PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan names God of War Ragnarök his favorite PS5 game
destructoid.comIn September 2023, Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan announced his departure. He will be succeeded by Sony’s current chief operating officer Hiroki Totoki, who Ryan expresses full confidence in. In an interview with Variety, he lists his favorite titles from each PlayStation generation for a little fun. Can’t say it’s a question that doesn’t pique my curiosity.
God of War Ragnarok gets the thumbs up from him for the PS5 era. Not a bad choice from Ryan, though Ragnarok is one of those titles I keep getting distracted from and never finishing. Maybe 2024 will be the year I finally see Kratos and Atreus’ tale to the end.
Though the gameplay is amazing, featuring epic combat sequences rivaled by very few other titles, Ryan focuses on how it came at just the right time. As PlayStation players will know, at launch there were intense supply issues, making it an arduous task to acquire a console, though it was heaven for scalpers. By the time Ragnarok came along, Sony was “finally able to start building enough PlayStation 5s.” It all coincided ideally for the company.
In case you’re wondering, he chose Spider-Man for the PS4 era and Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune for the PS3. The latter choice was motivated by how impressed he was by Naughty Dog’s use of the technology available for “storytelling and narrative and emotion in a different way from anything that had been possible hitherto.”
Interestingly, he didn’t name The Last of Us instead, which I believe is the better PS3 offering from Naughty Dog. It managed to earn itself a perfect score from Destructoid.
When it comes to the PS2, his pick goes to GTA 3, while Ridge Racer wins his vote for the PS1. It’s not a surprise to see that GTA 3 is on the list, as it impacted not just its genre but gaming as a whole, with a legacy that has yet to die.
The interview isn’t just about video games. Ryan also gives some insight into his position as CEO, expressing how grateful he is that he never had to work in a “boring
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