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Shawn Layden, the former PlayStation chief, thinks hardware innovation "is starting to plateau." Layden thinks the challenge for PlayStation in the future will be content, not hardware ...
Ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says that time is a more important factor than cost in the modern day when it comes to games. A lot of major releases these days end up trying to be massive ...
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has said that the disappearance of lower budget, AA games in favor of AAA games is a “death sentence.” Speaking at Gamescom Asia, Layden opined that ...
Readygg has appointed gaming leader Shawn Layden as an adviser and raised $4 million in funding for its Web3 gaming business.. It’s a big move for Layden, as he has been a Web3 skeptic in many ...
Shawn Layden wants to see game companies "compete on content" because he believes video game consoles have "reached the ceiling." By Eddie Makuch on October 17, 2024 at 8:25AM PDT.
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden has said Sony can't get away with launching the PlayStation 6 console as an all digital, disc-less console.
It was these leaks that prompted Shawn Layden to respond to a fan on Twitter in regards to the unsustainability of AAA game development with this: “I reckon we’re going to be hearing A LOT on ...
Former president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, Shawn Layden, has said that when a video game’s costs exceed $200 million, “exclusivity is your Achilles’ heel.” ...
Speaking on What’s Up PlayStation, Shawn Layden, the former CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment and chairman of Worldwide Studios, has stated his belief that exclusives still play an important ...
Shawn Layden doesn't think console exclusivity is the way to go in today's games market. By Hayley Williams on March 11, 2024 at 11:58PM PDT. 1 Comments.
Shawn Layden shares his tips on ways to make games faster (and therefore cheaper): 1. Most gamers don't see the end of your game. So design fewer levels, make your games shorter. 2.
Shawn Layden: "AA is gone and that's a threat to the ecosystem going forward" At Gamescom Asia, the former Sony exec explained why relying on the "blockbusters" to get us through is a "death sentence" ...