Sony Interactive Entertainment head of indies Shuhei Yoshida has announced that he will leave the company on January 15, 2025 after 31 years in the company. “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 [laughs],” said Yoshida in an official PlayStation Podcast interview. “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. I love [PlayStation 5], I love the games that are coming out on this platform. And we have new generations of management who I respect and admire. And I’m so excited for the future of PlayStation. So you know, PlayStation is in really good hands. I thought, okay, this is my time.”
He also added that while he has no other plans yet, he intends to stay in the industry helping indie developers. “I have a couple of events to visit. The Game Awards are in December. I have commitments to the Taipei Game Show in January and DICE Summit in February, because I’m on the board… so that I’ll continue to do. But other than that, I have no plan. I enjoy my free time… I would like to continue to help indie developers or indie publishers if they need me. So I’ll probably continue to help these creative, talented indie teams in the future.” Yoshida joined Sony Interactive Entertainment, then Sony Computer Entertainment, joined Sony in 1983. He worked at Sony Corporation in various roles, gradually moving up within the company.
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