🎮Yuichi

I work for PlayStation. Global DE&I, ABLE@PlayStation. Gaming is my life! My thoughts are my own and do not represent those I work for.

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@ErikInCt_ @Chris_Dring Oh.. that was my opinion - not for interpretation.

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Matthew Ball did a great job in my opinion (very clear and honest)
You should listen to the talk when @Chris_Dring posts on Game Business Live.

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@ErikInCt_ @Chris_Dring Well spoken and direct

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Watching Jason Rubin’s career in video. So happy to see @yosp and Ted Price in the video. Makes me reminisce about being at PlayStation with these incredible titans.

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Laura Miele (Electronic Arts)
Another great chat @thegamebusiness live event about ecosystems, community building/ co-creation and player sentiments to IP.
Understandably, couldn’t chat about the Saudi Arabia purchase.

Check out the talk when @Chris_Dring posts it.

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Matthew Ball-
“Xbox is core to the business.”
But Microsoft is also looking at other ways of serving other platforms (because of supply issues)

This includes PC and cloud services.

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Matthew Ball -
Microsoft committed to Helix and looking closely at markets in an additive way, not exclusionary way.

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Matthew Ball - Microsoft
Mentioned he is even more worried about the RAM and Storage supply and what that means for supply chain and costs.

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At Games Business Live event - first panel is about Xbox and console exclusivity. There was a clear reason to put 2 games as exclusive. This is because they didn’t want Gears of War E-Day to feel like a one off.

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Got to spend time with @PeerIGN at @IGNLIVE
Supported for 30 years and here is to 30 more!

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Geez.. September and October.. not gonna have any free time.
#stateofplay

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No one in the US offices of Konami truly believed this was possible or worth fighting for at the time… I was on an island.

But I saw what it could’ve been. Something like Fire Emblem.
Now one of my dream projects is coming true.

A #suikoden anime!
https://t.co/j747VWI7PO

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Though it had already been devastating already this year. It’s not the end of fiscal year yet, so I imagine there will still be layoffs and studio closures before end of March.

Brace for more impacts.

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Pombom! I choose you! #Pokemon30

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I wouldn’t know, but is it possible that @bluepointgames didn’t want to do another remake/remaster?
Or what if Live service games options were all they were given for next projects?

Whatever happened, I hope they all land on their feet. They are such talented people.

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I guess my record of taking pictures of retiring leaders in the game industry continues.

Phil @Xbox was very kind to give me some time to share my passion in gaming and how they are made at #DICE2026 this year.

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lol. AI beefs mimicking Kendrick and Drake. Life keeps getting stranger and stranger.

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Damn - just wanted to say RIP Vince Zampella.

Industry titan/Legend
Only met a few times in passing - super nice. Condolences to his family and friends.

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Held out for the physical copy. Excited to play while filled with Thanksgiving dinner. @SupergiantGames #hades2

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@Konami doing a poll for what should come next for MGS remakes.
The only real answer, as someone who used to work there…

MGS Peacewalker with full updated graphics and maybe more open world.
Then MGSV and finally finish act 3 as intended.

After that get back into MGS1 and on