Sony’s head of independent development at PlayStation and long-time game development leader for the console maker, Shuhei Yoshida, is leaving the company after over three decades. He helped produce some of the PlayStation’s earliest hits before moving onto help lead the platform’s powerhouse first-party studios across multiple console generations.

Longtime PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida will leave the company on January 15th, 2025. Having spent over 30 years with Sony, Yoshida has been a vital member of the PlayStation family since its launch in 1993. He served as the President of SIE Worldwide Studios from 2008 through 2019.

Shuhei Yoshida, one of the key veterans behind the PlayStation brand, has announced his retirement from Sony after more than three decades with the company.Yoshida announced the news in a PlayStation blog/podcast on Tuesday.

It’s said that the device builds on the PlayStation Portal, which was originally designed as something akin to this before moving to streaming.

It’s not too late for the major console makers to make a handheld, but reports note a PlayStation handheld may still be years away.

Issues delivered straight to your door or device PlayStation veteran Shuhei Yoshida is leaving the company after 31 years. As announced on the PlayStation Blog, the former SIE Worldwide Studios president will leave Sony early next year.