Sony Promotes Two Executives to Lead Its Video-Game Business

The video-game industry is transition, with consumer enthusiasm waning after a pandemic-induced boom. 

Photographer: Shiho Fukada/Bloomberg

Sony Group Corp. promoted two executives, Hermen Hulst and Hideaki Nishino, to lead its video-game business, succeeding longtime head Jim Ryan, who retired two months ago.

Hulst, head of Sony’s PlayStation Studios, will continue to supervise the development of games as chief executive officer for the studio business. Nishino, a senior vice president, will focus on gaming devices as CEO of the platform business.