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Geek Culture / Phil Harrison announces resignation from SCE

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David R
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Posted: 25th Feb 2008 17:35 Edited at: 25th Feb 2008 17:37
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Quite sudden and quite strange if you ask me; I haven't heard anything about him wanting to leave prior to this

http://www.developmag.com/news/29363/Phil-Harrison-to-leave-Sony-Studios

Official announcement (doesn't really explain why, only has Phil harping on about how well playstation is doing/how it has helped him)
http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/080225e.html


Not really much info on what grounds he's leaving etc. I presume it's probably not good, considering the speed at which he'll be out by (gone by the 29th, which is quite a pacey leave)

Could it be that the PS3 is so successful that people sacrifice their jobs to ensure its survival?

...or maybe not. This rings alarm bells in my opinion, what does everyone else think?


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Pus In Boots
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Posted: 25th Feb 2008 18:02
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Quote: "Could it be that the PS3 is so successful that people sacrifice their jobs to ensure its survival?"


You kidding? Ken Kutagari almost commited Seppuku! (Feel free to look that up, then laugh, in that order.)

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Posted: 25th Feb 2008 18:04 Edited at: 25th Feb 2008 18:06
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Well, he is being blamed for the lack of first-party Sony games in the PS3's first year. He also apparently publicly said that his Japanese bosses were too slow in adopting the small casual games like those so popular on the Wii (its never good to criticize your bosses).
The rumour is that he is heading for Atari, but we shall have to wait and see.


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Jeku
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Posted: 25th Feb 2008 21:45 Edited at: 25th Feb 2008 21:45
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I don't think the speediness of his exit means anything. For all we know he could have given more notice but the public is just catching wind.

He has been with Sony for 15 years and maybe he just wants a change? Remember he's not the most liked talking head of a large corporate entity. Remember when he said people can sell their PCs after buying a PS3?


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Posted: 25th Feb 2008 22:06
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Id never sell my baby.
Thats odd, i think he just wants to change it up a bit.


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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 26th Feb 2008 00:34
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I really like Phill, he's a great speaker and have good humor. The only one who can go up against Reggie if you ask me. Kazuo Hirai is so boring. Sony is definately loosing their nr 1 public man.

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Posted: 26th Feb 2008 12:38
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Wasn't he one of the ones largely responsible for Sony's negative publicity right before and after the PS3 release though DA?

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Posted: 26th Feb 2008 14:50 Edited at: 26th Feb 2008 14:51
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Don't know and don't care He did great at E3!

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Posted: 26th Feb 2008 15:11
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Quote: "He also apparently publicly said that his Japanese bosses were too slow in adopting the small casual games like those so popular on the Wii (its never good to criticize your bosses)."

Not only that, but he left because the bosses' vision of making games was too diffrent from his (or sth. like this)

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