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Ryosuke (@[email protected])

Most of my team was just laid off from PlayStation. It was a dream to get to work with Sony on the platform I'd grown up playing since the PS1 and contribute to the PS5, Portal, PSVR2, PS App, and future consoles. If you know anyone who needs an engineer experienced native console UI, feel free...

mastodon.gamedev.place

Sr. Design Technologist @PlayStation

 

[LectureMaster]

Is the whole team working on console UI? Not sure what to take away from this.

My man, give us more context!

 

[Labadal]

Adamsapple getting a boner.

 

[viveks86]

Appears to be the console UI team? Hmmmm. Can't make much of that.

Adamsapple getting a boner.

This made me wonder how an adams apple could get a boner. And then I stopped wondering...

 

[Kings Field]

 

[LectureMaster]

Ryosuke (@[email protected])

Most of my team was just laid off from PlayStation. It was a dream to get to work with Sony on the platform I'd grown up playing since the PS1 and contribute to the PS5, Portal, PSVR2, PS App, and future consoles. If you know anyone who needs an engineer experienced native console UI, feel free...

mastodon.gamedev.place

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Zacfoldor]

They laid off the entire Concord team and another studio recently. This portends nothing.

Also, isn't Mastodon the Sega to Bluesky's Nintendo?

 

[Mr Moose]

- Engineers at PlayStation were reportedly let go from Sony Interactive Entertainment's California offices

Sr. Design Technologist @PlayStation

UI/UX, React, Rust, Graphics, Game Dev, 420 | he / they | food, film, fitness, art

 

[adamsapple]

also I didn't lay the people off jesus man, lol.

 

[Magic Carpet]

Does the UI of the PS5Pro use PSSR?

 

[Kacho]

- Engineers at PlayStation were reportedly let go from Sony Interactive Entertainment's California offices

So the right kind of layoffs?

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

- Engineers at PlayStation were reportedly let go from Sony Interactive Entertainment's California offices

This is because they are finally made SN Systems an internal team. It's a simple optimizaton effort.

 

[bitbydeath]

Wonder if that means the Head Office is moving.

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

Playstation 6 UI will be made in Microsoft Paint.

 

[Mr Moose]

So the right kind of layoffs?

He / they never saw it coming.

 

[viveks86]

This is because they are finally made SN Systems an internal team. It's a simple optimizaton effort.

Yep! /thread

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/sony...f-wholly-owned-subsidiary-sn-systems.1680495/

 

[demigod]

also I didn't lay the people off jesus man, lol.

Why did you capitalize the word Some?

 

[CLW]

Make stupid investments in GAAS and Bungie win stupid prizes

 

[adamsapple]

Make stupid investments in GAAS and Bungie win stupid prizes

UX designers have nothing to do with GAAS stuff, lol.

 

[CLW]

UX designers have nothing to do with GAAS stuff, lol.

Sure they do they make UI for a company that was stupid chasing almost entirely GAAS bags

 

[tmlDan]

Make stupid investments in GAAS and Bungie win stupid prizes

these have nothing to do with that, use your brain bruh

 

[sharp weiner]

No need for “user interface” if you have no “users”. Zing!

 

[onQ123]

Probably has to do with this

Sony Interactive Entertainment to integrate subsidiary SN Systems

Sony Interactive Entertainment will integrate wholly owned subsidiary SN Systems, a developer of programming tools for game creators on PlayStation consoles, as one unified company on April 1, the …

www.gematsu.com

 

[Lokaum D+]

 

[touchfuzzy]

The PS5 and PS App UI are kinda crap and seem to get worse with each update so...

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

So the right kind of layoffs?

 

[Clear]

Good old SN ASM, takes me back. Maybe to the C64 days, certainly back to Megadrive & SNES , SN have been around a long, long time.
They mainly supplied dev-tools.

Doubt they have anything to do with the UI, maybe they are moving that stuff back to Japan like the older PS days.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

They probably suggested keeping the limited anniversary themes live

 

[Arachnid]

"Tell them it was me. I want them to know."

 

[consoul]

I wouldn't read too much into this.
If the roadmap for the next year doesn't include designing or developing much in the way of console UI, then that team gets scaled down. Businesses won't pay a whole team if they don't have work for the whole team.

 

[f~N_CH_1:3:3:3_SushiBoat]

#LearnToWeld

 

[Beechos]

All these other playstation teams are redundant now since our playstations are xbox's. Hope everyone lands on their feet.

 

[nial]

Doubt they have anything to do with the UI, maybe they are moving that stuff back to Japan like the older PS days.

That stuff is mostly done in Japan, even in these days.
SCEA and SCEE *always* used to have their own staff for hardware and software R&D, and a major example for the latter is how the EyeToy was conceived.

 

[consoul]

Topic title: Team(s) being laid off.
Actual source info: not even one whole team has been let go. Part of one team.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Is the whole team working on console UI? Not sure what to take away from this.

My man, give us more context!

"Accessibility" UI

 

[Klayzer]

Topic title: Team(s) being laid off.
Actual source info: not even one whole team has been let go. Part of one team.

Sony and layoffs, is all Apple needed for a topic. To hell with the actual details.

 

[Blank Space Invader]

also I didn't lay the people off jesus man, lol.

Just admit that you're happy it's Sony PlayStation. I haven't been here that long and even I know that you're betrothed to a brand.

 

[Kacho]

Just admit that you're happy it's Sony PlayStation. I haven't been here that long and even I know that you're betrothed to a brand.

Just start blaming DEI and he’ll change his tune

 

[bundylove]

Impostor

 

[FalsettoVibe]

Make stupid investments in GAAS and Bungie win stupid prizes

 

[Fake]

Accountability.

 

[Mibu no ookami]

Seems to be one of Nishino's first moves as CEO. Dude came up through the engineering side of PlayStation. If this is one of his first moves in addition to integrating SN Systems, it seems like it's probably something he's considered for some time.

From the guy's LinkedIn page:

Building tools and processes that help the UX group at PlayStation push the boundaries of play.

So yes, it absolutely sounds like something that the SN Systems team will take over.

The bigger question probably would be why this hadn't happened sooner.

I'm not sure anyone would raise their hand and say they've been impressed with Sony's UX. Any takers?

 

[Hawk The Slayer]

As long as the teams being canned doesn't stop Stellar Blade 2, FFVII Remake Part 3, the next Ratchet and Clank game than I'm cool with it.

 

[Randall365]

These are probably the folks who worked on the 30th anniversary themes.

No need for ‘em anymore.

 

[ANIMAL1975]

Ryosuke (@[email protected])

Most of my team was just laid off from PlayStation. It was a dream to get to work with Sony on the platform I'd grown up playing since the PS1 and contribute to the PS5, Portal, PSVR2, PS App, and future consoles. If you know anyone who needs an engineer experienced native console UI, feel free...

mastodon.gamedev.place

Yep! /thread

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/sony...f-wholly-owned-subsidiary-sn-systems.1680495/

Ada(MS) apple shots today

 

[nial]

Just start blaming DEI and he’ll change his tune

IDK, I've seen him (kinda) siding with the anti-woke people when it's about PlayStation, even if it's mostly with memes.

 

[Hero of Spielberg]

Businesses lay off people all the time, rain, hail or shine. It's the same with jacking up prices ...

 

[mitch1971]

Oh no! Not a UI employee!!

 

[nial]

Seems to be one of Nishino's first moves as CEO. Dude came up through the engineering side of PlayStation. If this is one of his first moves in addition to integrating SN Systems, it seems like it's probably something he's considered for some time.

From the guy's LinkedIn page:


So yes, it absolutely sounds like something that the SN Systems team will take over.

The bigger question probably would be why this hadn't happened sooner.

I'm not sure anyone would raise their hand and say they've been impressed with Sony's UX. Any takers?

Nishino is not the CEO of SIE until April. As CEO of the Platform Business Group of SIE? Sure, but that started 8 months ago.