PlayStation has decided to celebrate the career of their former CEO in the most absurd way possible
The CEO of PlayStation has retired this month, after thirty years working in the company, so they have decided to give him a farewell tribute… with a twist.
The video game industry is old enough for some of its important figures to be dying. Also for the second generation of these to be retiring. It’s a natural cycle, and some handle it with more grace than others. Something that doesn’t seem to matter too much to Sony, given the circumstances.
Jim Ryan has retired this March 2024 after thirty years at PlayStation. Reaching the position of CEO of the company, he was one of the most important figures in the video game industry, for better or for worse. That’s why at Sony they have decided to celebrate his thirty years working in the company in the most grotesque way possible: by giving away a digital collectible in the form of a bobblehead doll of Jim Ryan.
If you want to achieve it, you will have to do something that would make Jim Ryan happy. You will have to play one of the games that he promoted within the company, such as Gran Turismo 7, Marvel’s Spider-man 2, God of War Ragnarok, The Last of Us Part 2, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Destiny 2. As you can see, these are exclusively games from Sony’s recent years, as a man who claimed not to understand why anyone would want to play old Sony games when asked why their consoles were not backward compatible.
While it is a somewhat ridiculous way to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary, in addition to giving an expensive importance to the players that is doubtful to have, it is a sweet gesture in its own way. Grotesque, but sweet. Because at least, and seeing the industry trends, they haven’t made it an NFT.
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