Sony is in their "provide shareholder value". So they will squeeze their customers for as much as they can. Sure, these companies need to make money to exist. But alienating the loyal fanbase has never worked out long term for any company.
It's just sad to see Sony the way they are now. They are basically alienating everyone to please the American market. People don't hate Americans enough to be honest.
Hulst is a freaking clown and Jim Ryan was just an idiot. I'll never forgive him for closing Studio Japan.
Also, their first party games went from being the gold standard in games to a joke of the industry. (Astrobot excluded)
@IkariX: Sad to see a brand I've trusted for so long just keep getting worse and worse..
Sony got a new CFO a while back and I don't know if theis is true but she's apparantly an extreme bean counter to whom spreadsheets numbers are more important than anything else. So that explains some of the problems.
Then there was Ryan and Hulst having studios of single player games focus on live service stuff, ect. So many mess ups its crazy