With the rise of Kaz Hirai to the position of Sony CEO, it is clear that a large amount of faith and focus is being directed towards the Sony Computer Entertainment division. Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida said that this move will support and put pressure on the PlayStation division.
“I’ll be remiss if I say they won’t be because we’re part of the big Sony corporation,” said Yoshida. “But when you listen carefully to the announcements by Kaz Hirai, he clearly said that Sony going forward has a two pillar business. We have a really strong vertical integration, one is the digital imaging, with digital and video cameras and the other is games.”
“Coming from Kaz, saying these two businesses are the pillars of the company, it’s a huge expectation for us to kind of lead the business and so I would expect Sony would allow us to invest for the future,” he added. “It’s clear messaging, the appointment of Kaz himself is a clear message. The way he has developed software, hardware and services together, I’m sure that’s how he’s going to develop the business.”
Source: GamesIndustry.biz
