Recently, Sony announced in its statement that an executive who was instrumental in bringing the PlayStation brand to where it is today will be leaving the company. Shuhei Yoshida This person was Shuhei Yoshida, who had been with the brand for 31 years.

Yoshida, many people over the course of 31 years. different How the console came to be to this day stands out and is a fan favorite Bloodborne He also took part in high positions in plays such as. Yoshida’s departure was announced in a blog post shared by PlayStation.

Yoshida wants to stay in the industry

In the statement, the legendary PlayStation executive said: January 15, 2025 It was announced that he will be leaving Sony from now on. In his statement, Yoshida stated that he had been working at PlayStation since the very beginning and was entering its 31st year, and he realized that he had to move on with his life after so long.

Actually, Yoshida isn’t retiring. The famous game manager, in a post on X stay in the industry He stated that he wanted to. So we will continue to see him on the playing field. We don’t know yet whether he will continue with a new company or start his own.

Yoshida to Sony joined in 1993. So he has been working at the brand since the PS1 came out. When he first joined, he introduced PlayStation to publishers and developers in Japan and helped them develop games for the console. So he played a big role from the beginning. Also in recent years Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment He served in serious roles, including Recently it has focused on indie teams and developed games for PS5 and PS4.