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Former PlayStation executive Connie Booth, one of the chief architects of PlayStation's first-party strategy before her unexpected departure in 2023, is joining EA to help lead its studios amid its ongoing restructure.

Gio Corsi, the former head of third party relations at PlayStation, has now joined Nintendo in a similar role ahead of its next hardware release.

Former PlayStation head of internal production, Connie Booth, has joined Electronic Arts.

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden says he sees "consolidation to be the enemy of creativity," as the company's outgoing boss Jim Ryan shares his enthusiasm for Microsoft's Call of Duty deal with PlayStation.

Former Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) chairman Shawn Layden addressed the challenges facing the modern games industry in a brand new interview, calling console exclusives the «Achilles' heel» of the video games landscape. 

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has opened up on his thoughts about the modern games industry, stating that «exclusivity is the „Achilles' heel“ of the modern development cycle.

Former CEO of SIE America and chairman of Worldwide Studios Shawn Layden has reiterated the importance of exclusivity during a recent podcast appearance.

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has addressed his grievances about exclusivity on the PS5 and shared why it doesn’t sit right with the modern-day game industry, where budgets are ballooning and layoffs are rampant.

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has suggested the platform holder will need to consider releasing more games on PC in future, in order to cover the huge budgets for its first-party blockbusters.

A former PlayStation figurehead thinks we're about to hear a lot more about game development budgets going forward in 2024.

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has said the industry needs to do a much better job at preserving games.

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has once again issued a warning to the games sector, this time around the trend towards consolidation.

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has given the PSP a long-overdue funeral, and with it, revealed a few previously unknown details about the beloved handheld's life.

The former president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, Shawn Layden, has shared his concerns about what he believes to be threats to the games industry, and warned that acquisitions can serve as “an enemy of creativity”. 

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden has warned of non-endemic companies disrupting the games industry.

Former PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has suggested that big tech companies that are non-endemic to the games industry pose one of the biggest threats to the business in its current form.

Microsoft has appointed former PlayStation executive Mena Sato Kato as its director of partnerships for Japan.