OnEarlier statementIn the announcement, Sony confirmed that Tsuyoshi Kodera will take over as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, while the original CEO Andrew House will take over as chairman, but plans to step down from all positions by the end of the year and leave the Sony system where he has worked for a long time.
In 2011, Andrew House took over the operation of the PlayStation brand from Kazuo Hirai. Subsequently, he led Sony Computer Entertainment to become an important source of revenue for the Sony Group. After the company name was changed to Sony Interactive Entertainment, it remained a key development unit of Sony.
Neither Andrew House nor Sony provided specific details regarding his departure from the CEO position, with plans to leave Sony by the end of the year. However, Andrew House later stated that he would seek new challenges. Sony CEO Kazuo Hirai also issued a statement earlier thanking Andrew House for his contributions to the development of the PlayStation brand and for making Sony Interactive Entertainment a key unit within Sony.
As for Tsuyoshi Kodera, the former vice president of Sony Interactive Entertainment who will take over Andrew House's position, he joined the PlayStation Network in 2010 and was responsible for Sony's entertainment-related businesses. He later participated in the launch of products including PlayStation Vue, PlayStation Now and PlayStation VR. In the future, he will take over Andrew House's original CEO position and continue to lead the development of the PlayStation brand.
