P

PlayStation chief Andrew House departs Sony after 27 years with the company

Sony Interactive Entertainment announced that the company president and CEO Andrew House is stepping down in the company and deputy president John Kodera is taking his place. House has been with the company for the last 27 years, and been running the show since 2011.

House is 52 years old, will remain as chairman until the end of the year. Under House’s leadership, Sony’s PlayStation arm has been flourishing. The company was able to get back on top in the gaming industry. To put it into perspective, House’s PS4 strategy accumulated sales of 78 million units this fiscal year. In addition, the PS4 outsold Microsoft’s Xbox One by more than three to one ratio.

“PlayStation has been a huge part of my life for more than 20 years but with the business having achieved record-breaking success, now seemed to be the right time for me to pursue new challenges,” House said in a statement.

House first served as the corporate communications when he started working with the company 27 years ago, then moved to help launch the original PlayStation console. Speaking of recent successes, he worked on the PlayStation VR headset that has been widely popular. It was released around a year ago and sold more than one million units.

Hamza Khalid

Hamza Khalid is the Lead Editor at The Jolt Journal. You're more than welcome to follow him on Twitter and follow The Jolt Journal on Twitter and Facebook. If you have any questions, concerns, or need to report something in this article, please send our team an email at [email protected]. This story may be updated at any time if new information surfaces.

At The Jolt Journal, no one tells us what to write or how to write it. This is why, in the era of lies and bias, readers turn to an independent source. Rest assured, all information on our website is free of any bias or influence. If you see anything wrong with a story, please don't hesitate to reach out. We do our very best to report on the latest available information.

Leave a Reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.