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Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden agrees some games are just too long: "I don't need you to spend 100 hours on my game"
Ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says that time is a more important factor than cost in the modern day when it comes to games ...
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Former PlayStation CEO Says Companies Should Have “Baked In” $5 Price Hike in Every Generation to Acclimate Gamers
Speaking to PlayerDrive in a video chat, Layden mentioned that if you account for inflation, game prices have actually gone ...
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Ex-PlayStation America Boss Says “Only The Dog Can Hear” New Hardware Upgrades, Argues For Universal Format So Devs “Can Compete On Content”
Former PlayStation America head Shawn Layden says the industry's best bets for growth are hardware competition and a ...
Former PlayStation Boss Shawn Layden criticizes Nintendo pricing: Exclusives, hardware, and consumer challenges
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden discusses Nintendo’s pricing strategy for Switch 2 games, exclusivity, and the impact of ...
Ex-PlayStation exec argues 'only the dog can hear' differences between consoles and gaming PCs: 'They're all quite similar'
Layden posits that "The architecture in the current version of [consoles] and of high-end PCs are quite close now, they're ...
Former PlayStation boss thinks AA games are becoming a rare breed because they're simultaneously too big and too small: "No one funds the $8M game"
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden thinks mid-range AA titles are less common due to being stuck in a struggle between ...
Former PlayStation boss says the platform wars are effectively over since "only the dog can hear" the difference between consoles now
Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden thinks the console wars are effectively over, and gaming can't grow much with just ...
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"You Want That Content So Bad," Former PlayStation Boss Says Of Switch 2 Exclusive Titles
In an interview with PlayerDriven, former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden said Nintendo can charge what it wants for new ...
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Nintendo Switch 2 Exclusive Games ‘Mitigates the Sticker Shock… Because You Want That Content So Bad,’ Ex-PlayStation Boss Says
This week, IGN published its interview with Nintendo of America's Vice President of Product and Player Experience, Bill ...
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Shawn Layden on $80 Switch 2 Games: 'If It's the Only Place You Can Mario, You Get Your Wallet Out'
Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden in an interview on the PlayerDriven podcast discussed the Nintendo Switch 2 and the higher price of software on Nintendo's next console. "They poked through ...
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Former SIEA President Says Players Will Pay $80 For Switch 2 Games
Shawn Layden recently discussed the news that Nintendo Switch 2 games could cost as much as $80. But he believes players will ...