As of January 15, 2025, PlayStation’s Shuhei Yoshida will be leaving Sony, but not completely out of the industry. Yoshida said this during an appearance on the PlayStation Podcast on Tuesday (abbreviated transcript of the interview .) He did not give a reason for his departure.
Many know Yoshida as Sony Interactive’s Head of India Initiative, a position he assumed in 2019. In other words, it is responsible for bringing indie games to PlayStation consoles by networking with indie developers and promoting their games. Before that, he was part of the original team behind the first PlayStation console, meaning he’s been working on those consoles since the beginning. We 2013 to talk about Sony’s commitment to (and its special affinity for) indie developers.
Yoshida believes that since the PlayStation is in good hands and has improved since its launch, it’s time for him to move on. His love for the console series remains and he is still very optimistic about its future.
You may have seen it Microsoft’s previous plan in 2013 to prevent Xbox One owners from easily sharing physical games. It only took Yoshida 21 seconds to say that the PS4 won’t have such restrictions and what a bad idea Microsoft is building. His While testing an early 2018 build God of War is also known to some extent.
as mentioned by Yoshida’s announcement comes almost a week before PlayStation’s 30th anniversary, December 3rd.
