Sony’s PlayStation architect to retire after decades at company


Ito is retiring after a career spanning five decades at Sony, having joined the Tokyo-based company in 1986 and worked on in-car audio equipment before moving on to the console division in 2000. — Bloomberg

Sony Group Corp is set to lose its longtime PlayStation hardware architect Masayasu Ito, who will retire at the end of this month.

The 60-year-old executive vice president of Sony Interactive Entertainment, the arm responsible for PlayStation and Sony’s other gaming initiatives, will depart the company on Oct 1, Sony told Bloomberg News on Sept 6.

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