
The past few months have introduced very big changes to the current ecosystem that surrounds Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Asia. In October of last year, we discovered that the then-standing President of the company Atsushi Morita would be stepping down from his corporate position to pursue retirement.
Now according to a new press release made by Sony, it looks that another major change has been made to the Japan Asia division has been made recently. This week, the company disclosed that Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio has found their new head, Nicolas Doucet.
Unsure about who Doucet is? Well, you might have heard of some of his notable work this past generation such as PlayStation VR exclusive Astro Bot: Rescue Mission. Doucet alongside the studio at Asobi Team also developed The Playroom and a virtual reality port which played as a launch title for PlayStation VR in 2016.
In the report made by Sony Interactive Entertainment, the firm clarifies that despite Doucet’s newly given position at Japan Studio, he will still be a Producer at Asobi Team alongside helming the new role as head of the first-party development team.
In other Sony Interactive Entertainment-related news, it was reported back in November that Guerilla Games’ co-founder Herman Hulst will be the new head for the titular Worldwide Studios.
Source: Gematsu







