#Gamelab2018

Shawn Layden leads all first-party software development at PlayStation as Chairman of Worldwide Studios. He oversees 13 studios across Europe, Japan, and the United States, and helps shape titles, including Horizon Zero Dawn, MLB: The Show, The Last Guardian,Uncharted, Farpoint, GT Sport, and God of War.
Layden has more than 25 years of experience in the gaming, consumer electronics, and digital entertainment industries. One of his first positions at PlayStation was directing international software development for eight years at the company’s London Studio.
Previously, Layden served as president of the PlayStation business in the Americas, overseeing all marketing and sales for the region. Prior roles include chief operating officer at Sony Network Entertainment International, responsible for global marketing, sales and network retail operations for the PlayStation Network.
Layden joined Sony Corporation in 1987 in Tokyo, Japan, and worked for several years as the communications assistant for Sony founder and Chairman, Akio Morita.

[@Justmeandmy20cents]

These two guys are behind some of the best entertainment made by human kind. Thanks guys for the amazing products!

[@ddp5406]

Cerny is amazing...the tech inside the ps5 is brilliant...i can't wait to see what sonys big studios do with it...especially naughty dog. I never knew cerny had naughty dog and insomniac under his wing when they were indie...he licensed them out to sony, and then sony stole them lol...naught dog then hired cerny as a consultant...such a crazy story.

[@mutalix]

How in the bloody hell is Shawn Layden 57 fricken years old here and look younger than most 40 yo's?! Cryotech? Stem cells? Cyborg?

[@charvelgtrs]

What is up with Gamelabs mic situation? Everytime I watch a Gamelabs video their mics are always fudged up.

[@player-vo8yb]

ye i dont like to say it but it seems to be an expectation to them now considering how this problem has been consistent up to this day

[@alan14ac]

Shawn is such a Legend he understands them Gods knows HOW, but he does and answers so professionally.

[@moro5880]

A real charismatic person

[@riderseanr]

I wonder why he left Sony

[@mutalix]

Sometimes folks just want a new chapter in life. **update** Of course it wasn't explicitly stated, but after lot of reading of articles, tweets and recent promotions within the last 2.5 years at PlayStation, there seems to have been a corporate warfare over direction and promotion between Shawn Layden and Jim Ryan. Perhaps professionalism is the reason Layden hasn't said anything or NDAs after leaving, I hope its the latter so he comes out with a book or something!

[@xemtra]

socom name drop huh. foreshadowing?

[@ddp5406]

Lookin good 1 year later brother

[@iRandom_Thoughts]

dead crowd

[@jonathanmalka9998]

If I was in this crowd I would just get up and start clapping just to shame everyone into doing it cuz I think they forgot the mechanics of clapping

[@yousifqismosa1249]

First Best Must

[@Kryptix0III]

So weird seeing him without a beard

[@georgeogrady7299]

Why look flack people