PlayStation Veteran Shuhei Yoshida Says Jim Ryan Fired Him For Refusing To Do ‘Ridiculous Things’
Kotaku | 20.04.2026 15:41
Shuhei Yoshida had been the president of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios for over a decade when he was suddenly replaced in 2019 by Guerrilla Games studio head Hermen Hulst. It was one of a number of surprising shakeups at PlayStation as Jim Ryan took charge ahead of the launch of the PS5. Speaking at Australia’s 2026 ALT: Games festival over the weekend, Yoshida shed some more light on the nature of his demotion and his final years at Sony.
