Shawn Layden (born June 25, 1961) is an American businessman. He serves as the strategic advisor at Tencent Games. [1] . Previously, he served as Chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios, President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America (SIEA), and executive vice president and COO of Sony Network Entertainment International (SNEI). [2]

Former PlayStation boss, Shawn Layden, has finally revealed why he left the company, almost two years after his departure. PlayStation abruptly announced on September 30, 2019, that Layden...

Feb 3, 2025 · Former Sony Interactive Entertainment Worldwide Studios CEO Shawn Layden has said Sony can't get away with launching the PlayStation 6 console as an all digital, disc-less console.

Dec 4, 2024 · Shawn Layden, former chairman of Sony Interactive Entertainment, wants shorter video games in the triple-A space.

Oct 24, 2024 · The closure PlayStation’s Japan Studio in April 2021 didn’t really surprise former Sony executive Shawn Layden. In a new interview, Layden has shed some light on the beloved developer’s...

Former PlayStation boss Shawn Layden reflected on the 2021 reorganization and subsequent mass exodus of talent from Sony Japan Studio, giving a bit of context as to why he thinks the dissolution...

Oct 17, 2024 · Shawn Layden, the former President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, has said during a stage talk at Gamescom Asia that there has been a “collapse of creativity” in...

Oct 25, 2024 · In an interview with IGN Japan at Gamescom Asia, Shawn Layden, who previously served as president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America, as well as chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios...

Dec 4, 2024 · Shawn Layden, who served for decades in executive roles at PlayStation, culminating in his tenure as chairman for SIE Worldwide Studios from 2014 through 2019, says that game development costs...

Oct 17, 2024 · Ex-PlayStation executive Shawn Layden has shared his perspective on the current state of the games industry. During a conversation at Gamescom Asia (via GamesIndustry.biz) with Raw Fury...