New PlayStation CEO Hiroki Totoki Starts Temporary Role Today | Push Square
Sony president Hiroki Totoki will today step into his new role as PlayStation CEO following Jim Ryan's retirement after a more than 30-year tenure at the company. While retaining his duties across the wider business, Totoki's main objective will be to aid the search for a true successor to Jim Ryan while defining «the next chapter of PlayStation's future».
Given the temporary nature of Totoki's position, it's not expected the Sony president will make any immediate changes to the PlayStation brand and approach. If he were to, however, Totoki has shared opinions in the past that line up with the current multi-platform initiatives on PC and mobile. Dubbed a bit of a «numbers guy», Totoki has said he wants Sony to be «aggressive» when improving the division's profit margins.
Upon the announcement of his retirement last year, Jim Ryan said the constant travel between Europe, the USA, and Japan became more difficult for him, and was one factor in his departure. «I will leave having been privileged to work on products that have touched millions of lives across the world; PlayStation will always be part of my life, and I feel more optimistic than ever about the future of SIE. I want to thank Yoshida-san for placing so much trust in me and being an incredibly sensitive and supportive leader.»
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida then added: «Jim Ryan has been an inspirational leader throughout his entire period with us, but never more so than in overseeing the launch of PlayStation 5 in the midst of the global COVID pandemic. That extraordinary achievement made by the entire SIE team has been steadily built on and PlayStation 5 is on track to become SIE’s most successful console yet. I’m immensely grateful to Jim for all his achievements.»
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