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News September 5, 2023

The former head of PlayStation considers companies like Netflix and Amazon one of the biggest threats to the gaming industry

Shawn Layden, former president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, called corporations that want to enter the video game market “barbarians”. In his opinion, they pose a huge threat to the industry.

News September 20, 2022

The former head of PlayStation Studios became a strategic adviser to Tencent

Shawn Layden said on LinkedIn that he has been working with the Chinese giant since August. He advises Tencent‘s gaming division, helping it develop in an industry to which Leyden “devoted most of his career.”

Industry September 6, 2021

Sony has officially introduced a “tax on nextgen” for titles coming out immediately on PS4 and PS5

Players will have to pay extra if they want to play the titles already purchased for PS4 on PS5. This was announced by Sony against the background of the Horizon Forbidden West scandal. Horizon Forbidden West

Industry July 28, 2021

Sean Leyden on the disadvantages of consolidation, Game Pass and indie: “A revolution is ripe in the industry”

Shawn Layden, a gaming consultant and former boss of PlayStation Studios, expressed his opinion about the problems of the gaming industry. He fears that consolidation could lead to stagnation of the industry. Leyden also doubts the effectiveness of the Xbox Game Pass model and believes that gaming is on the threshold of a new era.Sean Layden