Former PlayStation govt, Gio Corsi, has joined Nintendo of America.
Corsi – who was head of worldwide second-party video games at PlayStation earlier than leaving on the finish of 2019 – labored with IllFonic as its head of publishing and enterprise growth earlier than becoming a member of Iron Galaxy Studios as its head of economic in 2022.
Earlier than that, Corsi held senior roles at LucasArts, Nexon, and EA.
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Corsi is maybe finest identified for main PlayStation’s “Constructing the Listing” initiative, throughout which he labored to carry Yakuza to Sony and, certainly, Western audiences, however Corsi additionally labored in third-party manufacturing and developer relations while at PlayStation, and reportedly led initiatives on the PlayStation Vita, too.
Now it appears Corsi is making use of the same skillset as his Sony function to his new place at Nintendo.
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“I’ve joined the Nintendo America AAA third-party portfolio administration crew to assist nice groups carry their superb video games to this legendary platform!” Corsi introduced on Twitter/X yesterday.
Corsi’s explicit experience has some Nintendo followers speculating that his appointment solidifies Nintendo’s dedication to bringing third-party video games to its handheld system, notably with the long-rumoured Swap 2 on the way in which.
The goal launch window for the Swap 2 emerged shortly after Eurogamer sources revealed that Nintendo’s subsequent console is predicted to launch in Q1 2025. Nevertheless, it had beforehand been reported that the brand new console would launch in late 2024.
If the Swap 2 does find yourself launching in March 2025, it is going to be hitting cabinets eight years after the unique Swap, which debuted again in March 2017. It is believed to be able to visuals corresponding to the PS5 and Xbox Sequence X, helps ray tracing, and the flexibility to run Unreal Engine 5.
Thanks, GameRant.
