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44 GAMING AWEMainta Diabierna, 29 September 2023
PlayStation Boss Jim Ryan is
Stepping Down after 30 years
JIM Ryan, the CEO of PlayStation and Sony Interactive his current role at Sony Group Corporation.
Entertainment has been leading the company since taking
over from John Kodera in 2019. However, it has been Ryan acknowledged the opportunity he had to lead
announced that Ryan is stepping down from his role within PlayStation and SIE during the launch of the PS5. He
the company. The news was first reported by Bloomberg expressed how “immensely proud” he is of what the team
journalist Jason Schreier, who shared the announcement has achieved during his time there. He thanked fans for
on his Twitter account earlier today. Soon after, the official allowing the company to “keep innovating and delivering
PlayStation X (Twitter) account announced that Jim Ryan will even greater experiences.”
retire from Sony Interactive Entertainment in March 2024.
It was also revealed that Sony Group Corp president Hiroki Reactions to Ryan’s retirement have been mixed, with some
Totoki will replace Ryan on April 1, 2024. Totoki will become wishing him well in his future endeavors while others actively
interim CEO and will search for a permanent replacement. celebrating that he’s no longer in charge of PlayStation.
Although Ryan’s leadership at PlayStation was not always
In a letter to the PlayStation community, Ryan explained popular, it is safe to say that his time at the company was
that he is retiring due to difficulties he has been facing in a massive success, given PlayStation’s ongoing dominance
balancing his work life in the US and his home life in the of the console market. It remains to be seen who will take
UK. He stated that he will continue in his role until March PlayStation into the next generation of gaming, but let’s
2024, after which Totoki will take over while also managing hope for continued success.
