The news of Jim Ryan’s departure from SIE was first reported by Jason Schreier, . It was later confirmed by the person concerned himself, who informed that that he is retiring after nearly 30 years of working for the Japanese company.
As you may have seen in today’s news, I have announced my decision to retire after nearly 30 years with Sony Interactive Entertainment. I didn’t make this decision lightly and I still love SIE and our community, but lately I’ve found it increasingly difficult to balance my home in the UK and work in the US
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Ryan emphasized that he was honored to lead the product development company “that influence the lives of millions of people.” He also thanked the support from the gaming community.
From the beginning of my stay in Europe, it was clear that Sony had created something special. Generations later, I’m still amazed by the excitement and passion of the PlayStation community. It’s thanks to you that we’ve been able to innovate and deliver even better experiences. Since 1994, subsequent generations of players have inspired us to be better, to push the boundaries, and the effects have been amazing.
– he concluded his farewell letter.
His job at Sony Interactive Entertainment. Jim Ryan will graduate in March 2024. He will succeed him on April 1 Hiroki Totoki, who will be appointed interim head of SIE. At the same time, the company began the search for a new CEO.
He introduced PlayStation 5 to the market, having previously believed in the Polish market
Jim Ryan has been associated with Sony since 1994, almost from the moment the first generation of the PlayStion console hit the market. He started his career in the European branch of SIE. As its head, he contributed to the popularization of the Japanese console on the Polish market. He allocated considerable funds for the development of the Polish branch of the company – which resulted in, among others, appearance of the first games with Polish dubbing on PlayStation consoles.
In 2019, Ryan replaced John (Tsuyoshi) Kodera on as Director General of SIE. As head of the global PlayStation division, he participated in, among others: in the launch of the latest generation of consoles, PlayStation 5. The premiere of PS5 turned out to be a great financial success.
Ryan has been one of the heroes lately court battle between Microsoft and the US Federal Trade Commission, which concerned the acquisition of Activision Blizzard. The head of PlayStation was one of the people who most loudly demanded that this transaction be blocked, arguing that it could make Microsoft a monopoly in the games market, which would create a threat to its competitors.
However, the FTC lost the fight with Microsoft and everything indicates that the Redmond company will soon finalize the merger with Activision Blizzard worth almost USD 70 billion.
Source: Gazeta
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