PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan to Retire in March

The executive has worked at Sony almost 30 years and led the launch of PlayStation 5 during the pandemic

Jim Ryan
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 04: President and CEO of Sony’s PlayStation division Jim Ryan speaks during a Sony media event for CES 2022 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center on January 4, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, is being held in person from January 5-7, with some companies deciding to participate virtually only or canceling altogether due to concerns over the recent surge in cases of the omicron variant of Covid-19. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

It’s almost game over for Sony’s longtime Playstation boss, who is retiring from the company after almost 30 years: CEO Jim Ryan will step down in March, Sony Interactive Entertainment announced Thursday.

To help with the transition, Sony Group President, COO and CFO Hiroki Totoki will add to chairman of the unit and interim CEO to his roles, the company said in a statement.

Ryan joined what was then Sony Computer Entertainment Europe in 1994, just before the first Playstation was released and moved up through various roles to become president and CEO in January 2018.

He led the division through the launch of Playstation 5 in November 2020, deploying a pandemic-era strategy of online only sales for its debut.

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