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Jim Ryan, Sony Interactive Entertainment president and CEO, in Las Vegas on January 4, 2022.
  • Playstation boss Jim Ryan is retiring after 28 years at the company, he said Wednesday.
  • Ryan said he found it difficult to "reconcile living in Europe and working in North America."
  • He will officially be leaving the post in March next year.

The head of PlayStation and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment said he's retiring to avoid the stress of constant travel for work.

Jim Ryan said he would leave after 30 years at Sony. He is British and lives in the UK — but was often needed in both the US and Japan.