As of January 15, 2025, PlayStation’s Shuhei Yoshida will leave Sony but not retire from the industry entirely. Yoshida made the announcement while on the PlayStation Podcast Tuesday (a condensed transcription of the interview appears on the official PlayStation blog.

Shuhei Yoshida, the popular PlayStation executive, has announced that he will leave Sony Interactive Entertainment on Jan. 15, 2025. At that point, he’ll be just shy of his 32nd anniversary with the company, having joined in early 1993 when the first PlayStation console was still in development.

The Sony veteran has been with PlayStation from the start and played a major role in its evolution.

Long-time PlayStation executive Shuhei Yoshida, lovingly known as Shu, has announced his departure from Sony after 31 years of service. Although understandable, the announcement came as a bit of a surprise and in a rather unconventional way: an interview with the PS Blog.

From running the brand to rejecting Demon’s Souls, and eventually becoming a champion of indie games, Shuhei Yoshida’s time with PlayStation is ending

Shuhei Yoshida will be leaving PlayStation after 31 years of serving as Sony Worldwide Studios president and Head of Indies.

Shuhei Yoshida, a prominent PlayStation executive, will leave the company in January 2025 after 31 years, marking the end of an era.

“Suits” star Patrick J. Adams appeared on the latest episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s “Dinner’s on Me” podcast and opened up about his exit from “Suits.” Adams was a series regular on the USA legal drama for seven seasons. He played Michael James Ross opposite Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter. Adams returned for the final …

PlayStation legend and industry icon Shuhei Yoshida is to leave the company after almost 32 years, but he's not disappearing from gaming entirely.

In January 2025, Shuhei Yoshida will be leaving Sony after spending 31 years with the company. Yoshida started out speaking with developers and publishers to convince them to make games for the original PlayStation but he would rise to being the president of PlayStation Studios during the PS3 and PS4 eras.