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Shawn Layden announced he has joined Tencent Games as a strategic advisor.
Former Sony Interactive Entertainment America president and CEO Shawn Layden announced that he has joined the Chinese tech giant Tencent.
Layden announced the news via his LinkedIn page saying that he will serve as a strategical advisor at Tencent Games. The former PlayStation head said he will support teams and develop those fields in which he has extensive experience.
"I am delighted to share that I have recently joined Tencent Games as a strategic advisor. In this new role, I hope to advise, assist, and support the team at Tencent as they deepen their activities and commitments within the industry to which I've devoted the majority of my career," Layden wrote. "We are at an epoch defining moment in gaming and interactive entertainment. There are many possible roads ahead but only a few are profound, broadening, inclusive, edifying, inspiring, and/or sustainable. I am thrilled to continue this journey of discovery and thank Tencent for the opportunity."
Layden had been a part of Sony's team since 1987 serving as vice president of Sony Computer Entertainment Europe and president of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan. He also acted as the president and CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment America and later the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America until 2018 when Sony decided to consolidate its worldwide PlayStation divisions into a single unit. From 2016 to 2019, Layden also was the chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios, and in 2019, he left the company.
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