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.

In case you missed the news, Shuhei Yoshida, a legendary PlayStation executive, is leaving the company after 31 years. It's unclear what his next steps will be when he leaves in January, but what's absolutely clear is that everyone adores the man.

Sony career holds for him, and excitingly, it has something to do with games.

Shuhei Yoshida, a prominent figure in PlayStation’s history, has announced he will leave Sony Interactive Entertainment on January 15, 2025, marking the end of a career spanning three decades with the gaming giant.

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.

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

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

Shuhei Yoshida announces he will leave PlayStation in January 2025 The current Head of Indie's has worked at PlayStation for 31 years Yoshida said that after he hit 30 years, he thought it was "time for me to move on" The head of PlayStation's indies,

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