Jim Ryan’s work as the main boss of Playstation over the last few years has indeed sparked this controversy. There are quite a few various decisions, including the mass layoffs he carried out before leaving office some time ago, which resulted in controversy. Many are curious, of course, that after his departure from the helm of Playstation, who will this giant global gaming industry company see as the figure capable of steering this “massive machine” in the next direction.
What’s interesting? There is no longer just one, Jim Ryan’s position will apparently be replaced by 2 different CEOs.
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Sony officially appointed 2 new CEOs to replace Jim Ryan’s previous position at Sony Interactive Entertainment, aka their Playstation division. The first CEO was the former head of Playstation Studios – Hermen Hulst who is now CEO for Studio Business Group. He will oversee the Playstation first-party team and be responsible for developing Playstation titles into other media, such as television and film.
The second CEO is Hideaki Nishino, who has been with Sony since 2006. Nishino will be CEO for the Platform Business Group which will deal with console hardware, technology, accessories, Playstation Network, and relationships with third parties (both giant publishers and indie studios). The two new CEOs will report directly to Hiroki Totoki – COO and CFO of Sony Group Corporation.
The appointment of two CEOs instead of just one from Playstation is also indirect evidence of the scale and magnitude of Playstation as a business at this point. Can both of them make the Playstation even bigger and better? Let’s just wait.