Veteran Sony executive Shuhei Yoshida has announced he will be leaving the company in January, after 31 years at PlayStation.
Sharing the news on the PlayStation blog, Yoshida said that with the brand celebrating its 30th anniversary, he feels it’s the right time to move on. “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. “I love PS5, 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.” Yoshida joined the PlayStation project in 1993, a year before the release of the original console.