Overview
- Speaking at Australia's Alt: Games event, Yoshida said he refused requests he called "ridiculous" and Jim Ryan then removed him from first-party leadership.
- He described the move as being "fired" from SIE Worldwide Studios after 11 years guiding flagship series such as God of War, Uncharted, The Last of Us, and Ghost of Tsushima.
- Hermen Hulst moved from Guerrilla Games to become PlayStation Studios chief after Yoshida left the first-party post.
- Yoshida then led a new PlayStation indie initiative that he says Ryan created for him, a role he has praised for its focus on promoting smaller teams.
- He now runs the indie consultancy Yosp Inc after leaving Sony in 2025.