Former Sony President Claims Japan Studio Was Closed to Focus on Hardware-Selling AAA Games
A former Sony Interactive Entertainment president, Shuhei Yoshida, says Japan Studio was shuttered in 2021 not for weak performance but because it couldn’t deliver AAA titles that moved PS hardware, unlike franchises like God of War or Uncharted; staff were reportedly laid off before a merger into Team Asobi, and the decision reflected a broader shift toward high-profile system-sellers and live-service games, sparking ongoing debate about Sony’s strategy ahead of future consoles.
