Sony Interactive Entertainment (SEI) has announced a new leadership structure that puts two people in charge of different parts of its business. Hideaki Nishino, who is currently serving as the SVP for the Platform Experience Group, will become the CEO of SIE's Platform Business Group starting on June 1. On the same day, Hermen Hulst will take on the role of CEO for SIE's Studio Business Group after serving as SVP and Head of PlayStation Studios. The two executives are stepping into their roles...
Sony has announced that Hideaki Nishino and Hermen Hulst will be the two CEOs of its Sony Interactive Entertainment business, which covers its PlayStation division, to replace former CEO Jim Ryan.
Sony announced two leaders to replace Jim Ryan, who retired from the top position at PlayStation earlier this year.
Sony backs down from PlayStation account requirement for Helldivers 2 This weekend was not a good one for the Helldivers 2 community. The game was set to receive an update that would require gamers to use a Sony PlayStation Network account starting today. This decision was met with overwhelmingly negative feedback and a negative review
Players reacted strongly and negatively when the original news came out, but now the company has changed plans.
Helldivers 2 PC players won't require a Sony account to play the game after all, as Sony has backtracked on its controversial decision of a few days ago.Read this article on TechRaptor
Sony is appointing co-CEOs Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino to lead its PlayStation business from June 1st. Hermen Hulst, who currently serves as PlayStation studios chief, will be appointed as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s (SIE) studio business group. Hideaki Nishino will be appointed CEO of SIE’s platform business group, and both will report up to Sony CFO and SIE chairman Hiroki Totoki. The unusual appointment of co-CEOs comes just months after former PlayStation boss Jim Ryan...
Helldivers 2 is the breakout game of 2024 on PC, but its publisher Sony sells game consoles, wants everyone playing it using PlayStation Network, and announced that it would require PC players to have PSN logins to play. The backlash was overwhelming, not least because it would cut off paying players in countries where the PSN network is not available. — Read the rest
With Ryan's departure, who played a pivotal role in shaping the PlayStation ecosystem, Sony's decision to restructure its leadership team reflects a concerted effort to navigate the evolving gaming landscape and uphold its position as a leading force in the industry.
It’s the first of two May bank holiday weekends, but that doesn’t mean we’re taking a break from calling out our winner and loser of the week. This week saw some big (albeit not great) news surrounding Apple, as the iPhone saw a sales drop in the second quarter of 2024. That said, Apple can’t be suffering too much as newly emerged court documents revealed that Google had paid the company $20 billion in 2022 alone simply to remain the default search engine in Safari. We also shared our in...
Sony's annual 2023 operating profit for the full year came in at 1.2
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