SOE moved under SCEI to strengthen PlayStation 3
by Samuel Axon 
Mar 13th 2008 at 4:15PM
Filed under: MMO industry, New titles, News items, Consoles
That means that SOE prez John Smedley will be reporting directly to Kazuo Hirai, who is President and CEO of SCEI, and one of the masterminds behind the success of the PlayStation brand. According to the press release, they're making this move so that Sony can use the talent and resources at SOE to push its online gaming agenda on the PlayStation 3 console. Currently, SOE reports to Sony Pictures Digital.
SOE has already been working on PS3 projects for a while now, including the spy-themed shooter MMO The Agency, and Free Realms, a family-friendly, microtransaction-fueled endeavor. Even though the press release didn't come with new game announcements, it's big news. There's been a lot of debate about whether the XBox 360 or the PS3 is the best online gaming platform, but this new structure could give Sony a new edge.
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Severius said on 9:44PM 3-13-2008
Won't do too much for the PS3 as long as John "You customers don't know what you want, we will tell you what you want" Smedley is still in an upper management position.
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Ves said on 5:20AM 3-14-2008
Weird that SOE reported to Sony Pictures Digital.
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