Masayasu Ito, the engineer that performed a key position in creating the {hardware} behind the PlayStation 4, PS4 Pro, and PS5, is leaving Sony. A report in Bloomberg, adopted by an announcement on the Japanese company website, confirmed Ito’s departure. According to Sony, the 60-year-old Ito is retiring after a profession at Sony lasting greater than 35 years. Ito leaves Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) on October 1st, 2022. [Thanks, GamesIndustry.biz!].

Masayasu Ito joined Sony in 1986, at first engaged on in-car audio tools. He moved to the console division in 2000, the identical yr because the launch of the PlayStation 2. There he labored on equipment for the PS2. As a part of the PlayStation group, he later led engineering for the PlayStation 4, the mid-generation upgraded PS4 Pro, and the PlayStation 5. Readers of the PS Blog might bear in mind his signature on the submit accompanying the first teardown of the PS5 {hardware}.

Upon his departure from Sony Interactive Entertainment, Masayasu Ito will likely be changed by Lin Tao, SIE’s present Senior Vice President of Finance, Corporate Development, and Strategy. Though he’s retiring from SIE, Ito will stay at Sony Group correct for a time. Ito can have an project within the Mobility division, and proceed to help SIE’s Platform Experience Group in an “Executive Adviser” capability till March 2023.