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Title: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: pilonv1 on February 25, 2008, 07:38:31 AM: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=33463

wat :o :o

Guess Sony Japan didn't like his pro-casual gaming stance :gloomy :gloomy
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Ichirou on February 25, 2008, 07:51:40 AM: This is just part of internal restructuring to take advantage of the PS3's upward momentum. Phil just couldn't hack it.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: drohne on February 25, 2008, 08:05:16 AM: i figure it went something like this

stringer: 'that harrison is sharp. only competent man we've got in the playstation division.'

assistant: 'yes...looks like a penis, though.'

stringer: 'you know, he...shit, now i can't unsee it. tell him i want his resignation on my desk by monday.'
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Rman on February 25, 2008, 09:39:03 AM: Good luck to Phil. I always thought he was one of the most likable industry execs. His body of work at Sony is impressive. Sad to see the end of an era for a guy whose been in SCE since its inception.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: nerbo on February 25, 2008, 10:28:46 AM: Damn, I wish I could've been a fly on the wall for the meeting that spurred this move.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Eel O'Brian on February 25, 2008, 10:39:24 AM: i keep wondering when someone is going to actually do something with atari instead of just continually pissing on the brand name

atari has a deep brand name recognition they haven't been able to kill over the decades, although they've certainly tried - for a lot of folks in their mid 30s, the atari name still resonates, a casual games rebranding of the name seems to fit
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 11:49:57 AM: Poor guy. Going from Sony to Atari is a pretty huge downgrade. MS should try to hire him. Harrison would be invaluable just for the secrets and connections that he knows.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on February 25, 2008, 12:04:38 PM: God, how bad must Sony be that going to Atari looks like a good career move?!
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 12:11:57 PM: What does Atari do nowadays? Do they still develop games? They published Witcher but I think it was made by some other company.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: T234 on February 25, 2008, 12:23:50 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 12:11:57 PM
What does Atari do nowadays? Do they still develop games? They published Witcher but I think it was made by some other company.
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Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 12:24:45 PM: Quote from: Groo on February 25, 2008, 12:21:32 PM
Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on February 25, 2008, 12:04:38 PM
God, how bad must Sony be that going to Atari looks like a good career move?!

:lol

Atari sealed the deal with VIP tickets to the next Monsters of Rock festival.

Is the move already confirmed? I still think it'll be a good move for MS to hire him.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Mupepe on February 25, 2008, 12:34:07 PM: Quote from: T234 on February 25, 2008, 12:23:50 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 12:11:57 PM
What does Atari do nowadays? Do they still develop games? They published Witcher but I think it was made by some other company.
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Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: T234 on February 25, 2008, 12:42:12 PM: Quote from: Mupepe on February 25, 2008, 12:34:07 PM
Quote from: T234 on February 25, 2008, 12:23:50 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 12:11:57 PM
What does Atari do nowadays? Do they still develop games? They published Witcher but I think it was made by some other company.
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Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on February 25, 2008, 12:46:11 PM: Atari?? :lol

Quote from: drohne on February 25, 2008, 08:05:16 AM
i figure it went something like this

stringer: 'that harrison is sharp. only competent man we've got in the playstation division.'

assistant: 'yes...looks like a penis, though.'

stringer: 'you know, he...shit, now i can't unsee it. tell him i want his resignation on my desk by monday.'

:rofl
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: calcifer on February 25, 2008, 12:57:22 PM: good

phil's been doing an awful job with sony worldwide studios

hopefully this means they will cancel shit like home as well
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Mupepe on February 25, 2008, 12:58:25 PM: Quote from: calcifer on February 25, 2008, 12:57:22 PM
hopefully this means they will cancel shit like home as well
Thank God you don't buy into that shit at least :bow
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on February 25, 2008, 01:34:11 PM: Quote from: drohne on February 25, 2008, 08:05:16 AM
i figure it went something like this

stringer: 'that harrison is sharp. only competent man we've got in the playstation division.'

assistant: 'yes...looks like a penis, though.'

stringer: 'you know, he...shit, now i can't unsee it. tell him i want his resignation on my desk by monday.'
yeah, that's pretty funny.
I thought Atari had a really precarious standing. It sounded like, at least to me, that they've bet the farm on their upcoming slate kicking ass or else. I would expect them to fold like a cheap suit if Alone in the Dark tanks.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: MCD on February 25, 2008, 01:44:05 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 12:11:57 PM
What does Atari do nowadays? Do they still develop games? They published Witcher but I think it was made by some other company.
Alone in the Dark.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on February 25, 2008, 01:49:02 PM: Quote from: HyperZoneWasAwesome on February 25, 2008, 01:34:11 PM
Quote from: drohne on February 25, 2008, 08:05:16 AM
i figure it went something like this

stringer: 'that harrison is sharp. only competent man we've got in the playstation division.'

assistant: 'yes...looks like a penis, though.'

stringer: 'you know, he...shit, now i can't unsee it. tell him i want his resignation on my desk by monday.'
yeah, that's pretty funny.
I thought Atari had a really precarious standing. It sounded like, at least to me, that they've bet the farm on their upcoming slate kicking ass or else. I would expect them to fold like a cheap suit if Alone in the Dark tanks.

I thought I remembered hearing this too. Maybe they're putting the last of their money into winning over Harrison so they can restore stockholder faith or have him re-organize their company?

It all seems weird.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: calcifer on February 25, 2008, 06:40:35 PM: apparently the main reason for his termination is because he's been letting ms pick up some hot european properties that sony's been interested in for quite some time
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: MCD on February 25, 2008, 06:46:14 PM: Quote from: calcifer on February 25, 2008, 06:40:35 PM
apparently the main reason for his termination is because he's been letting ms pick up some hot european properties that sony's been interested in for quite some time
ms? europe properties? i thought ms sucked balls in europe.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: calcifer on February 25, 2008, 06:50:30 PM: Quote from: McDragon on February 25, 2008, 06:46:14 PM
Quote from: calcifer on February 25, 2008, 06:40:35 PM
apparently the main reason for his termination is because he's been letting ms pick up some hot european properties that sony's been interested in for quite some time
ms? europe properties? i thought ms sucked balls in europe.

once it's out in the open it will be pretty big lols... apparently
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Cormacaroni on February 25, 2008, 06:57:15 PM: atari, more like hazure lol amirite
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: calcifer on February 25, 2008, 06:57:57 PM: Quote from: dcharlie on February 25, 2008, 06:52:18 PM
.

too slow edit ;)

i doubt our sources are the same but im sure yours are just as right as mine based on what they know (if you were being serious)
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: y2kev on February 25, 2008, 06:59:16 PM: dc or calcifer PM me

please

secrets are always safe with kev
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 07:07:03 PM: yeah i wanna know too :o
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: calcifer on February 25, 2008, 07:07:11 PM: i've said all i know about it :-*
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: MCD on February 25, 2008, 07:10:09 PM: the witcher?
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 07:10:24 PM: Quote from: ParticleReality on February 25, 2008, 07:09:02 PM
Microsoft picked up a "big" and "epic" European RPG(used to be PC exclusive) by some mainly unknown developers.
thats not big
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: y2kev on February 25, 2008, 07:12:31 PM: Quote from: McDragon on February 25, 2008, 07:10:09 PM
the witcher?

that's what i thought
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on February 25, 2008, 07:16:13 PM: I'd buy The Witcher for the Xbox 360. Poor man's PC - woo!
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: demi on February 25, 2008, 07:17:47 PM: I'd buy The Witcher is the achievements were good

Sacred 2 is already confirmed for X360 - it was at GDC but I didn't bother
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 07:22:33 PM: i dont think phil harrison got fired over the fucking witcher :lol
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 07:35:00 PM: home will be awesome so fuck you. btw its optional, just like warhawk and every other sony game is. you can choose to ignore it so stop your fucking whining.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Trent Dole on February 25, 2008, 08:00:53 PM: Quote from: ParticleReality on February 25, 2008, 07:51:15 PM
Quote from: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 07:35:00 PM
home will be awesome so fuck you. btw its optional, just like warhawk and every other sony game is. you can choose to ignore it so stop your fucking whining.

Get out of here Synbios.
:lol :lol :lol
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 08:05:47 PM: btw he got fired cos he lost mgs4 exclusivity. apparently konami told their sony their deciision to make the game multi, and that was the last straw. he lost dmc4, gta4, assasins creed, and he just had to go.
expect a konami announcement in the next few days
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Trent Dole on February 25, 2008, 08:11:02 PM: Quote from: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 08:05:47 PM
btw he got fired cos he lost mgs4 exclusivity. apparently konami told their sony their deciision to make the game multi, and that was the last straw. he lost dmc4, gta4, assasins creed, and he just had to go.
expect a konami announcement in the next few days
pfft, everyone's known that for like a year now.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 08:14:45 PM: yeah but it was supposed to come to 360 after the ps3 versionn. konami will be announcing the game will be shipping on both consoles on the same day.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: MCD on February 25, 2008, 08:24:24 PM: Quote from: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 08:14:45 PM
yeah but it was supposed to come to 360 after the ps3 versionn. konami will be announcing the game will be shipping on both consoles on the same day.
:o
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: bagofeyes on February 25, 2008, 08:47:47 PM: Quote from: ParticleReality on February 25, 2008, 07:51:15 PM
Quote from: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 07:35:00 PM
home will be awesome so fuck you. btw its optional, just like warhawk and every other sony game is. you can choose to ignore it so stop your fucking whining.

Get out of here Synbios.

:lol
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 08:49:06 PM: I still have doubts about MGS4 appearing on the 360. Even if it did, I wouldn't be surprised if it totally sucked ass like the port of MGS2 for the Xbox.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Rman on February 25, 2008, 10:07:08 PM: As do I. I still think it's not going to happen.

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Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Cormacaroni on February 25, 2008, 10:41:59 PM: Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 08:49:06 PM
I still have doubts about MGS4 appearing on the 360. Even if it did, I wouldn't be surprised if it totally sucked ass like the port of MGS2 for the Xbox.

I can understand a perfunctory port to Xbox 1, given it's small userbase relative to the PS2 at the time. I can't see them short-changing the 360 version though. They need it to be a hit, and when has that happened this gen anyway? Even Burnout Paradise ended up pretty much on par with PS3.
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: y2kev on February 25, 2008, 11:09:23 PM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on February 25, 2008, 10:41:59 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 08:49:06 PM
I still have doubts about MGS4 appearing on the 360. Even if it did, I wouldn't be surprised if it totally sucked ass like the port of MGS2 for the Xbox.

I can understand a perfunctory port to Xbox 1, given it's small userbase relative to the PS2 at the time. I can't see them short-changing the 360 version though. They need it to be a hit, and when has that happened this gen anyway? Even Burnout Paradise ended up pretty much on par with PS3.

wasn't coded by blind japas!
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Mupepe on February 25, 2008, 11:11:23 PM: I'm starting to believe the MGS4 360 rumor less and less everyday :'(
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: Cormacaroni on February 26, 2008, 12:52:07 AM: Quote from: y2kev on February 25, 2008, 11:09:23 PM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on February 25, 2008, 10:41:59 PM
Quote from: Smooth Groove on February 25, 2008, 08:49:06 PM
I still have doubts about MGS4 appearing on the 360. Even if it did, I wouldn't be surprised if it totally sucked ass like the port of MGS2 for the Xbox.

I can understand a perfunctory port to Xbox 1, given it's small userbase relative to the PS2 at the time. I can't see them short-changing the 360 version though. They need it to be a hit, and when has that happened this gen anyway? Even Burnout Paradise ended up pretty much on par with PS3.

wasn't coded by blind japas!

by that logic, the PS3 version will suck equally ???
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: AdmiralViscen on February 26, 2008, 01:10:26 AM: Quote from: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 07:35:00 PM
home will be awesome so fuck you. btw its optional, just like warhawk and every other sony game is. you can choose to ignore it so stop your fucking whining.

It's distracting people who could be working on actual useful services on PSN.

Quote from: mingeford wanksbury on February 25, 2008, 08:14:45 PM
yeah but it was supposed to come to 360 after the ps3 versionn. konami will be announcing the game will be shipping on both consoles on the same day.

::)
Title: Re: Phil Harrison leaving Sony to join Atari?
Post by: ferrarimanf355 on February 26, 2008, 01:23:38 PM: Pong on PSN?