Fujiwarano
02-25-2008, 02:35 PM
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Did he look at the road ahead, see a future where all he was talking about for the next year is the recently-displayed Motorstorm 2, and run away screaming?
We’ll probably never know the exact details (employment issues usually work out that way), but yeah, Phil Harrison is resigning from his position at Sony Computer Entertainment. Kotaku’s got the details (http://kotaku.com/360259/phil-harrison-resigning-from-sony) in the form of a press release, a statement from Harrison, and more.
There’s a lot of speculation about the move, with plenty of it claiming that Harrison’s frustration at the way Sony’s Japanese arm operates led to the move. He’s been a little vocal about that in the past. If that’s the case, he certainly wouldn’t be the first guy to throw up his arms and say “I can’t work for a Japanese company ever again!” Though most of my experience on this subject comes from the world of Public Relations. I’ve heard plenty of stories of people unable to deal with Japan’s business practices, which can seem awkward and slow-moving to outsiders.
Phil Elliott, intercontinental playboy and editor for GameIndustry.biz, has an interesting follow-up (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=33463) to this story, which cites “sources” who say that Harrison is headed to Infogrames, the parent company of Atari. Regardless of what you call them, Infogrames hasn’t exactly been putting out oodles of quality product lately. Perhaps Harrison’s up for a challenge, then?
Either way, Phil Harrison always seemed like a very key asset to Sony, as their best public speaker, and as someone who always seemed genuinely passionate about the products, not just the business. While there were probably plenty of internal clashes that we’ll never be privvy to, this seems like a short-term loss for Sony.
Did he look at the road ahead, see a future where all he was talking about for the next year is the recently-displayed Motorstorm 2, and run away screaming?
We’ll probably never know the exact details (employment issues usually work out that way), but yeah, Phil Harrison is resigning from his position at Sony Computer Entertainment. Kotaku’s got the details (http://kotaku.com/360259/phil-harrison-resigning-from-sony) in the form of a press release, a statement from Harrison, and more.
There’s a lot of speculation about the move, with plenty of it claiming that Harrison’s frustration at the way Sony’s Japanese arm operates led to the move. He’s been a little vocal about that in the past. If that’s the case, he certainly wouldn’t be the first guy to throw up his arms and say “I can’t work for a Japanese company ever again!” Though most of my experience on this subject comes from the world of Public Relations. I’ve heard plenty of stories of people unable to deal with Japan’s business practices, which can seem awkward and slow-moving to outsiders.
Phil Elliott, intercontinental playboy and editor for GameIndustry.biz, has an interesting follow-up (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=33463) to this story, which cites “sources” who say that Harrison is headed to Infogrames, the parent company of Atari. Regardless of what you call them, Infogrames hasn’t exactly been putting out oodles of quality product lately. Perhaps Harrison’s up for a challenge, then?
Either way, Phil Harrison always seemed like a very key asset to Sony, as their best public speaker, and as someone who always seemed genuinely passionate about the products, not just the business. While there were probably plenty of internal clashes that we’ll never be privvy to, this seems like a short-term loss for Sony.