is out?

Before for some unknown reasons or gets killed by an agent sent by Microsoft or something I don't know man :P and I would be crushed to know he won't be doing Metal Gear games anymore!

We already know what would happen if he resigned. he'd just get another death threat forcing him to make more metal gear games. world keeps on spinnin'.

dude why quit sony was just about to win over all the gaming fans with home,alll the decent games coming out dude we now this very moment

this could be (dare i say which i dont want to....).......the end of sony it self

good luck phill hope you enjoy what you'll do next but my quistion IS ...................

Why phill why :(:(:(::(:cry::cry:

Yeah, I read the GS new update, needless to say that I am really suprised. I never saw this coming, you'd think he'd wait until Home was released. I'm suprised he's leaving beforehand.

I sure hope he didn't have to leave because of his comments on Sony Japan last week (about them being slow to get the social aspect of gaming)

humanclip

Wow what a moron. I hope he did have to resign after saying such a stupid comment.

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I sure hope he didn't have to leave because of his comments on Sony Japan last week (about them being slow to get the social aspect of gaming)

dbd333

Wow what a moron. I hope he did have to resign after saying such a stupid comment.

Moron is hardly fitting for Phil Harrison, and his comment wasn't stupid - quite the opposite in fact

I heard they are going to get the main person behind SpiderMan3 the game to be the next Phil... it's because they said that has been the best game so far.tootergray34

Joke of the day!

I'm going to miss Mr Burns

he was my fav sony speaker

Nobody's talking about the repercussions!

The current SCEJ CEO (Kaz Hirai?) will become the new SCE CEO.

So, some people say that sucks because most of the good PS3 games coming out are Western-developed, which they say Phil Harrison greatly influenced. Do you think the new SCEJ CEO will screw things up?