Shawn Layden may be the “suit” you see on stage at E3, but the executive has a 30 year history with PlayStation, spanning multiple roles across various different continents. The current Worldwide Studios chairman previously spent time as the head of SIEJ, and also worked in London for a while as well.
It means that the occasionally unpolished public speaker knows PlayStation like the back of his hand, and so the opportunity to see him speak with fellow veteran Mark Cerny is one that’s difficult to pass up. Fortunately, the executive was in attendance at GameLab in Barcelona recently, and the full talk has been shared online.
In it, Layden details his career to date, and also looks back on some of Sony’s highs and lows during his tenure. It’s a frank and honest discussion which is well worth watching if you have 40 or so minutes to spare, and it offers a lot of insight into the corporate culture at PlayStation and also a career which has taken Shawn all over the world.
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Wonder if shaving the beard was a high or low for him personally ????
0 people would be excited for that shirt
Woah, he looks at least 10 years younger without the beard.
@get2sammyb every single post, eh? Good stuff
@Deadlyblack I looked up his age and he's 57 lol. Didn't expect that.
@Octane Is he really?! Wow!
@Octane WHAT
@Octane Huh.
Guess Shawn needs to give some tips on how to look 37 at 57, haha.
This is a great video. Shawn has led a fascinating and varied career with Sony. What a guy.
@Octane Wow caught me by surprise too. Doesn't look the age at all. Looks 40ish
@GarySan @Deadlyblack @CK97 @get2sammyb They need to bundle a bottle of whatever he's drinking with the PS5. Guaranteed success!
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