Former head of PlayStation does not believe in the AI revolution. He believes its impact on games is vastly overestimated, and compares it to Excel
Former Sony Worldwide Studios head Shawn Layden does not share the industry's optimism about the use of generative AI in game development.
video games
Adrian Werner
August 19, 2025
„We're stuck at a dead end.” Former PlayStation CEO believes we should forget about graphics and rely on cheaper, simpler hardware
Shawn Layden compares Xbox's current situation to Sega's problems at the turn of the century and believes that future consoles should be cheaper and simpler.
video games
Jacob Blazewicz
August 18, 2025
Former PlayStation CEO sharply on Xbox Game Pass and other subscriptions. „The developer essentially becomes a wage slave”
The former PlayStation CEO doesn't like the idea of „Netflix for games,” saying it's bad for business. He also believes that subscription models have a bad effect on employees.
video games
Martin Bukowski
August 14, 2025
Industry Giants Should do Better Protecting Games From Oblivion, Says Former PlayStation Boss
Shawn Layden, former head of PlayStation, has expressed his concern about some trends in the video game industry. In his opinion, big publishers do not care about games.
video games
Michal Ciezadlik
October 26, 2023
PC Versions of PS4 Games are an Incentive to Buy the Console, Claims Former PlayStation Boss
The former head of PlayStation spoke about Sony's approach to PC games. According to him, they will never be a priority for the Japanese company.
video games
Przemyslaw Dygas
October 5, 2021
"'PS5 Exclusive Game Budgets Will be $200 Million,' Predicts Sony Veteran
The former head of Sony Worldwide Studios predicts that budgets for PlayStation 5 exclusives will be in the order of $200 million for the biggest games.
video games
Adrian Werner
September 6, 2021
SIE Worldwide Studios Ex-CEO: Industry Consolidation is Killing Game Diversity
Shawn Layden, formerly one of the key figures in the decision-making process for Sony Interactive Entertainment, expressed his concern over the recent consolidation in the digital entertainment industry. According to Layden, the merger of development studios and major companies is a threat to game diversity and will hinder the further growth of interest in gaming platforms.
video games
Michael Kulakowski
July 27, 2021
Former PlayStation Exec: AAA Game Development Cost is Unsustainable
Shawn Layden, former president of SIE Worldwide Studios, who worked for Sony for 25 years, says the cost of creating games is becoming too high and something has to change in the industry. In his opinion, the solution could be to focus on shorter, more condensed games.
video games
Bart Swiatek
June 25, 2020
Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden Leaves Sony
Shawn Layden unexpectedly parted with Sony. The name of the new head of Worldwide Studios, which brings together development studios creating games for PlayStation 4 and 5, has not yet been announced.
video games
Krzysztof Kaluzinski
October 1, 2019
Some Sony Games Will Also be Released on PCs
We have just learned that some of the new titles released by Sony will also appear on other platforms, but they will be mainly multiplayer productions.
video games
Paul Wozniak
August 21, 2019
Sony Opens a Film Label - PlayStation Productions
Sony Interactive Entertainment has established a new film studio. PlayStation Productions will be responsible for screenings of production based on the Japanese company's catalogue, without the help of third parties. Shawn Layden, head of SIE, personally supervises the studio and believes that it will not repeat the mistakes of the creators of earlier game adaptations.
movies & tv series
Jacob Blazewicz
May 20, 2019
Sony's Shawn Layden Prophesizes a "Post-Console World"
In a recent interview, Shawn Layden, the chairman of Sony Interactive Worldwide Studios, has presented his vision of the future for the industry and video gaming as such.
video games
Bart Swiatek
February 13, 2019
Sony Explains its Absence on E3 2019
For the first time in 24 years, Sony has decided to skip E3. After a long period of silence, the company has finally presented the official reason.
video games
February 12, 2019