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, one of the oldest and highly celebrated PlayStation execs, has shed light on his interest in becoming a voice actor, once his tenure at the console giant is over. The popular PlayStation official is set to step down from his position on January 15, 2025, after more than 30 years of service.

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.

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.

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,

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Longtime PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida will leave the company on January 15th, 2025. Having spent over 30 years with Sony, Yoshida has been a vital member of the PlayStation family since its launch in 1993. He served as the President of SIE Worldwide Studios from 2008 through 2019.

Sony’s head of independent development at PlayStation and long-time game development leader for the console maker, Shuhei Yoshida, is leaving the company after over three decades. He helped produce some of the PlayStation’s earliest hits before moving onto help lead the platform’s powerhouse first-party studios across multiple console generations.

However, there is one PlayStation exec that holds a special place in the hearts of many: Shuhei Yoshida. Yoshida has been with PlayStation for over 30 years, having been there since before the console even launched.

Xbox's Phil Spencer offers heartfelt praise to PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida as the popular executive announces a major career transition.