Sony’s head of independent development at PlayStation and long-time game development leader for the console maker, Shuhei Yoshida, is leaving the company after over three decades. He helped produce some of the PlayStation’s earliest hits before moving onto help lead the platform’s powerhouse first-party studios across multiple console generations.

Since 2019, Yoshida has looked after PlayStation's push to encourage indie developers to its platform. In 2023, he was awarded the BAFTA Games Fellowship for his contributions to the industry.

One of the creators of the first PlayStation is leaving Sony. Shuhei Yoshida worked at the Japanese company for nearly 31 years, and after leaving he wants to focus on indie games.