PlayStation staffers felt trivialized by Jim Ryan's message on abortion rights
Jeffrey Rousseau
Staff Writer
Thursday 12th May 2022
PlayStation
A recent email from PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan regarding abortion rights has generated concerns amongst some staffers.
As reported by Bloomberg, the email by Ryan didn't take a particular stance on the matter. However he did express that the firm has different points of view.
"...we owe it to each other and to PlayStation's millions of users to respect differences of opinion among everyone in our internal and external communities," he said in part within the email.
Some staffers across several studios were displeased with his message as they felt trivialized by its tone -- in part because the rest of the message began discussing his pets.
Video game companies haven't largely responded to the leaked US Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 ruling protecting a woman's right to an abortion in the country.
A few studios have spoken out such as Destiny 2 developer Bungie Studios. Last week the company released a statement expressing dismay at the news.
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