Nicolas Doucet
Nicolas Doucet is a French game designer and studio head at Sony Japan Studio.
The French designer is a PlayStation veteran, having started his Sony career in London working on the original PS2 EyeToy, before directing the PS3 version’s EyePet in 2007.
In 2011 Doucet moved to Toyko to direct PS4 launch software The Playroom, follow-up The Playroom VR and Astro Bot: Rescue Mission.
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Hermen Hulst is the latest PlayStation exec to insist it ‘still loves’ Japanese games
Studios boss insists the platform holder is investing in the region, despite recent closure
Astro’s Playroom dev commits to continuing family-friendly games in its new form
Team Asobi was spun-off from the now-closed Japan Studio earlier this year
Sources: PlayStation is winding down Sony Japan Studio
Majority of development staff have been let go, but ASOBI Team remains, sources tell VGC
PlayStation boss reiterates PS5’s Japanese support: ‘We’re strengthening ties’
Jim Ryan assures players that Sony's new console will continue to have Japan-made games
Astro’s Playroom designer says he’d consider an expansion or sequel, but no plans are decided
"There are lots of things we want to try and do around the [DualSense] controller"
Review: Astro’s Playroom is an unmissable tribute to PlayStation’s history
The PS5 pack-in is both an impressive DualSense showcase and a wonderful trip through Sony's past
Astro’s Playroom designer says bundled PS5 game helped iterate DualSense ‘for nearly two years’
Plus the platformer includes "a surprise that PlayStation fans will be pleased with"
PS5 developers reveal how their games use DualSense’s adaptive triggers and haptic feedback
Including Spider-Man, Demon’s Souls, Gran Turismo 7 and Deathloop
Watch: First PS5 DualSense controller hands-on with Astro’s Playroom
Geoff Keighley offers initial impressions of the next-gen pad and PS5 launch game
Astro Bot director promoted to PlayStation Japan Studio head
Nicolas Doucet led The Playroom and EyePet