{"id":964012,"date":"2026-01-03T08:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/family-market-a-really-important-focus-for-playstation-ceo-says"},"modified":"2026-01-03T08:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T08:07:18","slug":"family-market-a-really-important-focus-for-playstation-ceo-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/family-market-a-really-important-focus-for-playstation-ceo-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Family market a &#8220;really important&#8221; focus for PlayStation, CEO says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/family-market-a-really-important-focus-for-playstation-ceo-says.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>PlayStation is currently riding high following the release of its adorable platformer Astro Bot. Unlike the God of Wars and The Last of Us&#8217; of this world, Astro Bot is a family focused title, suitable (and definitely enjoyable) for players young and old.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on Astro Bot&#8217;s recent success, Hermen Hulst &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-announces-two-playstation-ceos-to-replace-jim-ryan\">PlayStation&#8217;s recently appointed joint CEO<\/a> &#8211; has now said the family market is &#8220;really important for us to focus on&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Hulst was speaking on the official <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/playstation\/official-playstation-podcast-episode-493-the-joy-of-astro-bot?utm_source=blog.playstation.com&amp;utm_campaign=wtshare&amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fplaystation%252Fofficial-playstation-podcast-episode-493-the-joy-of-astro-bot\">PlayStation podcast<\/a>, in a joint interview with Astro Bot&#8217;s creative director Nicolas &#8216;Nico&#8217; Doucet. During the discussion, the show&#8217;s host asked if PlayStation would now consider putting more of its resources behind these games with a more family friendly feel, noting Lego Horizon is also set to release in just a few short months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/family-market-a-really-important-focus-for-playstation-ceo-says\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/family-market-a-really-important-focus-for-playstation-ceo-says\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PlayStation is currently riding high following the release of its adorable platformer Astro Bot. Unlike the God of Wars and The Last of Us&#8217; of this world, Astro Bot is a family focused title, suitable (and definitely enjoyable) for players young and old. Reflecting on Astro Bot&#8217;s recent success, Hermen Hulst &#8211; PlayStation&#8217;s recently appointed joint CEO &#8211; has now said the family market is &#8220;really important for us to focus on&#8221;. Hulst was speaking on the official PlayStation podcast, in a joint interview with Astro Bot&#8217;s creative director Nicolas &#8216;Nico&#8217; Doucet. During the discussion, the show&#8217;s host asked if PlayStation would now consider putting more of its resources behind these games with a more family friendly feel, noting Lego Horizon is also set to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/family-market-a-really-important-focus-for-playstation-ceo-says\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":964013,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[230],"tags":[259,6142,12396,21,59,136,45,54,3987],"class_list":["post-964012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-eurogamer","tag-action-adventure","tag-astro-bot","tag-lego-horizon-adventures","tag-nintendo-switch","tag-pc","tag-platformer","tag-ps5","tag-single-player","tag-third-person"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Family market a &quot;really important&quot; focus for PlayStation, CEO says | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"PlayStation is currently riding high following the release of its adorable platformer Astro Bot. 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