Source: Sony
Sony is losing one of its main architects for its PlayStation consoles. The company confirmed with Bloomberg News that Masayasu Ito is leaving on October 1st. He joined the company in 1986 and began working on the development of its in-car audio equipment in those years.
He moved to the console division in 2000 and worked on PlayStation devices since then. Ito became the Executive Vice President of Hardware Engineering and Operation and representative director of Sony Interactive Entertainment. He led the development of the PlayStation 4 and 5. The company didn't elaborate on Ito's departure in its announcement but confirmed with Bloomberg that the 60-year-old is retiring.