David Jaffe criticizes PlayStation leadership and creative oversight
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Former God of War creator David Jaffe says PlayStation leadership lacks creative oversight and has lost its soul.
God of War · official art via IGDBFormer God of War creator David Jaffe criticized PlayStation leadership in a recent video. Jaffe said the company lacks creative oversight and lacks the soul it used to have. He argued that leadership fails to reject products that are not good enough.
Jaffe argued the recent God of War spin-off was not ready in its initial form. He additionally criticized the $170 collector’s edition for God of War: Laufey, claiming the included statue looks cheap and pathetic. Jaffe said such merchandise would not have been approved in the past. He said he is salty toward PlayStation because of recent bad decision-making.
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