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Harrison To Leave Sony

Posted by Stephen Johnson - Monday, February 25, 2008 8:17 AM

Phil Harrison, the head of Sony's in-house game studio, is leaving the company, beginning the 29th of February.

"The past 15 years at Sony Computer Entertainment has been the defining journey of my life so far. I am grateful to all the PlayStation family for their incredible support, guidance and friendship," Harrison said. "It has been a privilege to serve as part of the team and be inspired by them on a daily basis. I am so proud of everything PlayStation has achieved and will continue to support its future in every way I can."

Sony President Kaz Hirai said: "As one of the founding members of SCE, Phil played a key role in the development and growth of the PlayStation business and our industry," Kaz Hirai said. "It is sad to see him departing from SCE, but I wish to express my gratitude for his many invaluable contributions and also wish Phil the very best of luck in his future endeavours."

Although it is far from official, there is a rumor on the internet that Harrison plans to move to Atari.




Comment(s)

Posted by Asrugan - Monday, February 25, 2008 8:47 AM

"Phil Harrison, the head of Sony's in-house game studio, is leaving the company, beginning the 29th of February."

Beginning? I take it he's gonna walk REAL slowly out the door?

Posted by vole182 - Monday, February 25, 2008 9:13 AM

haha Atari stock is on its way up!!!! glad I picked it up at a buck a share!

Posted by mEm00t - Monday, February 25, 2008 9:41 AM

Sony sux

Posted by sinister6972 - Monday, February 25, 2008 10:01 AM

Yeah, I remember that guy. So, it looks like he's leaving, huh? Plus, he is the one who put Playstation on top. Hey, if he wants to go, then let him go. We'll see what happens...........plus, as long as the big lineup for games is coming out this year on Playstation 3, he could do whatever the heck he wants.

Posted by Tmidiman - Monday, February 25, 2008 10:24 AM

Good luck to him.

Posted by Bookshelf - Monday, February 25, 2008 11:18 AM

Good luck out there Harrison, and thank you for everything you've done for the company.

Posted by Roy2008 - Monday, February 25, 2008 11:38 AM

@mEm00t

You Suck!

Posted by c1001z - Monday, February 25, 2008 12:10 PM

can you blame him?!?!

USA USA USA!!!

Posted by c1001z - Monday, February 25, 2008 12:12 PM

@Roy2008
dont be so sensitive and let peeps have their own opinions.

name calling is for mental midgits...

Posted by c1001z - Monday, February 25, 2008 12:13 PM

@Roy2008
dont be so sensitive and let peeps have their own opinions.

name calling is for mental midgits...

Posted by ShinGino - Monday, February 25, 2008 12:14 PM

*

Won't moving to Atari be a downgrade!?

Anyways, thank you Phil!

Posted by EAmaddenFTW - Monday, February 25, 2008 12:17 PM

Well well, another representative bites the dust. Or should I say hype machine? Because all in all, that's all these guys are; hype machines. Wish him well, but I hope he's not dumb enough to go to Atari.

It would be like buying a HD-DVD player two weeks ago....

Posted by eamadden06 - Monday, February 25, 2008 12:17 PM

The decline begins now...........

Posted by ShinGino - Monday, February 25, 2008 12:33 PM

@ eamadden06

You're idiotic. Sony has a great team behind it.
Him leaving won't have an effect on the better games that the PS3 is still gonna get.

Posted by GreenQuadrant - Monday, February 25, 2008 12:59 PM

@ ShinGino

Shut the hell up, you retarded troll.

Posted by B00MR1D3 - Monday, February 25, 2008 1:08 PM

does this mean i get to keep the weed?

Posted by Bookshelf - Monday, February 25, 2008 1:22 PM

@GreenQuadrant

STFU!!

Posted by antiburgerjob23 - Monday, February 25, 2008 1:27 PM

(before any flame wars errupt, I would like everyone to remember the 1st ammendment)

I dont even know who this dude is but hes pretty smart for leaving Sony. I just dont see much of a future for the PS3, the hypes dead, I can count on one hand the number of good games that has come out for it and its not like theres any good releases coming out for it soon anyway.

Posted by typical_sony_fanboy - Monday, February 25, 2008 2:23 PM

ya i wouldnt want to be in charge of ps3 in 2009-2010 either when sony looses all its money to the ps3. probably doesnt want the blame

Posted by GreenQuadrant - Monday, February 25, 2008 2:31 PM

@ bookshelf

NO, YOU SHUT UP!!!

Posted by xSniper209LHSx - Monday, February 25, 2008 2:39 PM

never heard of the guy...

Posted by eamadden06 - Monday, February 25, 2008 4:08 PM

@ ShinGino

LOL...... yeah I wouldnt want to be on that side of the fence when profit reports come out either

Posted by random_guy - Monday, February 25, 2008 6:03 PM

@ green quadrent u STFU ur the one being retarded u misread shingino's post

Posted by GreenQuadrant - Monday, February 25, 2008 7:13 PM

@ random_guy

YOU SHUT UP, TOO!!!!

Posted by TH3Kr3w - Monday, February 25, 2008 7:46 PM

ahaha you ps3 haters keep telling yourselves that does it make it sleep good at night you guys are pathetic the playstation brand is profitable unlike the xbox that wont and cant turn a profit

Posted by JACKMEOFF - Monday, February 25, 2008 9:40 PM

you guys are losers and can suck each other.
good luck phil!

Posted by TheRedStar - Monday, February 25, 2008 9:42 PM

@antiburgerjob23: MGS4, GT5 (Fully 1080p), FF (possibly 2 of them), Resistance2, Kill Zone2. There is more but that's just what I'm looking forward to buying. PS3's got a good 08 line up. Hopefully they also get out 'Home' and LittleBig Planet the more I here about it the more I want it...If there is a system w/o a future it's 360 Halo is gone and CoD4 crushed any Residual Hype. Every Halo player I know instantly converted to CoD4. 360 doesn't have a HD format and can only cater to downloadable content. (PS3 does this in 'Home') M$oft will need another SKU (720) it is about that time.

CoD4 on both platforms
DMC4 is on both platforms.
GTA will be on both platforms.

Posted by killsaurus_warbeard - Monday, February 25, 2008 10:05 PM

killsaurus warbeard rules and its ps3 only

Posted by deemo727 - Monday, February 25, 2008 10:12 PM

i find it funny how ppl diss sony considering that when the 1st xbox came out it had problems like causeing fires i would rather have my disc not read on my ps then my house burnt down also when xbox 360 came out many ppl had to retun them i knew a few the only problem with the ps3 is it dont have many games but still works better then the 360.last thing i have to say is im american but to be honest i would rather buy my products from japan cause when it comes to gameing america dont know crap and if you cant tell the reason we have money is because we make a profit from other countries product because were not smart enough to come up with our own look how japan is more advanced towards the future where are we?oh yeah lol fighting for oil.

Posted by fanboy07 - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 7:06 AM

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phil harrison sucks and sony sucks balls!!

Posted by Mickit - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:20 AM

^They both suck you're moms balls every night when you're sleeping.

Posted by Mickit - Tuesday, February 26, 2008 11:21 AM

^^by your 360 and on your sheets.

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