Phil Harrison Leaves SCEI... Next Stop is?

Phil Harrison Leaves SCEI... Next Stop is?

February 25, 2008
In the midst of the Take Two-EA hurly-burly comes word that Phil Harrison has resigned as president of Sony Computer Entertainment's Worldwide Studios, effective February 29th.

A Sony press release indicated that Kaz Hirai, President and Group CEO of SCEI, will assume Harrison's duties. Said Harrison:
The past 15 years at Sony Computer Entertainment has been the defining journey of my life so far. I am grateful to all the PlayStation family for their incredible support, guidance and friendship. It has been a privilege to serve as part of the team and be inspired by them on a daily basis. I am so proud of everything PlayStation has achieved and will continue to support its future in every way I can.

Pure Speculation Dept: So, where is Harrison heading next? Not that we like to rumor-monger, but we can't help noticing that Harrison's announcement dropped right in the middle of EA's hostile takeover bid for Take Two. Should EA gain control of T2, it's a given that Strauss Zelnick is history. So...
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Submitted by SeanB - February 25, 2008 at 11:12 am -0500
Odd time for him to leave, after the january announcement that the PS3 is selling so much faster than the 360 (timeframe wise). Seems like the right time to be trumpeting your successes, not leaving.
Submitted by JustChris - February 25, 2008 at 2:24 pm -0500
And just last week Phil told us that Wii Sports is a true next-gen title.

oooOOOOoooo...
Submitted by kaisis - February 25, 2008 at 7:44 am -0500
Woah, big guns moving around...
Submitted by Matt - February 25, 2008 at 8:29 am -0500
he is going to Atari to fix it.
Submitted by E. Zachary Knight - February 25, 2008 at 10:53 am -0500
@ Matt

There is no fixing Atari. It is time to put it out of its misery.
Submitted by Vany - February 25, 2008 at 11:58 am -0500
As far as speculations go; connecting these two events together is a bit of a stretch IMO. I mean, you don't leave a steady job to an other one before said other job is vacant. It would be like jumping from an empty shopping line to one that's full of people, hoping for them to magically vanish before your eyes... Maybe now I'm stretching a tad.
Submitted by E. Zachary Knight - February 25, 2008 at 12:18 pm -0500
@ Vany

No it would be like jumping your line to one that is not open, in the hopes that it will open because you're standing there.
Submitted by Glen Haupt - February 25, 2008 at 12:19 pm -0500
Harrison joining Take Two if bought by EA would be a very logical move. It would erase all of this negative speculation about why he resigned from Sony.
Submitted by Ken - February 25, 2008 at 5:45 pm -0500
Looks like a Giant Enemy Crab couldn't help Phil save his job at Sony.
Submitted by Rodrigo Ybáñez García - February 25, 2008 at 6:00 pm -0500
He sucked anyways...
Submitted by Nathan - February 25, 2008 at 6:02 pm -0500
Not sure why he'd quit. Blu-Ray just won, the Playstation is selling more than the 360, and some high-profile games are about to come out.

Odd. Maybe he has cancer?
Submitted by SeanB - February 25, 2008 at 6:23 pm -0500
hope not, love that guy
Submitted by Doopydoo22 - February 26, 2008 at 3:52 am -0500
Wasn't he just saying that SCEJ was giving them problems when it came to embracing social gaming? I wouldn't be surprised if he was approached and told to step down. I mean, you can't have visible dissension within a company. Not one of Sony's stature. Makes the stockholders queasy.

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