A major shakeup has occurred at Sony Interactive Entertainment as President and CEO Andrew House is stepping down (he’ll stay with the company as a chairman for the rest of the year to help with the transition). Replacing House will be John Kodera, who has worked for Sony since 1992. Most recently, Kodera was the President of Sony Network Entertainment International.
“It?s a great honor to take on the role of President and CEO, SIE,” said Kodera. “I?m very grateful to Kaz and Andy for the trust and faith they have shown in me. I intend to build on the amazing progress Andy has made enhancing the PlayStation brand and expanding the game and network services business, and will strive to further strengthen the unique value proposition we are able to offer via the PlayStation platform. I look forward to working together with the SIE team, and everyone across the Sony Group, to continue to strengthen relations with our business partners, and provide the best possible interactive entertainment experiences, that only PlayStation can deliver.” House also commented on stepping down. ?I?m tremendously proud of what we?ve built with PlayStation and Sony Interactive Entertainment: entertaining millions globally with the best in games and creating a fully fledged digital entertainment company,” said House. “PlayStation has been a huge part of my life for more than 20 years but with the business having achieved record-breaking success, now see...