Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan has talked with GamesIndustry.biz about taking the PlayStation brand global, reorganizing and how the company plans to transition its audience between consoles.
The changes at Sony continue as Shuhei Yoshida, President of Worldwide Studios, is stepping down and taking a new role managing relationships with independent developers. Hermen Hulst, co-founder of Guerrilla Games, has been promoted to Head of Sony Worldwide Studios.
In a message posted on Twitter today, PlayStation revealed the news that Shawn Layden was stepping down and leaving Sony Interactive Entertainment. Layden was the Chairman of Sony Worldwide Studios.
Insomniac Games has joined Sony Worldwide Studios, as Sony announced an intent to acquire the studio today. Insomniac has worked with Sony a fair bit in the past on games like Ratchet and Clank, Resistance and recently, Marvel's Spider-Man.