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AI has been a very hot topic lately. It’s been used heavily in our lives anymore. However, it started to make a bigger splash in different industries that have some worrying about their job positions. Recently, BBC spoke with the joint CEOs of PlayStation, Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino, about this subject.It was a brief mention in their post, but the BBC did get some mentions of AI. More than a few studios went downhill after the pandemic. Now, with the ability to use AI for a variety of areas in development, job security is a bit worrisome. However, PlayStation’s Hermen Hulst did acknowledge that AI was making some changes to the game industry.In his eyes, Hulst feels that there will be a demand for both AI and human developers. AI can help with a variety of areas and mundane tasks. However, what it fails to do, in his eyes, is create handcrafted and thoughtful content that comes from the human touch. So, figuring out the balance between the two will be crucial. I’m sure we will see more of that coverage in 2025.I suspect there will be a dual demand in gaming: one for AI-driven innovative experiences and another for handcrafted, thoughtful content. Striking the right balance between leveraging AI and preserving the human touch will be crucial. – Hermen HulstIt will be interesting to see where AI aids developers as they pursue their new creative ideas and projects. However, AI is not the only subject on PlayStation’s mind.

Herman Hulst will remain as CEO of PlayStation StudiosHideaki Nishino has been promoted to the sole CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, with his new position effective on April 1, 2025.This comes from a press release dropped this evening, which also reveals that Sony CFO Hiroki Totoki is being promoted to president and CEO of the entire company. He replaces Kenichiro Yoshida, who served as CEO of the company since April 2018, succeeding Kazuo Hirai. Additionally the SVP, finance, corporate development and strategy Lin Tao is being promoted to CFO.Just last year, it was announced that Nishino and Hermen Hulst would split the leadership of SIE between them after former CEO Jim Ryan's retirement, with Hulst serving as head of PlayStation Studios and Nishino overseeing hardware and tech. With this change, Nishinio now oversees the entire SIE operation as well as leading the platform business group, while Hulst will remain in his role heading up PlayStation Studios specifically. Nishino has worked with Sony since 2000, previously serving as SVP, platform experience group."I am truly honored to take the helm at Sony Interactive Entertainment," he said. "Technology and creativity are two of our biggest strengths as we continue to focus on developing experiences that deliver entertainment for everyone. We will continue to grow the PlayStation community in new ways, such as IP expansion, while also delivering the best in technology innovation. I want to thank Hermen for his expertise and leadership as he continues his role as CEO, Studio Business Group. I am deeply grateful for the PlayStation community and their continued support and I am very excited for what the future holds."Rebekah Valentine is a senior reporter for IGN. You can find her posting on BlueSky @duckvalentine.bsky.social. Got a story tip? Send it to rvalentine@ign.com.

Well, if there was any doubt before, it's gone now: Concord is officially, fully, "permanently" dead as Sony has announced it's closing Firewalk Studios and sunsetting its failed hero shooter for good.As revealed in an internal email from SIE CEO Hermen Hulst and published on the PlayStation Blog, both Firewalk and Neon Koi, the latter of which had been working on a "mobile action game," have been shuttered. Concord was shockingly pulled offline and taken off of store shelves after just two weeks back in September, and at the time PlayStation said it was working to "determine the best path ahead." A little earlier this month, there were a few backend Steam updates for Concord that offered fans some hope that it would resurface in some form, but alas, PlayStation has now fully dashed those hopes in a definitive announcement.You may likeMarvel Rivals director reckons Concord flopped because it wasn't original enough: "I don't think anybody can accurately predict this"XDefiant just put out an absolutely massive patch featuring 3 new factions and more for a game you can't even download now"Regarding Firewalk, as announced in early September ... certain aspects of Concord were exceptional, but others did not land with enough players, and as a result we took the game offline," Hulst said. "We have spent considerable time these past few months exploring all our options. "After much thought, we have determined the best path forward is to permanently sunset the game and close the studio. I want to thank all of Firewalk for their craftsmanship, creative spirit and dedication."It's unclear if the studio closures are resulting in any redundancies at Sony, but Hulst said the company "will work to find placement for some of those impacted within our global community of studios where possible."As for the future of Sony's live-service efforts, Hulst said the "PvP first person shooter genre is a competitive space that’s continuously evolving, and unfortunately, we did not hit our targets with this title. We will take the lessons learned from Concord and continue to advance our live service capabilities to deliver future growth in this area."Weekly digests, tales from the communities you love, and moreHere are the best FPS games you can play today.