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PlayStation CEO Confirms They're 'Strengthening Ties' with Japanese Studios
Ahead of the next State of Play, PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan has been making the interview rounds, where the newly announced next-gen VR system for PS5 and teases for games to come. Many details were revealed about the future of PlayStation, including their business ideals going forward. They still remain committed to making Western-developed games, with a large majority of their first-party studios churning out big titles, but their relationship with Japanese developers continues to be strengthened, according to Ryan.
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Speaking to Famitsu (reported by VGC), PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan reaffirmed that they're still "strengthening ties" with Japanese developers - something that Xbox is also aiming towards. "We’re really happy and proud of the PS Studios titles that have been released by Worldwide Studios," said Ryan. "SIE also has strong relationships with licensees in Japan, so we will continue to strengthen our ties with them and develop titles made in Japan for PlayStation fans around the world."
While Ryan didn't go into specifics about which Japanese developers they're working with, some high-profile figures have already left Sony's ranks. This includes both Demon's Souls producer Teruyuki Toriyama and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, who left Japan Studio last year to form his own studio, Bokeh Game Studio. If PlayStation aims to strengthen their ties with Japanese developers, there's quite a list of possible candidates that Sony can continue to flourish good working relationships. This may include Bloodborne developer From Software, Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja and Atlus, who have developed exclusive or timed exclusive titles for PlayStation before.
Recently, it was revealed that Konami were outsourcing their IPs, and one rumour suggested that Sony were picking up properties like Silent Hill, Castlevania and Metal Gear Solid - for the latter, Demon's Souls remake developer Bluepoint Games is rumoured to be working on a remake of the first title. Only time will tell how this works out for PlayStation.
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