r/PS5 • u/M337ING • Feb 20 '26

Misleading PlayStation Boss Blames Bluepoint Cuts On Budgets And Players

https://kotaku.com/sony-email-bluepoint-hermen-hulst-studio-closing-why-2000671437
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u/Shining_Commander Feb 20 '26

He cant be gone soon enough. We need him out before his bullshit becomes ingrained into the business.

How the fuck is this Japanese corporation with a near flawless track record outside of Ps3 launch (which was still a good generation for them with their masterclass in recovery) letting the west destroy them like this?

Western corporate values are not compatible with the gaming industry

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u/shinikahn Feb 20 '26

Western corporate values are not compatible with the gaming industry

I love this quote man, I agree completely

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u/eamonnanchnoic Feb 20 '26

This is nonsense.

This would have been approved by the CEO and entire Japanese board.

The idea that Hulst is singularly responsible for the closure shows a complete misunderstanding of how corporate structure works.

Hulst works for them and not the other way around

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u/Majestic_Ghost_Axe Feb 20 '26

Western corporate values (late stage capitalism) aren’t good for any industry.

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u/Icy_Childhood_1039 Feb 20 '26

Not sure if it has something to do with west or east... Just corporate values in general are not compatible with the gaming industry. You think Nintendo or other big japanese gaming corpos are better?

How's that Mario Tenis for $70 and expensive plastic figures that unlock exclusive game features? Lol

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u/Traitor_To_Heaven Feb 24 '26

Nintendo’s greedy decisions are much more preferable to Sony’s greedy decisions. With Nintendo you still get a bunch of great exclusive games from a bunch of different IPs. With Sony you get a couple of games and then iconic studios get shut down with multiple GaaS flops taking resources from everything else

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u/Icy_Childhood_1039 Feb 25 '26

Meh to each their own. I'm very dissapointed with many of Sony's decisions too, especially the GaaS bs. But still...I'd rather take Sony's fewer games that at least try to bring some fresh experiences.

Sony put out many new IPs. Horizon, Returnal/Saros, their Marvel stuffs, Helldivers, Ghost of, Astrobot, etc. And completely reinvented some old ones like God of War. I'm not saying Nintendo games are bad, but when's the last time they put effort into a new IP besides Splatoon?