Sony is reportedly «uncomfortable» about outgoing PlayStation boss Jim Ryan's pivot to games as a service.
28.09.2023 - 07:11 / gamespot.com / Jim Ryan / George Yang
An end of an era.
By George Yang on
Sony has announced that PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan is stepping down from his role and will retire in March 2024. Hiroki Totoki will become the Chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment in October 2023 then take over as the company's interim CEO on April 1, when Ryan officially retires.
«After 30 years, I have made the decision to retire from SIE in March 2024. I’ve relished the opportunity to have a job I love in a very special company, working with great people and incredible partners,» Ryan said in a statement.
Totoki added, «I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Jim Ryan for his outstanding achievements and contributions over his 30-year career at Sony, including the great success of launching the PlayStation 5.»
Ryan has been in the spotlight recently for his involvement in trying toprevent Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard. In particular, he claimed that Call of Duty becoming a potential Microsoft exclusive would be detrimental to the gaming community and the acquisition as a whole would be anti-competitive.
Ryan also oversaw the launch of the PS5 while Sony was enjoying its most dominant years in the video game industry with the massively successful PS4. He also reversed the decision to close down the PS3 and PS Vita digital storefronts after fan backlash and pushed Sony into a new initiative with more games as a services titles. Ryan oversaw many of Sony's most high-profile acquisitions including Insomniac Games, Bungie, and Housemarque.
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Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) CEO, console dad, and crash zoom victim, is stepping down from his position at the top of the PlayStation tree after nearly 30 years at the company. Ryan will retire in March next year, at which point Sony's current COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki will assume the role of interim CEO while SIE hunts for a new, more permanent overlord.
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Jim Ryan, President and CEO at Sony Interactive Entertainment (PlayStation), will retire in March 2024 after 30 years of working within the company. Sony has decided to place President, COO, and CFO Hiroki Totoki as the new Chairman of SIE (PlayStation) starting next month to help Jim Ryan with the transition. Totoki will also assume the role of interim CEO at SIE starting on April 1st, 2024, while Sony seeks a successor to Ryan.
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Jim Ryan, President of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has announced that he will retire in March 2024, bringing to a close an almost thirty year career with the PlayStation business, in which he has held a variety of senior positions at the company.