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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 ...
Shawn Layden is former chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios. The ecosystem is growing as Readygg does partnership with Aptos Labs and others that expand its potential player base (not its actual users).
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden doesn't think Sony "can get away with" a disc-less PS6; Layden thinks Xbox has had more success following the all-digital strategy ...
Shawn Layden on $80 Switch 2 Games: 'If It's the Only Place You Can Play Mario, You Get Your Wallet Out' - News. Tweet. by William D'Angelo, posted on 11 April 2025 / 5,240 Views.
And now, former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden, who ran Sony’s gaming division from 2014 to 2019, has shared some ambivalent opinions on the nature of console exclusives. Suggested Reading ...
Shawn Layden left the company in 2019, much to the dismay of industry enthusiasts. What he's been up to in the meantime has been less in the public domain, but a new post on LinkedIn has revealed ...
Shawn Layden, who served for decades in executive roles at PlayStation, culminating in his tenure as chairman for SIE Worldwide Studios from 2014 through 2019, says that game development costs are ...
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.
This isn’t the first time the former Sony veteran has sounded the alarm about the long-term health of the gaming industry. Layden, who suddenly departed the PlayStation console maker in 2019 ...
by William D'Angelo, posted on 03 November 2024 / 2,066 Views. Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden speaking at Gamescom Asia with Raw Fury co-founder and chief publishing officer Gordon Van Dyke ...
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 ...
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.