Phill Harrison leaves sony

http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=93374

good or bad....

Woah... I thought this was a suicide thread or something.

That's what you get for messing with Sony of Japan !

:o

Who is next in line after Kaz Hirai?

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Who is next in line after Kaz Hirai?

Frexie

next week Reggie Fils-Aime leaves nintendo course Miyamoto beats him in wii sports:D

They just better find somebody darn good to replace him, Phil Harrison was a great guy. I'm just hoping this isn't because of his comments about SCEJ.Aidenfury19

SCEJ? what comements? sounds interesting hmm

MS need to push the X360 more. even in the UK im finding ppl buying the Ps3 'just coz they've had a Ps2 for a few years & want a change' so MS needs to fight a big battle to get these people to choose a X360 instead!CwlHeddwyn

Yep I have experienced a lot of people who seem to think they are obligated to buy a PS3 in the uk, apparently they married Sony when they got their first PS :?.

[QUOTE="CwlHeddwyn"]MS need to push the X360 more. even in the UK im finding ppl buying the Ps3 'just coz they've had a Ps2 for a few years & want a change' so MS needs to fight a big battle to get these people to choose a X360 instead!csliney

Yep I have experienced a lot of people who seem to think they are obligated to buy a PS3 in the uk, apparently they married Sony when they got their first PS :?.

Well, when since everyone in the UK owned a PS2, it seems logical to go to a console which has some backwards compatability with their games collections. Oh, and if you thought Blu-Ray players in USA were expensive, you should see the prices over here, so getting a PS3 seems like a good idea in that right too.

He resigned.

He worked there for 15 years

He said he'll continue to work on Playstation ( Similar to Kutaragi )

So all this nonsense talk of how its bad for Sony and how MS should snatch him up is BS. He has probably stacked enough dough that he doesn't need to work actively and will just be a passive member so to speak ( like Kutaragi once again ).

This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?EmilioDigsIt

They just better find somebody darn good to replace him, Phil Harrison was a great guy. I'm just hoping this isn't because of his comments about SCEJ.Aidenfury19

[QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?Fuzzy-Warrior

This is a massive loss for Sony. Phil was a brilliant keynote speaker and did ALOT for SCEE. He is an even bigger loss than Peter Moore and this cannot be good for Sony. The idea of Kaz Hirai vs Shane Kim doing keynotes makes me feel sleepy.dblin

[QUOTE="Fuzzy-Warrior"][QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?EmilioDigsIt

Rumor is he's going to atari. My guess is they offered him the world to try to help bring them back to being a profitable company.

www.kotaku.com/360263/phil-harrison-is-joining-atari

[QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"][QUOTE="Fuzzy-Warrior"][QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?Fuzzy-Warrior

[QUOTE="Fuzzy-Warrior"][QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"][QUOTE="Fuzzy-Warrior"][QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?EmilioDigsIt

Here it is

[QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?Fuzzy-Warrior

lol ever read between the lines - its a large company, do you think they would honestly say that there were troubles and that it was a bad split. Its just being reasonable - ya know how actors say in movies I LOVE THAT DIRECTOR he was a such a joy to work with and wow those other actors were fantastic. Just because he says that does not mean hes going to stick around or that there was not problem with Sony Japan.....youngen.

[QUOTE="Aidenfury19"]They just better find somebody darn good to replace him, Phil Harrison was a great guy. I'm just hoping this isn't because of his comments about SCEJ.Fuzzy-Warrior

No again I'm sure your wrong, the weight of Sony lies in Japan - seriously you have to be what....13 and pretending to know things.

good!

the most arrogant of all the sony reps .. i disagreed with everything he had to say; one of the biggest fanboys

[QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?Fuzzy-Warrior

That's what they call it when you get fired from a real company. Stop the damage control. This is a huge loss for the company, and will likely cost them sales, and exclusivity on certain games, in the future.

That's what happens when your best employee is fired. It would be like if Nintendo lost Iwata, or MS lost that guy they lost right before the 360 went down the tubes. Seriously, I'm not kidding. Losing your best and most prominant PR man is NOT good for business, if you think otherwise, your lying.

He probably got fired for laughing at Sony Japan about Nintendomination, and their unwillingness to enter the casual market in Japan, which cost them the sales race there.

Meh, all this guy did is read lines on a screen and make false comments.

So yeah this is good for Sony... Clearing out the rubbish and cleaning up their act.

+1 Sony!

[QUOTE="dblin"]This is a massive loss for Sony. Phil was a brilliant keynote speaker and did ALOT for SCEE. He is an even bigger loss than Peter Moore and this cannot be good for Sony. The idea of Kaz Hirai vs Shane Kim doing keynotes makes me feel sleepy.Fuzzy-Warrior

good!

the most arrogant of all the sony reps .. i disagreed with everything he had to say; one of the biggest fanboys

akif22

*looks at sig, disregards everything you just said*

but seriously speaking, he was good. But i dont think its as big as some people are making it out to be..

I just think its strange that Kaz is taking over instead of promoting somebody or bringing somebody in.7thSIN

[QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"][QUOTE="Fuzzy-Warrior"][QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?Fuzzy-Warrior

Generally speaking with a high level executive of a major company departs, it's announced many months in advance. Phil is leaving at the end of this week. This is more than just a simple resignation. There's something much bigger going on.

My opinion is that Phil is indeed leaving of his own will, but the speed of which he is departing suggests he is headed for something very very big. The Atari rumor is likely, but I wouldn't be surprised to see him with Microsoft next week. But his comments are certainly suggesting that he's going to some major publisher though, so my bet is that he's going to either EA or Activision and will head up something big over there.

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

not sure if it was posted already - but get this. he left for ATARI.

left Sony, for Atari.

this is too easy, i'll leave it to the others. maybe he was too embarassed about Sony phasing out backwards compatibility to shaft consumers.

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

not sure if it was posted already - but get this. he left for ATARI.

left Sony, for Atari.

this is too easy, i'll leave it to the others. maybe he was too embarassed about Sony phasing out backwards compatibility to shaft consumers.

3picuri3

He resigned.

He worked there for 15 years

He said he'll continue to work on Playstation ( Similar to Kutaragi )

So all this nonsense talk of how its bad for Sony and how MS should snatch him up is BS. He has probably stacked enough dough that he doesn't need to work actively and will just be a passive member so to speak ( like Kutaragi once again ).

Fuzzy-Warrior

[QUOTE="Fuzzy-Warrior"][QUOTE="EmilioDigsIt"]This is a shock. I mean one minute everything is all good, next minute you're going WTFOMFG!?Zenfoldor

That's what they call it when you get fired from a real company. Stop the damage control. This is a huge loss for the company, and will likely cost them sales, and exclusivity on certain games, in the future.

That's what happens when your best employee is fired. It would be like if Nintendo lost Iwata, or MS lost that guy they lost right before the 360 went down the tubes. Seriously, I'm not kidding. Losing your best and most prominant PR man is NOT good for business, if you think otherwise, your lying.

He probably got fired for laughing at Sony Japan about Nintendomination, and their unwillingness to enter the casual market in Japan, which cost them the sales race there.

[QUOTE="3picuri3"]

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

not sure if it was posted already - but get this. he left for ATARI.

left Sony, for Atari.

this is too easy, i'll leave it to the others. maybe he was too embarassed about Sony phasing out backwards compatibility to shaft consumers.

yellowandmushy

that is a very well sourced rumor. i'd give it 90% chance of being true. generally rumors about where people are going to work prove to be true - i can't recall one that was false. but yes - as of now, it's an extremely well sourced rumor.