Sorry but that's just dumb. Jim Ryan isn't PlayStation, and if you think that, you're just as dumb as he is.
That screenshot of the woman with the writing on her. Did Jim Ryan write those?
MOD EDIT: Post reverted Jim isn't getting fired. He never even mentioned Roe v Wade in the letter and talked mostly about his infatuation with dogs. (He doesn't even own one apparently lol). Plus, the whole conversation is already dead on Twitter and mostly everybody was only talking about his dog comments to begin with. Big ol' nothing burger.
PlayStation needs to be competitive right now, and the last thing it needs is acquisition cancellations. There must be other ways to get Jimbo out.
I am trying to read the middle east comments from jim, and really, where is the racist part? please, somebody tag me with the exact quote of him saying something RACIST about that? what I am reading is, playstation didnd exist there before, things like that, man, please, i need to understand, what is racist and what not, I feel some people is really sensitive or i dont know, please again, tag me in the racist quote to see what it is
I'm shocked that some people don't realize that a lot of people are religious and don't believe in abortion especially at a large company like Sony. He should have said as a company we believe a woman has a right to choose but we also want people to respect other's opinion. This idea that everyone feels the same at a company is ridiculous now people are calling him a racist wtf !? Republicans have made everyone extreme overnight Jimbo screwed up by not having a full fledged statement but the overreaction is fucking stunning.
So in other words because they don't agree with you, they're the enemy. Got it. Again, I'm not an advocate in making abortion illegal but I can respect both sides, as I can with most things in life. I've pretty much had to come to live like that in the modern society and workplace.
Were you expecting constructive criticism? We must counter immaturity with more immaturity!
PlayStation Studios |OT28| \o/ Fuck Jim Ryan In this specific situation I think that's kinda immature. I understand the sentiment. But a positive message in support of women's reproductive rights really conveys the message we should be sending. In my humble opinion, of course.
Do you guys realize he's just the company PR mouth ? Do you really believe he solo write everything he says ? If yes then I have a bridge to sell you....
This may shock you all I know but there are religious people at PlayStation. Like Scott Rohde. Second in charge of PlayStation Studios.
They barely release AAA games. Whether Flight Sim is AA or AAA isn't even relevant. Some people don't even consider it a game itself and it's definitely not something mass fans will gravitate towards so I don't see how that changes anything I said: Halo Infinite should've got delayed again, it needed more time Xbox should've planned 2022 better because the year looks horrific. Where is the lie and trolling with what I said?
Why exactly are people expecting a statement from Sony or Jim, or for him to lose his job over this? This was an internal email where he told people to respect each other's opinions, presumably in support of pro-life opinions (though has this been confirmed?). It's an incredibly stupid message delivered in possibly the dumbest way possible, but, it's not like he did something illegal, unless I missed something?
People who would like to cancel Kendrick are the same people who would like to cancel Dave Chapelle - they do not listen.
Yeah, it's a super bullshitty move. Hence why they did it. I was always happy to "Ahoy matey" the old Sonic games, because I've already bought them like 16 times. I wasn't planning on buying Origins, because I already own all the games in it. HOWEVER - I do think this move was good for people like the ones who made Sonic 3 AIR. Because I had never heard of it before, and now playing it, it has dethroned Mania, in my eyes, as the best 2D Sonic game.
This guy again? Come on. It’s like there’s nothing this guy can do to loose anyones faith around here, including being wrong for years.
I will wait to see the email and not what someone saw cause this sounds really bad, probably is real but i will wait until the email leaks before making any statement here.
I have no idea what universe I am living in where it is now a bad thing to say that you respect other people's different opinion. Doing so is literally the only rule for successful communication. In order to have a conversation with others, I have to begin by respecting their right to state their opinion even if it disagrees with mine.
I live in China but I never thought there would be a western board where people would get their accounts banned and suspended what simply disagreeing with the 'official' opinion. (and most likely simply for stating this my account will be banned or suspended)
Is an expressing an opinion that is not pro-abortion a bannable offence on this forum?
Cancel him for being neutral, Era!! People can whatever opinion they want on any topic. Get over it.
Man I’m enjoying a trip in Orlando right now, and saw some sign saying “god cries when you get an abortion” - feel like this problem is bigger than one high up suit…. Hard to get outraged by some generic crowd control, but the cat and dog shit is a tad wtf
I agree with most of you here. But I do have an honest question: If there's a group of talented devs working on a game for years/months that either don't care for the subject (because of political ignorance, who knows, they are just focused on their careers) or are dumb to be against abortion and just don't want conflict in the office, what would be the right call? Let the discussion take over? Fire who's against/neutral?
Oof. I often forget how american era is. But then US puritanism slaps me in the face and I remember. Just imagine everyone is naked in France, all the time. Helps coping.
So I know this is a really, really common reply to criticism and I want to reply to this: Me criticizing a show for it's writing doesn't invalidate anyone feeling, well, validated by said writing. Nor is something that makes someone feel validated in their identity impossible to criticize. These responses consisting merely of quotes of people feeling validated by something, insinuating that being critical of the same content is somehow an attack on those people is incredibly reductive and hurtful to any kind of discussion that goes beyond "This is something that someone enjoyed. Therefore it is good". Your reply to me only makes sense if I would have criticized the concept of diversity and inclusion, the fact that there is someone who isn't a white middle aged man in the show at all. Which isn't the case, of course. I'm criticizing the writing and the structure. That Marvel doesn't actually have an Egyptian woman star as the main character in the show about Egyptian super heroes, but that it's a show about a US Hollywood star starring opposite himself, with the Egyptian character also being allowed to be the super hero for one scene, for which the show then pauses, only to tell the audience: "Hey. This is an Egyptian super hero. Did you notice? Please clap." And OF COURSE everyone who is Egyptian claps. Because it's dope that there is any kind of representation. That doesn't make the scene impervious to criticism. Or even good. I can like the little bit of representation happening and also dislike the way Disney capitalizes on it and fails to make it a natural part of their movies and shows. It's not immoral or inappropriate to voice that I disliked it and saying that it is puts an incredible moral obligation on liking (or at least not voicing displeasure for) very specific, often pretty badly written blockbuster entertainment tailor made to extract as much money as possible from as many people as possible by an unfathomably rich US company whose bosses are well known to actively support politicians trying to cut back on the human rights of and hurt non-white cis men as much as they can. I'm also really, really not a fan of using excited fans as this buffer zone to try to invalidate opinions differing from them, no matter how common that is. I have a partner and friends of different backgrounds and identities and sexual orientations - I know that some of them love this exact kind of scene, some of them strongly dislike it and some are utterly indifferent to it. I could now pick the ones that share my opinion and use their identities to bolster my own opinions and make them impervious to differing opinions...but I don't think that is a very good idea.
Marketing deal doesn't mean perpetual deal id imagine. I assume RE8 deal expired over a certain period. Also, I'm sure MS could modify Gamepass part once they're owners of CoD. Either way, CoD is coming to GP.
Co-signing on this. Blatant lying and saying that plans changed when he’s way off the mark and clearly lying. Didn’t he also say he’s quitting the spoiler game and then immediately go on to spouting more lies. .
I do not think it will take down all cryptocurrencies with it, but I am very glad it happened and would *love* if it took down all cryptocurrencies with it. Since unfortunately, the EU did not outlaw this ecological disaster, it would be great if crashes of big coins were to destroy the market altogether. There is at least hope that Luna scares a good portion of people off so a bit less energy is wasted on this bs.
Didn't you know? Everything good is thanks to Game Pass and everyone doing something different hasn't realized how good Game Pass really is.
and people will still tell you Jim Ryan has a plan for PlayStation and he knows what he's doing with a straight face after reading this absolute nonsense email. I'm no longer chalking up the fact that they have 0 major 1st party game announcements in 8 months and none with release dates to COVID or "they're waiting for the right time to do a big show!!", this guy is fucking clueless and inept. Get him out. out out out out out out.
Unless I'm misunderstanding the article, email says something like "hey, some people are pro abortion, others against it, we gotta live with each other. btw, my cat's birthday was a lot of fun!" This is outrage worthy?
Yeah Jim Ryan should be demanding all employees to be super vocal about their support or opposition to Roe v wade. I can't see how that would backfire in any way
I wonder if Jimbo is the kind of person to wrote 5 paragraphs about his cats...without showing pictures of his cats... ...I bet he is!
It’s not even just being in dire straits or extreme poverty, it’s the extent and levels of inequality that tends to promote antisocial behaviors and general social disorder. Yes these people are doing shitty and awful things, but calling people subhuman and other dehumanizing talking points doesn’t address fundamental causes that leads to these behaviors.
I don't see the fuss. I doubt his character would've been interesting or well-written, regardless of his race.
sorry it’s just funny to see people on reddit say they lost their life savings then say it’s in the thousands
kinda crazy to think about it also The only game released this year by an Xbox Game Studio is a PS5 exclusive delays are really screwing over the Xbox lineup this year What is even happening at team xbox?
Elden Ring. But you are asking this in a PS centric forum OP so expecting BB to lose is not an option. Lol