PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida is leaving Sony after 31 years

by Danny Craig · 11/27/24, 2:23 PM
PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida is leaving Sony after 31 years
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Longtime PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida has announced that he is leaving the company after more than 31 years in various roles, including president.

The details:

  • As announced in an interview posted on the PlayStation Blog, Yoshida plans to leave Sony Interactive Entertainment on January 15, 2025, as he believes it is a good time to move on and that the company is in “good hands.” “I’m leaving Sony Interactive Entertainment on January 15 2025… it’s like announcing the launch date of a new game, [something] I haven’t done for a long time,” he said. “I’ve been with PlayStation from the beginning, and this is my 31st year with PlayStation. And when I hit 30 years, I was thinking, hmm, it may be about time for me to move on. You know, the company’s been doing great.”

  • Yoshida began his journey with PlayStation in 1993 during the development of the original PlayStation, joining the team led by "The Father of PlayStation," Ken Kutaragi. He was the first non-technical member of the team and would later go on to become the president of Sony Computer Entertainment, which later became SIE.

  • Currently, Yoshida serves as the head of SIE's Indie Initiative, which focuses on supporting smaller external developers aiming to create more unique titles. During the interview, the executive highlighted Thatgamecompany’s 2012 game Journey winning Game of the Year as one of his favorite memories, as the small, then digital-only title beat out AAA titles such as Far Cry 3 and Borderlands 2.

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