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Shuhei Yoshida has been with Sony for 31 years.

PlayStation's Shuhei Yoshida, known in some circles as "yosp," announced today that he is retiring from PlayStation. Yoshida's retirement was announced as part of a special PlayStation Podcast interview with Sony Interactive Entertainment Content Communications senior director Sid Shuman.

Yoshida joined up with the PlayStation team back in 1993, working directly with Ken Kutanagi as they developed the original...

A sad but expected outcome.

Sony has shut down Firewalk Studios, the development studio behind the ill-fated Concord. PlayStation's CEO of Studio Business Group at Sony Interactive Entertainment sent a message out to PlayStation staff today informing employees that both Firewalk Studios and Neon Koi, a mobile game studio, are being shuttered.

It probably goes without saying, but Hulst's statement also confirms that Concord is "permanently sunset." That is,...

Hiroki Totoki to take over as interim CEO.

Jim Ryan, the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), will step down from his position in March 2024. Ryan has been president and CEO at SIE since 2019.

Prior to leading SIE, Ryan began at Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (SIEE) in 1994. He then worked his way up through the ranks and held a number of senior positions such as president of SIEE, head of global sales and marketing at SIE, and deputy president...

An amended complaint may be filed still.

A sexual discrimination lawsuit filed against Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) has been dismissed by a federal judge.

This lawsuit was originally filed by a former SIE employee, Emma Majo, back in November 2021. In the suit, the plaintiff says that SIE did not offer the same career advancements to women as it did to men. The lawsuit also claims that SIE violated the Equal Pay Act and wrongfully terminated her employment at the...

This announcement comes after a rollercoaster of a week for conspiracy theorists.

Yesterday, Sony Interactive Entertainment updated their PlayStation Studios website banner to include a showcase of games that are offered up exclusively from PlayStation. Typically, the banner only displayed characters from Sony's first-party studios, but the most recent change included one particularly interesting character.

On the new banner, on the far left side, is none other than Sam...

The Jade Raymond founded studio is the 18th to join PlayStation Studios.

Sony Interactive Entertainment just announced that they have entered into an agreement to acquire Haven Entertainment Studios. This is the development studio founded by Assassin's Creed lead creator, Jade Raymond. Upon completion, this acquisition will be the 18th studio to join the PlayStation Studios family.

After leaving Ubisoft, Raymond went on to form Motive Studios at Electronic Arts. She was...

A PlayStation executive working on the PlayStation Network has been "terminated from employment."

George Cacioppo was a senior vice president at Sony Interactive Entertainment. He worked on the PlayStation Network for Sony since 2013. This past weekend, Cacioppo was terminated from his position after he reportedly appeared as the subject in a pedophile sting operation video.

A vigilante group going by the name of People v. Preds attempts to catch and publicize...

A classic is getting remade.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic - Remake is in development at Aspyr. It will be released as a timed console exclusive on PlayStation 5 and for PC. ...

Sony also commits to $10 upgrade paths for future releases.

Just a few days back, we reported that the upcoming release of Horizon Forbidden West would not have a free upgrade path from the Standard PlayStation 4 version to the PlayStation 5 version. In fact, there wasn't even a direct paid upgrade route. The only way you could possibly be given a dual entitlement was to purchase the $80 (USD) Digital Deluxe Edition at a bare minimum. So, if you own a PS4 now and think that maybe you'll...

Discord is coming to PlayStation early next year.

Sony just announced that they are teaming up with Discord to bring the popular social app to the PlayStation ecosystem early next year. Jim Ryan, the president and CEO of PlayStation shared the news via the Sony Interactive Entertainment website just a short while ago today.

Ryan says that there are already people at Sony working to connect "Discord with your social and gaming experience on PlayStation Network."...