In a recent interview posted to PlayStation Blog, the Senior Director of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Content Communications, Sid Shuman, sat down with Shuhei Yoshida, the former President of SIE Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment from 2008 to 2019.
In this interiew, Yoshida-san officially announced that next year, on January 15th, 2025, he will be leaving the company, after working there for 31 long years. The full interview looks back on his time at PlayStation, and how he came to join the company.
You can read the part of the interview where Yoshida-san announces his departure below:
Sid Shuman: Happy to have you, we’re going to do a lot of catching up. But I heard you had some news for us here today?
Shuhei Yoshida: Yes, I have an announcement to make. 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 [laughs].
Sid Shuman: You’ve been with Sony Interactive for so long. What’s guiding the decision and the timing?
Shuhei Yoshida: 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.
