A new chapter of PlayStation began on Monday. He sat down as CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE). Hiroki Totokiwhich replaced Jim Ryan. The less popular head of the Japanese corporation's gaming division has decided to retire after five years in the job. We looked at his successes and failures here.
Totoki has a busy month ahead of him. He remains president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Sony Group Corporation. Together with Sony Group Corporation Chairman and CEO Kenichiro Yoshida, he wants to define the next chapter of PlayStation's future and find a new CEO of SIE.
Shortly before his departure, Ryan spoke on the official PlayStation podcast. We heard from him about the success of the PS2. Sales of 155 million have been reported so far. Ryan updated this listing and confirmed that the sold 160 million PlayStation 2 units. This made the 2000 console the most successful video game console in the world by a wide margin. With 154.02 million, the Nintendo DS handheld is in second place, and the Switch is third, soon to surpass 140 million.
Ryan believes in the success of the PlayStation 5. He thinks it could be the most successful console in Sony's history.
“I would say that we are currently at the peak. PlayStation 5 is well on its way to becoming our most successful console ever, in many ways. I think the games and experiences that PlayStation Studios delivers are the best we've ever seen.” Ryan said on the podcast. Today, the former president of PlayStation is proud of the games his teams have created.
“The number of games we've released on PS5 so far at this stage in the cycle far exceeds anything we've ever done. And with all the investments we've made in the studios and the acquisitions we've made, this development will only accelerate and snowball. We are in a strong position and I think the future looks great.” he added. According to him, he leaves PlayStation in the hands of a strong leadership team of outstanding personalities.