Another console dad hangs up his spurs as PlayStation boss Jim Ryan announces he's retiring from Sony next year

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Ryan oversaw the launch of the PS5, the purchase of Bungie, and was a thorn in the side of Microsoft's Activision acquisition.

its campaign against Microsoft's Activision purchase a few months ago, in July this year.

More relevant to you and me, Sony's embrace of the PC as a platform also occurred during Ryan's tenure as boss. The release of Horizon Zero Dawn on PC storefronts happened in August 2020, around a year into Ryan's reign, and was soon followed by other former Sony exclusives like Days Gone, God of War, and the Spider-Man games. That policy has, so we can probably rest assured that whoever the next Sony CEO is, they won't upset the PC apple cart too much.

Ryan's leaving Sony and PlayStation is a pretty decent position, all things considered, and the comments from other Sony execs are predictably glowing. Sony big boss Kenichiro Yoshida called Ryan"an inspirational leader throughout the entire period with us," giving him particular praise for"overseeing the launch of the PlayStation 5 in the midst of the global Covid pandemic.

Hiroki Totoki—Ryan's soon-to-be temporary replacement—said pretty much the same, expressing his"heartfelt gratitude to Jim Ryan for his outstanding achievements and contributions over his 30-year career at Sony, including the great success of launching the PlayStation 5."Sign up to get the best content of the week, and great gaming deals, as picked by the editors.

 

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