Not one, but well two new CEOs will take Jim Ryan’s place as head of Sony Interactive Entertainment: Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino. From here on out, it will be up to them to lead PlayStation.
Hermen Hulstformer head of PlayStation Studios, as well as founder of Guerrilla Games, the development studio of the Horizon and Killzone series, is the CEO of the renamed Studio Business Group, which includes all PlayStation first party teams, and will cover the development of the properties intellectuals of the group on other media, such as TV and cinema.
“I’m excited to drive it Studio Business Group and continue to build on our success with PlayStation 5 as we prepare for the future,” Hulst said in a statement. “The video game industry is one of the largest entertainment industries in the world and is built on the marriage of content and technology ; I look forward to continuing to push the boundaries of gaming and entertainment.”
Hideaki Nishino He will instead lead the Platform Business Group, which includes console hardware, technology, accessories, PlayStation Network and third-party relationships (covering major publishers and indie studios). He was already SVP of Platform Experiences. Nishino has been with Sony since 2006 and has held various roles within Sony Network Entertainment, Sony Corporation and SIE.
“We will continue to connect players and creators through world-class products, services and technologies,” Nishino said. “We will strive even harder to grow our community with innovation in every area of Sony Interactive Entertainment.”
“I am honored to have been nominated for such an important role alongside Hermen. By working more closely together, we will be able to build incredible experiences for an ever-wider audience from now on.”
Both CEOs will be accountable for their actions Hiroki Totoki, the president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, who has served as interim CEO since Jim Ryan’s departure from the company in late March 2024 until today. Totoki is also president, COO and CFO of Sony Group Corporation. The changes to the company’s top management will be effective from June 1, 2024.
“Sony Interactive Entertainment is a dynamic and growing company that delivers incredible entertainment experiences through the connection of content and technology,” said Totoki. “These two leaders will have clear responsibilities and will manage the strategic direction of the company to ensure the focus remains on increasing engagement with existing PlayStation users and expanding experiences to new audiences.”
In short, it seems that Sony has chosen two veterans to lead PlayStation, in line with company policies. Having doubled the number of CEOs, however, indicates that the size of PlayStation’s business is now such that it requires greater management and coordination efforts,
Who knows how Hulst and Nishino will address the most pressing problems in the sector, such as that of increasing costsand whether they will continue the policy of layoffs and downsizing of the studios implemented by Ryan and Totoki in recent months.
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