Veteran Sony executive Connie Booth exited PlayStation after a 30-year career at the firm, a surprising move that caused some confusion late last year after outspoken God of War creator David Jaffe let the cat out of the bag on social media. We still don't have the full details on her departure or whether the split was amicable, but we do know where Booth will end up next. The illustrious exec has accepted the very impressive-sounding title of Group General Manager, Action RPG, at EA.
In an exclusive statement secured by IGN, EA Entertainment Head Laura Miele announced the news, revealing that Booth's portfolio of studios will include EA Motive (Iron Man), Cliffhanger (Black Panther) and BioWare (Dragon Age, Mass Effect). Booth will report directly to Miele and help EA lead its studios through its ongoing restructuring, where her expertise will no doubt prove invaluable.
"Connie spent more than 30 years helping to build Sony Interactive Entertainment's internal studios and is responsible for guiding the development of some of their biggest franchises, including Marvel's Spider-Man 1 & 2, The Last of Us, Ghost of Tsushima, Uncharted, Ratchet and Clank, to name just a few," said Miele.
The EA executive continued, praising Booth personally: "I have known Connie for many years and have always been impressed by her love and commitment to games. She has an impeccable reputation within the development community and will undoubtedly have a positive impact on our games... She is known for having created an incredible developer-first culture and supporting creative vision while driving innovation."
Bringing Booth on board is a significant coup for EA, which could use someone of that calibre to help drive the direction of critical franchises, specifically Mass Effect and Dragon Age. We draw attention to her unbelievable resume wherever possible, which now includes a Special Thanks for her contributions to 2024's current dark horse GOTY contender, Helldivers 2, as further proof of her prowess.
What do you think of Connie Booth's new gig? Are you surprised to see her end up at EA? It doesn't seem like she is done with the games industry by a long shot, so what does that say about her split with Sony? Theorize widely in the comments section below.
[source ign.com]
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Seems good for BioWare.
Dragon Age needs to be good and they seem to need help.
So legendary most people didn't know about her until David Jaffe and his need for attention hit social media lol.
The best of luck in her new job.
The latest BF2042 update is yet another blockbuster insult to their core fans who have had to wait over five months for anything remotely meaningful. The fact that they claim this new season 7 features two new maps is infuriating. The Haven map is recycled assets of the modern Arica Harbour map. It’s pitiful. Then there’s the Stadium map, coming in three months time because apparently we love waiting months for anything new is actually old content that THEY TOOK OUT OF THE GAME and have now brought back. They’re claiming it’s a “new map”. How stupid do they think we are?
I wish they would just kill the series off because they just do more and more damage to the franchise. The new games in big trouble and you can put your house down at the bookies that when it does release it is going to be a mess and it’s going to take months of updates to fix. They never learn from the chaos that they create with each game.
She’s joining a mess of a company
The firstparty architect that together with Jim Ryan put us in this "no firstpartystudiogames in sight"-state.
Maybe why she had to go?!
Good luck with that, Dragon Age seems like a mess of development. I think that Cliffhanger could do with a shake up too, if you get me.
Every time I read Connie Booth, I wonder why the actress from Fawlty Towers is in the gaming industry. But that's just my age I guess... 😁
@Zeke68 I actually think it was most likely the exact opposite in that she disagreed with Jim and Hermen and they said "Listen Connie it is our way or the highway"
Obviously I could be wrong and it wouldn't be for the first time.
@CaptD Yeah, I can buy that reasoning too.
@CaptD @Zeke68 love all this SIE Corporate fan fic
@Professor_Niggle Imagine reading a discussion online with people exchanging thoughts and immediately class that as "fan fic". You must be fun at parties....
@Zeke68 honestly it was meant as a joke! And mainly just the part where @CaptD said "Listen Connie it is our way or the highway" 🤣🤣
@Professor_Niggle Ah ok, I never got that. Sorry.
@Zeke68 🫂
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